TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OBSERVATIONAL STUDY FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING ENGINEERING

Brief description of study

Any newly developed imaging protocols will conform to scanner safety requirements and any applicable FDA standards. The output of the scanning session will be in the form of data, and assessment of overall feasibility of the protocol for routine use. The data will be evaluated on multiple levels, and at different stages of processing. Areas of evaluation may include data quality, and choice of acquisition and post-processing parameters. The software packages used to convert the raw data to a quantified metric may also be evaluated and tailored to yield meaningful and robust results. Hardware performance may also be evaluated. Different configurations of radiofrequency (RF) coil design may be tested to ensure optimization in terms of data quality, ease of use and patient comfort. During all MR procedures, MR staff will remain in constant contact with the patient or volunteer via an intercom system. A squeeze bulb is also used for communication with the subject. At any time during the exam, the subject may choose to discontinue the study by squeezing the bulb. If the scan requires contrast to be injected specifically for research, it will not be administered more than once for each participant, regardless of re-enrollment.


Clinical Study Identifier: s23-00519
Principal Investigator: Ryan Brown.


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