Clinical trialNCT00001219TerminatedObservational

Comparing Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Spectroscopy Techniques

SponsorNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)Enrollment49,946Abdominal Organs - LipodystrophyTumors

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Summary

The lay summary the sponsor registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) are diagnostic tests that allow researchers to look at different chemical properties of tissue. Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy studies can be used to gather or evaluate information about various aspects of patient s bodies or to monitor changes in the biochemistry and physiology of patient s bodies. Unlike other diagnostic techniques (CT scan and PET scan) MRI and MRS do not use ionizing radiation. Some studies have shown that MRI is more effective at distinguishing normal parts of the anatomy from abnormal anatomy, especially in the brain. MRI has become the diagnostic test of choice for evaluating patient with multiple sclerosis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate normal volunteers and patients with a variety of diseases with magnetic resonance imaging. Researchers will attempt different magnetic resonance imaging methods and techniques as well as different levels of magnetic strength.

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Investigators

The overall officials registered on this study. Names that resolve to a FindMyKOL profile link to it; the rest are shown as registered.

John A Butman, M.D.
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 18 Jun 1987
Primary completion: 3 Jun 2020
Completion: 3 Jun 2020
Last update posted: 5 Jun 2020
Registered enrollment: 49,946
Registry id: NCT00001219

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