Quantitative Imaging Tools to Derive DW-MRI Oncological Biomarkers
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic technique that takes pictures of organs of the body. It uses magnetic fields and radio waves that cannot be felt. This makes specific organs, blood vessels, or tumors easier to see. Diffusion MRI lets us measure the motion of water in the tumor. The purpose of this study is to see if new MRI methods can give us more information about the tumor.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Group 1 patients: Presence of a suspicious metastatic lesion or suspicious for recurrent disease in the head and neck region. * Group 2 patients: * Biopsy proven recurrent or metastatic or definitive head and neck cancer or (differentiated and undifferentiated) thyroid cancers in the head and neck region only. * Patients planning to undergo reatment at MSK Exclusion Criteria: * Patient would require anesthesia for the study * Patients who are claustrophobic * Patients selecting treatment outside of MSK * Known reaction to Gd based contrast agent *…
Interventions
- OtherMRI examinations
Patients will be imaged on a 1.5 T or 3 T MR scanner either from GE or Philips. Patients will receive a test-retest scan in on session prior to start of treatment. Patients who will be receiving radiation therapy treatment at main campus, will also be imaged weekly during their course of treatment.
- OtherMRI examinations
Patients will be imaged on a 1.5 T or 3T MR scanner within one week prior to treatment initiation and at two months and four months after treatment completion (+/- 1 week).
Location
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York