Developing Fast Pediatric Imaging
Boston Children's Hospital
Summary
This research study is evaluating the investigational software for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and techniques to process magnetic resonance (MR) images
Description
The purpose of the study is to develop new technologies for MRI systems. The new technologies should improve MRI capabilities in terms of how sensitive, specific, and efficient they are. The overall goal is to get better measurements of the brain tumor tissue(s). In this research study, the investigators want to learn more about investigational software and about techniques to process MR images. The testing of investigational software will allow the investigators to improve the image quality. As part of the testing process, the investigators will collect more MR images of the brain, and impro…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 0+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Infants, children and adults who have been diagnosed with Low Grade Glioma * Healthy volunteers - Children from age 0 to adults with no upper age limit or; * Diagnosed with LGG and being treated at DFCI; Exclusion Criteria: * Electrical implants such as cardiac pacemakers or perfusion pumps; * Ferromagnetic implants such as aneurysm clips, surgical clips, prosthesis, artificial hearts, valves with steel parts, metal fragments, shrapnel, tattoos near the eye, or steel implants; * Ferromagnetic objects such as jewelry or metal clips; * Women of childbearing age who are s…
Interventions
- OtherWave-CAIPI
"wave-CAIPI" technology, a data acquisition / reconstruction scheme designed to optimally exploit available information in modern multi-channel receivers and in multi-contrast/time-series data for improved image encoding
Locations (3)
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
- Boston Children HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
- Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, Massachusetts