Optimizing Scan Efficiency of T1-weighted (T1w) Imaging for Vessel Wall Imaging Protocols
University of Pennsylvania
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare and evaluate a faster MR image that has been optimized to look at participants blood vessel walls.
Description
The purpose of this study is to compare and evaluate a faster MR image that has been optimized to look at participants blood vessel walls. This faster MR image technique will image participants blood vessel walls in a shorter period of time and will be compared to the routine MR images that is typically used to image participants blood vessel walls. The purpose of testing these faster images is to compare the image quality with longer conventional images. The goal is to ensure the investigators maintain high image quality over a shorter period of time. These faster images over a shorter perio…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–99 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Patients 18 years of age and scheduled to undergo clinical vessel wall MR imaging exams as part of their standard of care. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any person under the age of 18 2. Presence of artifact-producing intracranial devices (aneurysm clips/coils, ventricular drains, craniectomy mesh, etc.) 3. Any person with contraindications to MRI (medical instability, non-MRI compatible implanted devices, retained metallic foreign bodies, claustrophobia) 4. Large space-occupying lesions (50 mL) or substantial mass effect (herniation, 5mm midline shift) on preceding brain i…
Locations (2)
- Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania