7 Tesla MRI Evaluation of the Spine

ConditionsMagnetic Resonance Imaging Cervical Spine Disease

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorReto Sutter, MD

About this trial

High-resolution MRI (7 Tesla) of the spine is capable to differentiate osseous spurs from discus-material and better depict the compressed nerve in the neuroforamen compared to 3T MRI.

Provide the surgeon with a detailed high-resolution anatomical image before surgery and potential no need for CT (if the bony anatomy is of crucial importance).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Informed consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)

>18 years old

Patients presenting chronic back pain (> 2 months) without recent trauma, previous MRI (1,5 or 3T) for clinicals indications or asymptomatic individuals (for depicting normal microanatomy)

Disqualifiers

previous surgery

tumor patients

pregnancy or breast feeding

any MRI contra-indications

Trial population

Patients who have undergone a MRI of the spine for clinical indications will be enrolled through consecutive ongoing recruitment in daily clinical practice at Balgrist University Hospital Zurich.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

7 Tesla MRI
Diagnostic test
7 Tesla MRI of the spine

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

differentiation of compressed nerves in neuroforamen (7T vs 3T)

Time frame

2 years

Sponsors and contacts

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Reto Sutter, MD

Lead sponsor

Balgrist University Hospital

Sponsor institution

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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