The purpose of this study is to develop and refine the techniques for using magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy to understand the composition and function of the human body
Male or female
Age 12 - 89
Healthy (self assessed)
Weight under 350lbs
Have internal metal medical devices, including cardiac pacemakers, aortic or cerebral aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ferromagnetic implants, shrapnel, wire sutures, joint replacements, bone or joint pins/rods/screws, metal fragments in your eye, or non-removable jewelry such as rings.
Are unwilling or unable to complete the imaging procedures for the duration of the MRI scan due to claustrophobia or other reason.
Serious mental illness that might preclude subject's ability to comply with study treatment
Life expectancy of less than 1 year
A healthy individual, who is willing and able to undergo MR imaging and spectroscopy for up to two hours at a time
Cohort
Cross-sectional
To evaluate the reproducibility of acquiring multi-nuclear data on a new 3T Philips Magnet
Other interventionOutside standard MR instrumentation there will be no interventions.
Whole body fat quantification
Fat Microstructure
A high resolution image of the structure of fat tissue.
Flow high resolution imaging
Image of the movement of fluids in the area being imaged.
Intramyocellular fat quantification
Use to determine the amount and types of fat inside muscle and liver.
Intrahepatic fat quantification
A measure of the amount of fat in the liver.
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