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Fully Automated Motion-corrected MR Spectroscopy in Human Brain and Spinal Cord
Status: Recruiting
The goal of this proposal is to develop fully automated, high performance, motion-corrected MRS sequences for the brain and spinal cord, that are also easy to share (no additional external hardware needed) with other institutions and easy to use.
Sex: Male or Female
Age Group: Up to 18 years old
Inclusion Criteria:
We are looking for healthy children volunteers who are: Do not have a history of neurological disorder (stroke, brain, or C-spine injury, etc., and are 6 years of age or older at time of screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Participants who cannot have an MRI, as determined by the CMRR safety screening form (e.g. metal implant)
• Pregnancy
• Claustrophobia
• Inability or unwillingness to complete an MRI because of low cognitive function or behavioral dysregulation
• Diabetes that has been diagnosed within the past 3 months (diabetes is OK if it is stably controlled (per participant report of either HbA1c <7.0 or stable control for at least 3 months))
• Hearing loss sufficient to prevent communication via telephone
• Weight > 250 and BMI > 35.
• Uncontrolled high blood pressure (>170/100) or working with doctor to stabilize blood pressure
• Severe lung, liver, kidney or heart disease of other major organ failure.
• Head size > 23.25 inches
Conditions:
Brain & Nervous System
Keywords:
MRI, MRS
Study Contact: Monica Bondy - bondy023@umn.edu
Principal Investigator: Dinesh Deelchand
IRB Number: STUDY00009397