Status:
TERMINATED
MRI Laryngeal Imaging With a Surface Coil
Lead Sponsor:
Stanford University
Conditions:
Laryngeal Neoplasms
Head and Neck Cancers
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
To determine if high resolution MRI can detect early invasion of cartilage by laryngeal carcinoma, and to determine if high resolution MRI may be superior to conventional MRI imaging or CT imaging to ...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to use a new MRI imaging coil developed for enhancing structures made of cartilage to determine if the device can produce improved images of the human larynx. In addition,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with benign or malignant neoplasm of the larynx.
- Patients who have undergone prior surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy for cancer of the laryngopharynx will be eligible to participate.
- Patients 18 years of age and older at time of evaluation, male and female, all ethnicities.
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
- Claustrophobia.
- Anatomic parameters which preclude scanning, such as limited range of neck motion, or inability to remain flat for at least 15 minutes.
- Patients with implanted devices (eg, defibrillator, pacemaker) that are a known contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging.
- Allergy to gadolinium contrast.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
3 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00965003
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
October 5 2017
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Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States, 94305