3.0 Tesla MR Spectroscopy for the assessment of hepatic steatosis in severely obese patients before and after weight reductio
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- fatty livernon-alcoholic fatty liver disease10019654
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30836
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Patients over 18 years of age
Patients who will undergo bariatric surgery for weight reduction at the Rijnstate hospital in Arnhem
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with extreme obesity (maximum weight limit MRI scanner 150kg, diameter 60 cm)
Patients under 18 years of age
Patients who are pregnant
Patients who are claustrophobic
Patients who have magnetic or radiofrequency sensitive implants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Assessment of hepatic steatosis with 3.0 Tesla MR Spectroscopy in severely<br /><br>obese patients before and after weight reduction established by bariatric<br /><br>surgery and its correlation with clinical parameters and blood tests</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Assessment of hepatic steatosis with 3.0 Tesla MR Spectroscopy in severely<br /><br>obese patients before and after weight reduction established by bariatric<br /><br>surgery and its correlation with clinical parameters and blood tests</p><br>