Evaluation of tissue stiffness in central nervous system tumors using Brain MR elastography
- Conditions
- Brain tumorBrain tumor, MR elastographyD001932
- Registration Number
- JPRN-jRCTs052230155
- Lead Sponsor
- Watanabe Yoshiyuki
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
(1) Scheduled surgery at Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital with suspected brain tumor lesion
(2) Aged 18 to 90 at the time of obtaining consent
(3) Written informed consent has been obtained for participation in this study
(1) With a cardiac pacemaker
(2) With cochlear or middle ear implants
(3) Undergone stent insertion surgery within 2 weeks from the scheduled date of MRI examination
(4) Undergone artificial heart valve surgery that is not compatible with MRI
(5) Having (or are suspected to have) fine metal particles in their eyes.
(6) With cerebral aneurysm clips other than titanium
(7) With metal prostheses
(8) Still bolted due to fractures
(9)Having tattoos all over their trunk
(10) With a history of central nervous system disease other than brain tumor scheduled for surgery
(11) Subject with pregnant
(12) Judged by the principal investigator or co-investigator to be inappropriate for the safe conduct of this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation between stiffness assessed by MRE and tumor hardness assessed by neurosurgeon
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean value of stiffness by histopathological type evaluated by MRE and its 95% confidence interval