Status:
COMPLETED
Presurgical Planning With Functional MRI (fMRI) Mapping of Motor Cortex in Patients With Cerebral Tumors
Lead Sponsor:
University of Michigan
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Brain Tumors
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if functional MRI is precise enough to provide information about the location of brain functions in patients who have brain tumors. This might allow physician...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine if fMRI is precise enough to be used in preoperative decision making for patients who have brain tumors. Before a patient has brain surgery to have the tumor ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients with brain tumors and healthy volunteers
Exclusion
- If patients are pregnant.
- If patients suffer from a significant degree of claustrophobia.
- If patients are claustrophobic and requires general anesthesia to complete the diagnostic MRI.
- Contraindications for an MRI due to surgeries and/or implantation of pacemakers or pacemaker wires, open heart surgery for placement of an artificial heart valve, brain aneurysm surgery, middle ear implants, hearing aids, braces or extensive dental work, cataract surgery or lens implant, any implanted mechanical or electrical device, implanted neurological stimulators or artificial limbs or joints.
- Contraindications from an MRI due to foreign metallic objects in the body such as: bullets, BBs, pellets, surgical magnetic metal clips, joint or bone pins, metal plates, shrapnel or any one who has a history of working near metal who could have metal shavings in their eyes.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
23 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00724737
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
May 18 2017
Active Locations (1)
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University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109