New MRI could replace CT scans for spine imaging
NCT ID NCT06745791
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new MRI technique called BoneMRI that creates CT-like images of the spine without using radiation. Researchers will compare BoneMRI images to standard CT scans in 450 people who need both scans. If accurate, BoneMRI could allow doctors to diagnose and plan spine treatments using just one safe scan.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BoneMRI (a special MRI technique that creates CT-like images of bone)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, BoneMRI could replace CT scans for spine imaging, giving doctors clear bone images without radiation exposure. This could make diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgery safer and more efficient.
- What could go wrong
- This is a validation study, not a treatment trial. It checks if the new MRI technique is accurate enough. There is no guarantee it will work for all patients or replace standard CT scans.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects referred to the radiology department for an MRI and CT scan of the spine having symptoms related to a spine disorder with suspected underlying involvement of osseous structures, will be asked to participate in this study.
- Ages
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12 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 12 years old * Indication for diagnostic MRI of the spine * Indication for diagnostic CT of the spine * Eligible for MRI * Eligible for CT * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * History of (psychiatric) disorder which causes the patient to be incompetent to make a thought-out decision * claustrophobia * \>3 months between CT and MRI scan
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
10 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Amsterdam UMC
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1105AZ, Netherlands
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Elisabeth Tweesteden Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGTilburg, 5022GC, Netherlands
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Erasmus MC
RECRUITINGRotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Hopital saint joseph
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13008, France
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Kantonsspital st. gallen
RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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Leids universitair medisch center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeiden, 2333ZA, Netherlands
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UMC Utrecht
RECRUITINGUtrecht, Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
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UZ Gent
RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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VITAZ
RECRUITINGSint-Niklaas, 9100, Belgium
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