New MRI technique aims to sharpen heart images during breathing
NCT ID NCT02728284
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests newer ways to perform heart MRI that capture how the heart and lungs interact during breathing. Researchers will compare these methods to standard scans in 100 people with heart disease. The goal is to see if the new software produces clearer images and is practical for everyday hospital use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better MRI techniques for diagnosing heart disease, giving doctors clearer images and more useful information.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage, suspended study focused on testing imaging software, not a treatment. It may not lead to any practical improvements or be completed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2018
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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7 to 95 years
- 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: * Subjects will be selected as they are scheduled for clinical MR examinations. * Subjects will be selected on the basis of their willingness and ability to participate, on their comprehension of the informed consent document, on their likelihood of completing the study, and on the clinical appropriateness of the investigational technique for a given patient. Exclusion Criteria: * electrical implants such as cardiac pacemakers or perfusion pumps * ferromagnetic implants such as aneurysm clips, surgical clips, prostheses, artificial hearts, valves with steel parts, metal fragments, shrapnel, tattoos near the eye, or steel implants * ferromagnetic objects such as jewelry or metal clips in clothing * pre-existing medical conditions including a likelihood of developing seizures or claustrophobic reactions, and any greater than normal potential for cardiac arrest.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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
Locations
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New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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