New portable scanner could replace needle biopsies for fatty liver disease
NCT ID NCT07518784
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new, portable device called LiverScope that uses magnetic fields to check the liver for disease, similar to an MRI but smaller and easier to use. Researchers want to see if LiverScope gives the same results as a standard MRI. About 26 adults with a type of fatty liver disease (MASLD) will have one visit that includes a LiverScope scan, an MRI, and a blood draw.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 26 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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.
Who is studied
Adults with known or clinically suspected MASLD.
- Ages
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18 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Known or clinically suspected MASLD * BMI greater than 27 kg/m\^2 and less than 45 kg/m\^2 at the time of referral * Ability to lie on LiverScope® device table for about 60 minutes * Ability to hold breath repeatedly for about 20 seconds during MR and LiverScope® exams * Willing and able to undergo all study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * UCSD study personnel or Livivos study personne * Contraindications to MR * Potential participant states that she knows that she is pregnant, thinks she may be pregnant, or states that she is trying to become pregnant. * Known chronic liver disease other than MASLD
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California San Diego
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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