Mayo clinic tests smarter MRI to spot prostate cancer without dye
NCT ID NCT06315595
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study at Mayo Clinic is testing whether new computer algorithms can make MRI images of the prostate clearer, both with and without contrast dye. Researchers will compare standard images to those created using the new method. The goal is to improve how doctors see blood flow and tissue details, which could help diagnose prostate cancer more accurately. The study involves 1,000 adults who are already scheduled for an MRI.
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 clearer MRI images for prostate cancer detection without needing contrast dye.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early technical study, not a treatment trial. The new algorithms may not show meaningful improvement in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2015
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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
Adult male volunteers as well as Mayo patients for whom a prostate MRI exam has been clinically indicated and ordered. In some cases such as for evaluation of the vasculature of the pelvis it may be useful to extend the inclusion criteria of volunteers to adult females.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Adults Exclusion Criteria: * Standard exclusion criteria for clinical MRI; e.g. cardiac pacemaker, claustrophobia, an implanted device that has been determined to be MR conditional at 1.5T but not at 3T, anticipated considerable susceptibility artifact from hip prosthesis, etc.
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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 study's own enquiry address
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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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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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