New MRI techniques aim to sharpen medical imaging
NCT ID NCT02091518
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing new ways to perform MRI scans to see if they can produce better images than current methods. About 662 healthy volunteers and patients will undergo MRI scans using both standard and experimental techniques. The goal is to find out whether these new methods improve image quality and help radiologists make more confident diagnoses.
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 scans that help doctors see more detail and make more accurate diagnoses.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage, observational study focused on feasibility, not treatment. The new MRI methods may not show clear benefits over standard scans.
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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 672 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Mar 2014
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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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: * Men and women age 18 or older Exclusion Criteria: * Anyone who would be normally excluded from undergoing an MRI examination as per Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Screening Questionnaire for MRI * Patients/volunteers with a pacemaker, aneurysm clip or any other condition that would warrant avoidance of a strong magnetic field * Female patients/ volunteers who are pregnant or nursing * Patients/ volunteers who are unable to comply or complete the MRI exam due to claustrophobia or high levels of anxiety * Patients/ volunteers from the vulnerable population, as defined by 45 CFR 46. * Patients at higher risk due to age, frailty, or the emergent nature of their condition
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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