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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Appendicitis in Children

NCT00723788 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2014-11-21

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Summary

Study to find out if MRI can diagnose appendicitis in children as well as or better than CT scan and/or ultrasound scan performed at the same time. No additional contrast material or sedation will be used to perform the MRI.

Conditions

  • Appendicitis

Interventions

DEVICE

MRI of the abdomen

Multiple MRI pulse sequences of the abdomen

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's National Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pranav K Vyas, MD · Children's National Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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