Evaluation and Optimization of Ultrasound and/or MRI Hardware and Software

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and optimize ultrasound and/or MRI hardware and software in both existing ultrasound/MRI units as well as in newly installed commercially available ultrasound/MRI units. The study also serves to familiarize the ultrasound/MRI technician staff with how to operate newly installed software sequences or hardware. The information obtained from this study will be utilized to optimize new software sequences and hardware that have been installed on the UMU ultrasound/MRI scanners. This will offer ultrasound/MRI technologists ample time to become familiar with the operation of new equipment. More specifically, the objectives of this study are to maximize contrast to noise (CNR) and signal to noise (SNR) ratios for new imaging sequences and hardware to obtain high quality images, maximize the potential of new machines and associated software/hardware to obtain the highest quality of images, and obtain the highest quality images in reasonable scan time to minimize patient motion.

NCT Number	NCT00640107
Lead Sponsor	State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Conditions	Healthy
Enrollment	30 participants
Start Date	2007-10
Primary Completion	2026-09 (estimated)
Study Completion	2030-09 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2024-06-28