High-resolution 7 Tesla MRI of C-spine - Comparison with 3 Tesla MRI

Balgrist University Hospital100 enrolled

Overview

High-resolution MRI (7 Tesla) of the cervical spine is capable to differentiate osseous spurs from discus-material and better depict the compressed nerve in the neuroforamen compared to 3T MRI. Provide the surgeon with a detailed high-resolution anatomical image before surgery and potential no need for CT (if the bony anatomy is of crucial importance).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Cervical Spine Disease

Interventions

7 Tesla MRIDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

7 Tesla MRI of cervical spine

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form) * \>18 years old * Patients with cervical back pain (radiculopathy) and scheduled surgery for foraminal stenosis or central stenosis or cervical periradicular injection therapy (PRT) Exclusion Criteria: * previous surgery * tumor patients * pregnancy or breast feeding * any MRI contra-indications

Locations (1)

Balgrist University Hospital

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

differentiation of compressed nerves in neuroforamen (7T vs 3T)

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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