This purpose of this study is research the usefulness of MRI with PET/CT imaging for measuring brain inflammation and its relation to Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
Administered at a single time IV prior to the PET imaging. The injected dose of C-11 ER176 will be 518 MBq (14 mCi) (range 370-666 MBq; 10-18 mCi).
Administered at a single time IV prior to the PET imaging. The injected dose of C-11 PiB will be 555 MBq (range 370 - 629 MBq).
Imaging of entire brain
Mayo Clinic Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Uptake of C-11 Pittsburgh compound-B (PiB) in white matter myelin
C-11 Pittsburgh compound-B (PiB) in PET imaging measured by PiB standardized uptake value ratio (SUVr)
Time frame: Baseline
Uptake of C-11 ER176 Radiotracer
C-11 ER176 Radiotracer in TSPO PET imaging measured by ER176 SUVr
Time frame: Baseline
Number of subjects with adverse events
Total number of subjects to experience adverse events
Time frame: 2 days
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain