A Pilot Study of a Portable Head-Only MRI Scanner

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Sponsor: University of Minnesota
Study ID: NCT07444034
Status: Recruiting

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Conditions

Brain Imaging

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: ALL
Age: 18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

0.7 T MRI — DEVICE
Our scanner is based on a unique high-temperature superconducting magnet that is highly compact, weighs only 400 kg, and requires no cryogens. Its innovative design allows the subject to sit normally with sightlines to the room and produces low acoustic noise during scanning.

Study Details

This is a pilot study to demonstrate human brain imaging with a new portable 0.7 Tesla (T) MRI brain scanner recently developed at the CMRR.

Key Dates

Start date: May 8, 2025
Status verified: Feb 2026
Primary completion: Dec 31, 2026
Completion: Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment: 20 participants (estimated)
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

Experimental: 0.7 T MRI

Primary Outcome Measure

Image Quality [ Time Frame: Day 1 ]

Central Contacts

Michael Garwood, PhD
612-626-2001
[email protected]
Sarah Bedell
[email protected]

Locations (1)

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site coordinators
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minnesota	55455	-

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