Multiband EPI Pulse Sequence for Use in Language fMRI

Overview

About this study

This study will determine if a multiband EPI fMRI pulse sequence provides higher quality data than a traditional EPI fMRI pulse sequence for language fMRI.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

Adults ages 18 and older
language fMRI has been ordered by the neurosurgical or neurology clinical services.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with safety contraindications to MRI scanning at 3T
Patients unable to adequately perform the language fMRI task due to physical, neurological, or cognitive disability
Patients that demonstrate 3 mm or greater translational head motion during scanning of the fMRI rhyming task data sets
Pregnant women

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location	Status
Rochester, Minn. Mayo Clinic principal investigator Kirk Welker, M.D.	Closed for enrollment

Mayo Clinic Location

Status

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Kirk Welker, M.D.

Closed for enrollment

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