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Evaluating Raised Intracranial Pressure Using MR Elastography

Description

Investigators will compare magnetic resonance (MR) elastography measurements to other forms of noninvasive methods of detecting raised intracranial pressure, including optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging measurements of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and indirect signs of raised intracranial pressure on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Investigators will compare magnetic resonance (MR) elastography measurements to other forms of noninvasive methods of detecting raised intracranial pressure, including optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging measurements of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and indirect signs of raised intracranial pressure on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Evaluating Raised Intracranial Pressure Using MR Elastography

Evaluating Raised Intracranial Pressure Using MR Elastography

Condition
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Rochester

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Group 1: Papilledema from idiopathic intracranial hypertension and other forms of elevated intracranial pressure, including obstructive hydrocephalus
  • * Group 2: Patients without raised intracranial pressure.
  • * Age \<18
  • * Pregnancy (self-reported)
  • * Individuals for whom MR is contraindicated

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Mayo Clinic,

John J Chen, M.D., Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Mayo Clinic

Study Record Dates

2025-12