MRI and Ultrasound Scans of Healthy Volunteers- (Liver and Kidney)

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  MRI and ULTRASOUND Scans of Healthy Volunteers for Hardware and Software Development

• IRAS ID

  177297

• Contact name

  Graeme Houston

• Contact email

  j.g.houston@dundee.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  NHS R&D, TASC

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Institute for Medical Science and Technology (IMSAT), University of Dundee, intend to establish a program of MRI and Ultrasound (US) scanning of healthy volunteers for research purposes. This study will collect liver and kidney data using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound imaging, with the purpose of developing software and hardware for the scan of the abdominal organs effected by breathing motion. The results are aimed to develop methodologies to plan Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound MRgFUS treatment planning.

• REC name

  East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1

• REC reference

  15/ES/0066

• Date of REC Opinion

  18 May 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion