PET-MRI for Functional Imaging of the Testis: A Feasibility Study
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Infertility |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | January 2016 |
| End Date: | January 2018 |
| Contact: | Darren Bryk |
| Email: | Darren.Bryk@med.nyu.edu |
PET-MRI for Functional Imaging of the Testis: A New Methodology for Evaluation of the Infertile Male
The primary objective of this study is to explore feasibility of testis functionality
assessment and testis imaging obtained from Positron Emissions Tomography (PET) /Magnetic
Resonance Imagine (MRI). Using advanced MRI metrics, investigators will study the
three-dimensional structure of normal testis, the levels of specific elements and compounds
in the tissues (which can only be found via these imaging techniques), and the
directionality (and alterations in directionality) of tissue structure. Investigators hope
to develop hypothesis that will in turn suggest bio-markers to be explored in subsequent
clinical trials.
assessment and testis imaging obtained from Positron Emissions Tomography (PET) /Magnetic
Resonance Imagine (MRI). Using advanced MRI metrics, investigators will study the
three-dimensional structure of normal testis, the levels of specific elements and compounds
in the tissues (which can only be found via these imaging techniques), and the
directionality (and alterations in directionality) of tissue structure. Investigators hope
to develop hypothesis that will in turn suggest bio-markers to be explored in subsequent
clinical trials.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men with proven paternity desiring vasectomy who are over 18 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Bilaterally absent testes, unilaterally or bilaterally undescended testes
- Patients who have proven azoospermia or no proven paternity
- Inability to tolerate MRI including conditions such as claustrophobia or inability to
lay flat for > 45 minutes.
- Presence of pacemaker/IImplantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) or perfusion
pumps
- Ferromagnetic implants such as aneurysm clips, surgical clips, prostheses, artificial
heart, valves with steel parts, metal fragments, shrapnel, bullets, tattoos near the
eye, or steel implants.
- Substance abuse, medical, psychological, or social conditions that may interfere with
the patient's participation in the study
- All women are excluded as such patients do not have the relevant anatomy being
considered in this study
- Anyone from a vulnerable population will be excluded from the study
We found this trial at
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site
550 1st Ave
New York, New York 10016
New York, New York 10016
(212) 263-7300
Principal Investigator: Joseph Alukal, MD
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