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High-resolution 7 Tesla MRI of C-spine - Comparison With 3 Tesla MRI

High-resolution 7 Tesla MRI of C-spine - Comparison With 3 Tesla MRI

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18 years and older
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Overview

High-resolution MRI (7 Tesla) of the cervical spine is capable to differentiate osseous spurs from discus-material and better depict the compressed nerve in the neuroforamen compared to 3T MRI.

Provide the surgeon with a detailed high-resolution anatomical image before surgery and potential no need for CT (if the bony anatomy is of crucial importance).

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Informed consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
  • >18 years old
  • Patients with cervical back pain (radiculopathy) and scheduled surgery for foraminal stenosis or central stenosis or cervical periradicular injection therapy (PRT)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • previous surgery
  • tumor patients
  • pregnancy or breast feeding
  • any MRI contra-indications

Study details
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    Cervical Spine Disease

NCT04441554

Balgrist University Hospital

14 October 2025

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