TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bamberg, Fabian
AU  - Schlett, Christopher L
AU  - Caspers, Svenja
AU  - Ringhof, Steffen
AU  - Günther, Matthias
AU  - Hirsch, Jochen G
AU  - Rüdebusch, Julia
AU  - Miklánková, Pavlína
AU  - Bittner, Nora
AU  - Jockwitz, Christiane
AU  - Forsting, Michael
AU  - Hosten, Norbert
AU  - Kaaks, Rudolph
AU  - Kauczor, Hans-Ulrich
AU  - Kroenke, Thomas
AU  - Niendorf, Thoralf
AU  - Peters, Annette
AU  - Pischon, Tobias
AU  - Stang, Andreas
AU  - Berger, Klaus
AU  - Völzke, Henry
AU  - Consortium, NAKO Investigators
TI  - Baseline MRI Examination in the NAKO Health Study—Findings on Feasibility, Participation and Dropout Rates, Comfort, and Image Quality.
JO  - Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
VL  - 121
IS  - 18
SN  - 1866-0452
CY  - Köln
PB  - Dt. Ärzte-Verl.
M1  - DKFZ-2024-02653
SP  - 587-593
PY  - 2024
AB  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) yields important information on the development and current status of many different diseases. Whole-body MRI was accordingly made a part of the multicenter, population-based NAKO Health Study. The present analysis concerns the feasibility of the baseline MRI examination and various aspects of quality assurance over the period 2014-2019.32 252 participants in the NAKO Health Study, aged 20 to 74, who had no contraindication to MRI were invited to undergo scanning in one of five MRI study centers across Germany. The whole-body MRI scan took about one hour and consisted of sequences for the visualization of structural and functional features of the brain, musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system, and thoracoabdominal system. A comprehensive quality-assurance assessment was carried out, with evaluation of adverse events, the completeness of the MRI protocols, the participants' subjective perceptions, and image quality.31 578 participants (97.9
KW  - Humans
KW  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging: methods
KW  - Female
KW  - Male
KW  - Adult
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Germany
KW  - Feasibility Studies
KW  - Aged
KW  - Young Adult
KW  - Whole Body Imaging: methods
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:39158357
DO  - DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0151
UR  - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/295833
ER  -