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Portable MRI for Pediatric Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury

Ultralow-Field Portable MRI for Detection of Pediatric Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury

Who can join

Up to age 17 · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, or the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
* Ages 0-17 years at study enrollment
* Acute neurologic deficit suspected secondary to Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury (HIBI) or patients at high risk for HIBI

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy
* Any patient who has a contraindication to having an MRI

Patients with a passive or active implant will:

* First be reviewed on MRISafety.com to determine MR conditionality
* If the device is listed as Conditional or Unsafe for a 1.5T or a 3T, the device will then be reviewed by the MRI Safety Officer or MRI Physician Section chief to determine true conditionality for the portable MRI

About the study

This study will evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of low field portable MRI (pMRI) for detection of hypoxic ischemic brain injuries in pediatric patients compared to clinically obtained neuroimaging to define pediatric diagnostic limitations and to determine the diagnostic capabilities of this neuroimaging modality following optimization of image acquisition. The results of this study will help determine optimal clinical implementation opportunities in pediatric patients.

What is being tested

• Portable MRI (device)
• Scavenged Sample Collection (other)

Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Participants: 200 · Started: Jul 6, 2026

Contact the study team

• Jessica S Wallisch, MD · Phone: (816) 816-7929
• Hannah Mendenhall, BSN, RN, CPN · Phone: 816-816-9850

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07577336

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Brain Injuries
• Brain Ischemia
• Stroke

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.