Protocol for Multi-modality MEdical imaging sTudy bAsed on KaiLuan Study (META-KLS): rationale, design and database building.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multi-modality medical imaging study, especially brain MRI, greatly facilitates the research on subclinical brain disease. However, there is still a lack of such studies with a wider age span of participants. The Multi-modality MEdical imaging sTudy bAsed on KaiLuan Study (META-KLS) was designed to address this issue with a large sample size population.

Methods and analysis

We aim to enrol at least 1000 subjects in META-KLS. All the participants without contraindications will perform multi-modality medical imaging, including brain MRI, retinal fundus photograph, fundus optical coherence tomography (OCT) and ultrasonography of the internal carotid artery (ICA) every 2-4 years. The acquired medical imaging will be further processed with a standardised and validate

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9923283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature