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CODP Imaging From a Dose Perspective

NCT03581110 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1957

Last updated 2018-07-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The noncontrast-enhanced chest computed tomography (CT) is an emerging diagnostical tool in patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). As shown in previous studies and pointed out by the Fleischner society, an additional scan in expiration reflects the pathophysiology of this complex disease better and extends the clinical information of the CT.

Nevertheless, this scan is leading to an increase in radiation dose. But currently it is unclear if this increased radiation dose is proportional to the additional clinical value when compared to inspiration-only protocols. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the organ specific radiation doses of a combined inspiration-expiration CT on a 3rd generation dual-source scanner with noncontrast-enhanced chest CTs of two clinical routine scanners. Therefore, the radiation doses of nearly 2000 chest CTs have been evaluated.

Conditions

  • Radiation

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

computed tomography

noncontrast-enhanced chest computed tomography

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joshua FM Gawlitza, MD · University medical center Mannheim

  • Holger Haubenreisser, MD · University medical center Mannheim

  • Frederik Trinkmann, MD · University medical center Mannheim

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2017-09-30
FDA Device
Yes

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