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Role of Pleural Fluid Attenuation Value on CT as a Diagnostic Tool in Traumatic Hemothorax

NCT04098185 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2019-09-24

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Summary

To define the potential role of pleural fluid attenuation value determined on computed tomography (CT) for diagnosis of traumatic hemothorax and differentiate it from other pleural effusion.

Conditions

  • Hemothorax; Traumatic

Interventions

DEVICE

CT

Non-contrast Multidetector Computed Tomography will be done for all patients using 16 or 64 MDCT scanner. Standard scanning parameters of chest CT are used with slice thickness 5 mm, 120kv and automated mAs.The evaluation of pleural effusion attenuation will be done using the average measure of 3 slices with greatest amount of fluid. A region of interest (ROI) is placed for measurement of Hounsfield unit values, where pleural fluid is observed to be most intense and the density values of the pleural fluid and of the aorta are quantitatively measured in the same section with taking care not to involve adjacent ribs, lung parenchyma or areas of pleural thickening.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-01
Completion
2021-01-01

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