Status:
TERMINATED
Pilot Study of Model Based Iterative Reconstruction Using 64-Slice
Lead Sponsor:
GE Healthcare
Collaborating Sponsors:
American College of Radiology - Image Metrix
Conditions:
Posterior Fossa Hemorrhage
Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
30+ years
Brief Summary
This study is being performed to confirm that the new technique, Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction (MBIR) with reduced radiation dose can deliver equivalent image quality for CT scans compared to c...
Detailed Description
See brief summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men or Women 30 years of age or older voluntarily willing to sign an informed consent.
- Patients indicated for one of the following:
- CNS: Known or suspected pathology in the posterior fossa Thorax: Patients referred for staging of a known or suspected lung cancer Abdomen: Patients with acute flank pain and suspected urolithiasis or Abdomen: Patients with a known or suspected focal liver lesion
Exclusion
- Subjects less than 30 years of age
- Pregnant women as confirmed by urine test or current accepted institution standard
- If IV contrast is required:
- Severe or uncontrolled allergy to iodinated contrast media
- Serum creatinine \> 1.7 mg/dl or estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] of \<60 mg/min as recorded in medical file or by current accepted institution standard
- Unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent by self or legal guardian at the time of study enrollment
- Unstable physical condition as identified by physician
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
92 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01431378
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
August 1 2015
Last Update
December 11 2015
Active Locations (3)
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1
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114-2696
2
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
3
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Miwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226-3596