Aortic Distensibility

Completed

Conditions studied: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

In brief

Can software be developed to automatically aid in the measurement of abdominal aortic aneurysms, and is there a way to predict future rupture or growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00587977

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

67

Starts

2004-11-01

Expected to finish

2009-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-11-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• AAA must be at least 3 cm to a maximum 4.9cm cross-sectional diameter.
• BMI 31 or less.
• Creatinine results <2.0 and within six months prior to scan.
• US patients must have only normal creatinine (0.9 to 1.4) for one year before study visit.
• Patients who are originally scheduled for US, who are then subsequently rolled in this study, will have only a ultrasound scan as followup after the initial CTA.

You may not qualify if…

• Creatinine > 2.0.
• Creatinine <0.9 or >1.4 for those who are scheduled for US.
• Atrial fibrillation or other arrythmia.
• Known AAA greater than 5 cm in size.
• Allergy to contrast dye.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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