Computed Tomography Dose Reduction Using Sequential or Fast Pitch Sprial Technique

Completed

Conditions studied: Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic Aneurysm, Pulmonary Embolism

In brief

This is a prospective, controlled observational trial of patients undergoing clinically indicated cardiothoracic computed tomography (CT), including pulmonary or aortic angiography and coronary CT angiography (CCTA).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01272453

Run by

Gilbert L. Raff, MD

People needed

2640

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-30

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Scans from patients undergoing clinically indicated pulmonary angiography, aortography and/or CCTA.
• Age greater than or equal to 18 years.

You may not qualify if…

• No exclusions

Where it is running

• Naval Medical Center — San Diego, California, United States
• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak — Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
• William Beaumont Hospital-Troy — Troy, Michigan, United States
• Minneapolis Heart Institute/ Abbott Northwestern — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• NYU Langone Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
• King Abdul-Aziz Cardiac Center, national Guard Health Affairs — Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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