Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE): A Novel Technique for Spinal Cord Imaging

Completed

Conditions studied: Spinal Cord, Epidural

In brief

The aim of this prospective observational study is to assess whether transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can be used to identify the structures within the vertebral foramen of the spinal column and to determine the range of spinal segments which can be visualized.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02415244

Run by

Kenichi Ueda

People needed

75

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-09-23

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-22

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients scheduled for cardiothoracic or interventional cardiac surgeries under general anesthesia

You may not qualify if…

• We will exclude any patients with known esophageal abnormalities, lesions or disease that would disqualify the patient for the use of TEE as standard procedure.
• We will also exclude any patients that come to the catheter laboratory exclusively for TEE exam as our study will only occur in patients already scheduled to undergo TEE use in surgery or diagnostic procedure.

Where it is running

• University of Iowa Hosptials and Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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