Clinical Evaluation of CARESTREAM Dual Energy and Digital Tomosynthesis

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Solitary Pulmonary Nodules

Interventions: Radiation: Radiation

Registration Number: NCT02531646

Lead Sponsor: Carestream Health, Inc.

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the imaging performance of Dual Energy and Digital Tomosynthesis (DE-DT) application against the commercially available predicate devices.

Detailed Description: The acquisition system will consist of using site equipment including the CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution x-ray system, and the predicate CARESTREAM DRX Plus detector and the investigational DE-DT application.

DE Study Design Thirty to forty (30-40) patients will receive a DR standard of care chest exam using the DRX Plus detector and a DE exam. Each DE patient exam includes high energy and low energy image exposures using the investigational device. These images are used by the DE console software to generate additional DE images (e.g. bone and soft tissue).

DT Study Design Fifteen to twenty (15-20) patients will receive a DR standard of care chest exam using the DRX Plus detector, and a DT exam. Each DT patient exam includes a scout image (chest PA) and a DT scan using the investigational DT SW. The DT scan is used by the DT console software to generate tomographic images.

11 phantoms of various anatomy will be imaged with linear tomography (LT) as predicate and DT for investigational.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 years and older. Subject has provided informed consent. Study participant is scheduled to have a chest CT exam. Study participant is able to stand and be still during the exams.

Exclusion Criteria

Human subject specific:

Not able or willing to provide Informed Consent, or consent is withdrawn. Study participant is a female of child bearing age.

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Predicate & Invest. DT - Human Subjects	Radiation	Radiation - Fifteen to twenty (15-20) patients will receive a DR standard of care chest exam using the DRX Plus detector, and a DT exam. Each DT patient exam includes a scout image (chest PA) and a DT scan using the investigational DT SW. The DT scan is used by the DT console software to generate tomographic images.
Predicate & Invest. DE - Human Subjects	Radiation	Radiation -Thirty to forty (30-40) patients will receive a DR standard of care chest exam using the DRX Plus detector and a DE exam. Each DE patient exam includes high energy and low energy image exposures using the investigational device. These images are used by the DE console software to generate additional DE images (e.g. bone and soft tissue).
Predicate & Invest. DT - Phantom Images	Radiation	Radiation - Eleven (11) phantoms of various anatomy will be imaged with linear tomography (LT) as predicate and DT for investigational.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Radlex Scale for Diagnostic Quality Ratings - DE Predicate PA Chest	3 months	1-1.9-Non-diagnostic Unacceptable for diagnostic purposes. Little or no clinically usable diagnostic information (e.g., gross underexposure, system failure or extensive motion artifact). Almost all such imaging should be repeated. 2-2.9-Limited Acceptable, with some technical defect (motion artifact, body habitus/poor x-ray penetration, or patient positioning may limit visualization of some body-regions but still adequate for diagnostic purposes). Not as much diagnostic information as is typical for an examination of this type, but likely sufficient. 3-3.9-Diagnostic Image quality that would be expected routinely when imaging cooperative patients. 4-Exemplary Good, most adequate for diagnostic purposes. Image quality that can serve as an example that should be emulated.
Radlex Scale for Diagnostic Quality Ratings - DE Investigational Composite	3 months	1-1.9-Non-diagnostic Unacceptable for diagnostic purposes. Little or no clinically usable diagnostic information (e.g., gross underexposure, system failure or extensive motion artifact). Almost all such imaging should be repeated. 2-2.9-Limited Acceptable, with some technical defect (motion artifact, body habitus/poor x-ray penetration, or patient positioning may limit visualization of some body-regions but still adequate for diagnostic purposes). Not as much diagnostic information as is typical for an examination of this type, but likely sufficient. 3-3.9-Diagnostic Image quality that would be expected routinely when imaging cooperative patients. 4-Exemplary Good, most adequate for diagnostic purposes. Image quality that can serve as an example that should be emulated.
Radlex Scale for Diagnostic Quality Ratings - DE Investigational High Energy	3 months	1-1.9-Non-diagnostic Unacceptable for diagnostic purposes. Little or no clinically usable diagnostic information (e.g., gross underexposure, system failure or extensive motion artifact). Almost all such imaging should be repeated. 2-2.9-Limited Acceptable, with some technical defect (motion artifact, body habitus/poor x-ray penetration, or patient positioning may limit visualization of some body-regions but still adequate for diagnostic purposes). Not as much diagnostic information as is typical for an examination of this type, but likely sufficient. 3-3.9-Diagnostic Image quality that would be expected routinely when imaging cooperative patients. 4-Exemplary Good, most adequate for diagnostic purposes. Image quality that can serve as an example that should be emulated.
Radlex Scale for Diagnostic Quality Ratings - DE Investigational Low Energy	3 months	1-1.9-Non-diagnostic Unacceptable for diagnostic purposes. Little or no clinically usable diagnostic information (e.g., gross underexposure, system failure or extensive motion artifact). Almost all such imaging should be repeated. 2-2.9-Limited Acceptable, with some technical defect (motion artifact, body habitus/poor x-ray penetration, or patient positioning may limit visualization of some body-regions but still adequate for diagnostic purposes). Not as much diagnostic information as is typical for an examination of this type, but likely sufficient. 3-3.9-Diagnostic Image quality that would be expected routinely when imaging cooperative patients. 4-Exemplary Good, most adequate for diagnostic purposes. Image quality that can serve as an example that should be emulated.
Radlex Scale for Diagnostic Quality Ratings - DT Reference 1- PA Chest	3 months	1-1.9-Non-diagnostic Unacceptable for diagnostic purposes. Little or no clinically usable diagnostic information (e.g., gross underexposure, system failure or extensive motion artifact). Almost all such imaging should be repeated. 2-2.9-Limited Acceptable, with some technical defect (motion artifact, body habitus/poor x-ray penetration, or patient positioning may limit visualization of some body-regions but still adequate for diagnostic purposes). Not as much diagnostic information as is typical for an examination of this type, but likely sufficient. 3-3.9-Diagnostic Image quality that would be expected routinely when imaging cooperative patients. 4-Exemplary Good, most adequate for diagnostic purposes. Image quality that can serve as an example that should be emulated.
Radlex Scale for Diagnostic Quality Ratings - DT Investigational - Scout & DT Volume	3 month	1-1.9-Non-diagnostic Unacceptable for diagnostic purposes. Little or no clinically usable diagnostic information (e.g., gross underexposure, system failure or extensive motion artifact). Almost all such imaging should be repeated. 2-2.9-Limited Acceptable, with some technical defect (motion artifact, body habitus/poor x-ray penetration, or patient positioning may limit visualization of some body-regions but still adequate for diagnostic purposes). Not as much diagnostic information as is typical for an examination of this type, but likely sufficient. 3-3.9-Diagnostic Image quality that would be expected routinely when imaging cooperative patients. 4-Exemplary Good, most adequate for diagnostic purposes. Image quality that can serve as an example that should be emulated.
Radlex Scale for Diagnostic Quality Ratings - DT Reference 2 - PA and LAT Chest	3 months	1-1.9-Non-diagnostic Unacceptable for diagnostic purposes. Little or no clinically usable diagnostic information (e.g., gross underexposure, system failure or extensive motion artifact). Almost all such imaging should be repeated. 2-2.9-Limited Acceptable, with some technical defect (motion artifact, body habitus/poor x-ray penetration, or patient positioning may limit visualization of some body-regions but still adequate for diagnostic purposes). Not as much diagnostic information as is typical for an examination of this type, but likely sufficient. 3-3.9-Diagnostic Image quality that would be expected routinely when imaging cooperative patients. 4-Exemplary Good, most adequate for diagnostic purposes. Image quality that can serve as an example that should be emulated.
Radlex Scale for Diagnostic Quality Ratings - LT Predicate Phantom Images	3 months	1-1.9-Non-diagnostic Unacceptable for diagnostic purposes. Little or no clinically usable diagnostic information (e.g., gross underexposure, system failure or extensive motion artifact). Almost all such imaging should be repeated. 2-2.9-Limited Acceptable, with some technical defect (motion artifact, body habitus/poor x-ray penetration, or patient positioning may limit visualization of some body-regions but still adequate for diagnostic purposes). Not as much diagnostic information as is typical for an examination of this type, but likely sufficient. 3-3.9-Diagnostic Image quality that would be expected routinely when imaging cooperative patients. 4-Exemplary Good, most adequate for diagnostic purposes. Image quality that can serve as an example that should be emulated.
Radlex Scale for Diagnostic Quality Ratings - DT Investigational Phantom Images	3 months	1-1.9-Non-diagnostic Unacceptable for diagnostic purposes. Little or no clinically usable diagnostic information (e.g., gross underexposure, system failure or extensive motion artifact). Almost all such imaging should be repeated. 2-2.9-Limited Acceptable, with some technical defect (motion artifact, body habitus/poor x-ray penetration, or patient positioning may limit visualization of some body-regions but still adequate for diagnostic purposes). Not as much diagnostic information as is typical for an examination of this type, but likely sufficient. 3-3.9-Diagnostic Image quality that would be expected routinely when imaging cooperative patients. 4-Exemplary Good, most adequate for diagnostic purposes. Image quality that can serve as an example that should be emulated.