Assessment of Carotid Atherosclerotic plaques in stroke patients and asymptomatic patients using FMISO-PET Scans

Royal North Shore Hospital0 sites2 target enrollmentJuly 16, 2019

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

July 16, 2019

End Date

February 12, 2021

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•1\. Male or female patients \> 50 years of age;
•2\. Carotid plaque unilaterally or bilaterally resulting in internal carotid artery stenosis \>50% on duplex ultrasonography
•a) A Previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in the vascular territory of all affected internal carotid arteries
•b) Previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack in the vascular territory of the one affected internal carotid artery
•c) No previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack in the vascular territory of any internal carotid arteries

•1\. Pregnancy or breast\-feeding;
•2\. Inability to lie in a supine position on the PET scanning bed for 15 minutes;
•3\. Subjects who required sedation for their baseline clinical PET/CT scan;
•4\. Renal failure requiring haemo\- or peritoneal dialysis;
•5\. Substance abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions that in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with the patient’s participation in the study or evaluation of the study results;
•6\. Atrial fibrillation or known cardiogenic cause of stroke
•7\. Recent vascular surgery or intervention surgery