ow-tube-voltage Protocol for Contrast-Enhanced CT in a Pediatric Population: A Prospective Comparison Study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Registration Number
- KCT0009617
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 210
Inclusion Criteria
1) Patients under the age of 18
2) Patients scheduled for a abdominal contrast-enhanced CT scan
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients who have previously had adverse reactions to iodinated contrast agents, including iohexol
2) The calculated eGFR is less than 30 mL/min/1.73m² just before the examination
3) A contrast-enhanced CT or MRI was performed within 24 hours prior to the examination
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overall quality of CT image quality (5-point scale)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Signal-to-noise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio, Hounsfield Unit, lesion conspicuity, Degree of enhancement of organ/vessel, noise, radiation dose, adverse event associated with iodinated contrast media