Reducing the amount of contrast medium in CTAs of the abdominal aorta using a multiphasic injection technique
Recruiting
- Conditions
- 10003216Bloodvessel deviations
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON35498
- Lead Sponsor
- Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
- Referred for CTA of the abdominal aorta according to clinical indications
- Signed informed consent
- > 18 years
- Mentally competent
- Kidney function > 60 GFR
Exclusion Criteria
- Kidney function < 60 GFR
- Allergy contrast medium
- Known arrhythmias or other heart disorders
- <18 years
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Mentally incompetent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- The amount of HU measured in the aorta at 30 positions from the celiac trunk<br /><br>to the iliac arteries in both groups.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- The contrast enhancement curve over time in the aorta in the multiphasic<br /><br>protocol.<br /><br>- The uniformity of the attenuation values of both protocols.<br /><br>- The volume of contrast medium that is used.<br /><br>- The clinical usefulness of the scans determined by 3 blinded radiologists (of<br /><br>whom one is not connected to the Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis) and scored at a scale<br /><br>from 1 to 3.</p><br>