Radiological issues in spinal immobilizatio

Completed

• Conditions: Radiation exposure and radiological image quality; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN68626238
• Lead Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 241

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who underwent CT of the head in 2011 while on a device for spinal immobilization, aged 18 or older

Exclusion Criteria

Patients are excluded when the type of device(s) used are unknown

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Artifacts are scored independently by two trained judges, based on presence and impact of any disturbance of the image, which can be related back to the spinal immobilization device<br>2. Radiation exposure is measured using an ionisation chamber and electrometer<br>3. Noise is measured in SD of the CT values (in Hounsfield Units) of the pixels within 16 circular regions of interest covering 51% of the phantom using ImageJ

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall assessment of the question which device for spinal immobilization performs best from a radiological point of view, with recommendations for clinical use.