Evaluation of ultra low-dose CT for detection of latent tuberculosis
- Conditions
- latent tuberculosis1002844010024970
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON54908
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with LTBI based on a positive TST and/or QFT result during screening
in the past twenty years. Also:
-Age * 18 years
-No LTBI-lesions described in chest radiography (CXR) report during screening
for LTBI
-Having given written informed consent prior to undertaking any study-related
procedures.
Exclusion Criteria
-Pregnancy
-Patients not capable of holding their breath for at least 5 seconds
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Number of predefined lesions suggestive of old TB infection detected by ULDCT<br /><br>as compared to chest radiography</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>not applicable</p><br>