PET/CT to Identify "Vulnerable" Arterial Plaque
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT00416065
- Lead Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the presence, location and intensity of FDG uptake in the large arteries using the new technology of fused PET/CT imaging and to compare FDG uptake with the presence of arterial calcifications as seen on the simultaneously acquired CT, in order to determine if FDG was increases incalcified plaque or in a different location in the arterial wall. we will also evaluate the relationship between FDG localization and future cardiovascular events in out patient population
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 800
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients referred for clinical FDG-PET/CT studies
- Patients 50 yr or older
- Patients signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients unable or unwilling to tolerate the scan until its completion
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the impact of the imaging modality on patient management
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the impact of the imaging modality on patient management
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Rambam Medical Center
🇮🇱Haifa, Israel