Validation of Low Dose CT for Diagnosis of Lung Nodules

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati78 enrolled

Overview

The investigators have developed an extremely low dose computed tomography (CT) protocol that on preliminary testing has an effective dose in the range of two chest radiographs. The investigators plan to test this exam in patients with known or suspected cancer undergoing clinically indicated chest CT.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cancer Metastasis to Lung

Interventions

Extremely Low Dose CTDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Patients undergoing a clinically indicated chest CT will also undergo the extremely low dose CT

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pediatric and young adult patients (ages 4 to \<21 years) * Known or suspected malignancy other than lymphoma * Undergoing clinically indicated CT of the chest Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy identified by routine Department of Radiology verbal screening * Prior enrollment in the same study (no patient will be enrolled more than once) * Inability to provide consent and/or assent * Lymphoma

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Burnet Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Diagnostic performance of extremely low dose CT

Sensitivity

Time frame: At time of imaging

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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