Diagnostic Value of Ultralow-dose Computed Tomography for the Detection of Pulmonary Nodules and Lung Parenchym Alterations Compared to Standard-dose CT (RADFL)

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pulmonary Emphysema; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules

Treatments: Radiation: Ultralow-Dose-CT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02468609

EKSG 15/007

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the diagnostic value of ultralow-dose computed tomography in the detection of pulmonary nodules and lung parenchym alterations (e.g. emphysema) compared to standard-dose-CT.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• planned normal dose-CT by clinical indication at our institution
• obtained informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• planned lowdose-CT by clinical indication at institution
• no informed consent obtained
• age < 18 years
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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500 participants in 1 patient group

Ultralow-Dose-CT

Other group

Description:

Additional Ultralow-Dose-CT of the chest

Treatment:

Radiation: Ultralow-Dose-CT