Evaluation of Resectability of Pancreatic Cancer Using Low kVp CT

Seoul National University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Diagnoses Disease

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: contrast enhanced computed tomography

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03895177

SNUH-2019-0140

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate usefulness of low kVp high mAs computed tomography in evaluation of pancreatic cancer resectability.

Enrollment: 147 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. age between 20 year-old and 85 year-old 2. patient with pancreatic cancer detected on standard CT scan using 120 kVp that obtained within one month 3. consider surgical resection for pancreatic cancer treatment 4. patients who can undergo contrast enhanced CT scan

Exclusion criteria

• 1. history of severe adverse reaction to iodine contrast 2. less than 60 of estimated GFR

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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147 participants in 1 patient group

low kVp high mAs CT group

Experimental group

Description:

doing pancreatic CT with 80 kVp tube current with more than 500 mA tube current for the evaluation of pancreatic cancer resectability

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: contrast enhanced computed tomography