Low Dose Lung CT Scan for Quantitative Analysis in ARDS Patients

Policlinico Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01926093

Policlinico-08

3102-28/12/2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

We aimed to assess the accuracy of visual and quantitative analysis performed on low radiation dose lung CT scan (30-60 mAs)compared with that performed on standard radiation dose lung CT scan (110 mAs), in ARDS patients. If the results in computing lung recruitment will be similar, we will be able to use Low Dose CT scan for monitoring of the evolution of the disease in ARDS patients.

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• CT scan performed for clinical purposes

Exclusion criteria

• Age < 18 years
• hemodynamic instability