Measurements Of Lower Limbs And Spine Based On Biplanar Radiographs: Microdose Compared To Standard Dose Protocol

Balgrist University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Scoliosis; Underdevelopment; Congenital Malformation, Lower Limb

Treatments: Radiation: Biplanar x-ray images

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02332018

KEK-ZH-Nr.: 2014-0405

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation of accuracy and reliability of 2D and 3D measurements of the spine and lower limbs in adults based on biplanar radiographs with MicroDose protocol compared to a standard dose protocol

Full description

Evaluation of accuracy and reliability of 2D and 3D measurements of the spine and lower limbs in adults based on biplanar radiographs with MicroDose protocol compared to a standard dose protocol

Part 1: retrospective evaluation of 50 patients: lower limb images with MicroDose protocol and lower limb images with standard dose protocol Part 2: prospective evaluation of 100 patients: lower limb images with MicroDose protocol and lower limb images with standard dose protocol Part 3: prospective evaluation of 150 patients: spine images with MicroDose protocol and spine limb images with standard dose protocol

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inclusion: All patients referred for biplanar radiographs of spine and lower limb (from 18 to 99 years of age)

Exclusion criteria

• Exclusion criteria: no informed consent

Trial design

100 participants in 3 patient groups

Limb Torsion

Description:

adult patients, lower limb assessment retrospectively limb length and limb axis, torsion biplanar x-ray images

Treatment:

Radiation: Biplanar x-ray images

Limb Length and Axis

Description:

adult patients, lower limb assessment prospectively limb length and limb axis biplanar x-ray images

Treatment:

Radiation: Biplanar x-ray images

Spine

Description:

adult patients, spine assessment prospectively Cobb angles, plumbline biplanar x-ray images

Treatment:

Radiation: Biplanar x-ray images