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NCT Number: NCT05135208

Optimized Camera-based Patient Positioning in CT

To evaluate the effect on radiation dose using intelligent camera positioning in comparison to manual positioning by the radiology assistant.

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Key information

Conditions

Radiation Dosage

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Nuremberg, Bavaria, 90419, Germany

About this study

The positioning of the patient at the beginning of every CT examination has an major influence on the image quality and especially on the respective effective patient dose in the CT scan. If the patient position is closer to the X-ray tube, the patient dose increases significantly and if the vertical patient position is chosen too far away from the X-ray tube, the applied dose decreases, but also the image quality.

In a retrospective observational study, patients were examined on the CT scanner Somatom X.Cite and divided into two groups, one group was with intelligent camera positioning and the other with manual positioning.

The patients received their CT scan at the Institute Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the Nuremberg North Hospital strictly according to the clinical indication and without influence of the study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Only patients with a clinical indication for a CT Scan

Exclusion criteria

renal insufficiency, manifest hyperthyroidism and pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Effective dose

    Time frame: 10 months

    the absorbed dose to different organs of the body

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dr. Panagiota Manava

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Optimized Camera-based Patient Positioning in CT: Impact on Radiation Exposure.

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Nov 26, 2021
Registry last updated
Sep 1, 2022

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