Optimized Camera-based Patient Positioning in CT

NCT05135208 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CT_2021
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 3,118
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

Radiation Dosage

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Effective dose

  the absorbed dose to different organs of the body

  10 months

Study Arms (2)

experimental group

patients positioned with 3D camera

control group

patients positioned by experienced radiology assistants

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

patients of a primary care clinic

You may qualify if:

• Only patients with a clinical indication for a CT Scan

You may not qualify if:

• renal insufficiency, manifest hyperthyroidism and pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dr. Panagiota Manava: lead

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Nuremberg, Bavaria, 90419, Germany

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Booij R, Budde RPJ, Dijkshoorn ML, van Straten M. Accuracy of automated patient positioning in CT using a 3D camera for body contour detection. Eur Radiol. 2019 Apr;29(4):2079-2088. doi: 10.1007/s00330-018-5745-z. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

  PMID: 30306328 BACKGROUND

• Kaasalainen T, Palmu K, Reijonen V, Kortesniemi M. Effect of patient centering on patient dose and image noise in chest CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Jul;203(1):123-30. doi: 10.2214/AJR.13.12028.

  PMID: 24951205 BACKGROUND

• Saltybaeva N, Schmidt B, Wimmer A, Flohr T, Alkadhi H. Precise and Automatic Patient Positioning in Computed Tomography: Avatar Modeling of the Patient Surface Using a 3-Dimensional Camera. Invest Radiol. 2018 Nov;53(11):641-646. doi: 10.1097/RLI.0000000000000482.

  PMID: 29762259 BACKGROUND

• Marsh RM, Silosky MS. The effects of patient positioning when interpreting CT dose metrics: A phantom study. Med Phys. 2017 Apr;44(4):1514-1524. doi: 10.1002/mp.12137. Epub 2017 Mar 17.

  PMID: 28133763 BACKGROUND

• Dane B, O'Donnell T, Liu S, Vega E, Mohammed S, Singh V, Kapoor A, Megibow A. Radiation dose reduction, improved isocenter accuracy and CT scan time savings with automatic patient positioning by a 3D camera. Eur J Radiol. 2021 Mar;136:109537. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109537. Epub 2021 Jan 12.

  PMID: 33454459 BACKGROUND

• Manava P, Galster M, Ammon J, Singer J, Lell MM, Rieger V. Optimized Camera-Based Patient Positioning in CT: Impact on Radiation Exposure. Invest Radiol. 2023 Feb 1;58(2):126-130. doi: 10.1097/RLI.0000000000000904. Epub 2022 Aug 2.

  PMID: 35926075 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Michael M. Lell, Prof. Dr.

  Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum Nuernberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Germany

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr. med. Panagiota Manava, MD, Attending Radiologist, Principal Invesigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2021
• First Posted: November 26, 2021
• Study Start: February 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 24, 2022
• Study Completion: May 24, 2022
• Last Updated: September 1, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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