Clinical trials: Dual-energy CT
Lung Cancer, Brain Cancer
Dual-Energy CT on Plan Quality, Dose-delivery Accuracy, and Simulated Outcomes of Patients Treated With Proton or Photon Therapy
The aim of this protocol is to refine the accuracy of proton beam therapy (PT) by the use of dual energy computed tomography (DECT), in conjunction with novel iterative image reconstruction algorithms, to more precisely determine…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Brain Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03403361
- Testing
- Siemens Somatom Definition Edge, Philips Brilliance Big Bore CT/simulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Gastroesophageal Varices
Dual Energy CT as a Noninvasive Method to Screen for Gastroesophageal Varices
Cirrhosis leads to portal hypertension and development of gastroesophageal varices, which are the most common cause for bleeding in cirrhosis and a major cause of death.
- Trial name
- NCT03910413
- Testing
- Duel Energy CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dual Energy CT (DECT), Prostate Cancer
Applications of Dual Energy CT in Patients With Osseous Metastases From Castrate-resistant Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this study is to establish a more accurate and precise way to image (take pictures of) metastatic bone disease in patients with prostate cancer for staging and monitoring response to therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03111914
- Testing
- Dual Energy Computed Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cholangiocarcinoma
The Role of Gadoxetate (Eovist) Enhanced CT in Evaluating Cholangiocarcinoma
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the role of gadoxetate (Eovist®) enhanced dual-energy CT in better evaluating perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.
- Trial name
- NCT01673802
- Testing
- CT scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dental Diseases
Dual Energy Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (DE-CBCT) Assessment of Jaw Bone Density
Current radiologic imaging modalities used in dentistry provide information on the morphology of the hard tissues. Additional information on the density of bone has practical relevance, for example, in dental implant treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT04686084
- Testing
- Dual-energy computed tomography scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles