FDG Digital PET/CT as First Line Investigation for Giant Cell Arteritis

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) causes inflammation of the arteries and can lead to serious complications such as blindness, necessitating rapid diagnosis and treatment. Although older technology non-digital PET/CT scans are routinely used for the diagnosis of GCA in large arteries, they have not been able to reliably detect inflammation of the small arteries responsible for blindness. Recent technological advances have enabled PET/CT imaging of millimetric disease in the body, which are now able to resolve small arteries. In the proposed research study, patients who are suspected by their doctors to have GCA will undergo an ultrasound of the temporal arteries, and digital PET/CT scan after injection of radioactive glucose. Digital PET/CT scans will be interpreted for the presence of abnormal uptake in the large and small arteries, as well as for the presence of other causes of the patient's symptoms. The diagnostic accuracy of PET/CT and ultrasound will be evaluated with respect to an expert panel diagnosis of giant cell arteritis and compared. Results will be adjusted for lack of a perfect reference test using advanced statistics. The goal will be to see if digital PET/CT can become a single, integrated test to diagnose this disease.

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05000138
Study type	Observational
Source	Jewish General Hospital
Contact	Gad Abikhzer, MD
Phone	514-340-8222
Email	gad.abikhzer@mcgill.ca
Status	Recruiting
Phase
Start date	June 10, 2022
Completion date	June 30, 2025

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