Quantitative Diagnosis of Fatty Liver by Dual Energy CT Technique

Liver Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

Quantitative Diagnosis of Fatty Liver by Dual Energy CT Technique

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00172705
• Other study ID #: 9361701262
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 12, 2005
• Last updated: September 12, 2005
• Start date: September 2004
• Est. completion date: February 2005

Study information

• Verified date: February 2005
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: YUAN-HENG MO, MD
• Email: jamesmyh[@]ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is proposed to explore the correlation between fatty content of fatty liver and the difference of CT attenuation value in men using dual-energy CT, and to set up a threshold for diagnosis of fatty liver.

Description:

This study is proposed to explore the correlation between fatty content of fatty liver and the difference of CT attenuation value in men using dual-energy CT, and to set up a threshold for diagnosis of fatty liver.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: February 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• hepatic tumor

• living liver donor

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnancy

Study Design

Observational Model: Defined Population, Primary Purpose: Screening, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fatty Liver
• Liver Disease
• Liver Diseases

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Taiwan University Hospital	Taipei	province of Taiwan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan,