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UnknownNCT00173927

Images in Extracranial Artery Stenosis

The Differences in Images of Vertebral Artery Stenosis and Carotid Artery Stenosis Pre- and Post-Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and the Gene Expression Patterns in Peripheral White Blood Cells

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
100 (estimated)
Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
30 Years – 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The goals of this trial are: 1. To compare the sensitivity and specificity of various tools including Doppler and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosing vertebral artery stenosis and carotid artery stenosis. The positron emission tomography (PET)/MRI fusion imaging will be a promising tool to provide both anatomical and functional imaging for vulnerable plaques. 2. To identify patients at high risk of plaque rupture by image studies, biomedical profile, and gene expression of circulating monocytes.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2004-03-01
First posted
2005-09-15
Last updated
2007-10-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan

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