NCT00613041

3-D Reconstruction of CT Scan Images in the Evaluation of Non-Specific Pulmonary Nodules

Pilot Study: 3-D Reconstruction of CT Scan Images in the Evaluation of Non-Specific Pulmonary Nodules

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In recent years, more and more people are having lung CT scans performed to screen for various cancers. Many of them have small abnormalities detected, called "nodules", which - for a variety of reasons - doctors are unable to biopsy. As a result, many patients have their CT scans repeated on a regular basis to see if their nodules grow. This process can last several years. Many patients experience significant anxiety during this process, when they are aware of a spot in the lung, but are not told any specific cause. Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering have developed a new way to look at lung nodules in three dimensions. The purpose of this project is to see if any change in the nodules can be detected sooner by this method than by traditional CT scans.

Conditions

• Undiagnosed Pulmonary Nodules
• Lung Nodules

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	CT Scan	All patients will undergo serial CT scans after 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 18 months, and 24 months as is standard care. Nodules are to be scanned at 2.5mm collimation / 1.25 mm reconstruction. This resolution is necessary for volume measurements of nodules less than 1cm in diameter.

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-04-01
• Primary completion: 2021-11-03
• Completion: 2021-11-03
• First posted: 2008-02-12
• Last updated: 2023-09-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States