NCT02364687

Optimisation and Quantification of Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography Myocardial Fibrosis Imaging

Optimisation and Quantification of Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Edinburgh · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Detecting scarred heart muscle is important to diagnose and treat of a wide variety of heart conditions. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can assess scarred heart muscle but it is time consuming, contraindicated for some patients and not tolerated by others. Computed tomography (CT) imaging has the potential to provide a rapid comprehensive assessment of the heart. This study will assess CT imaging of the heart muscle of patients who have previously undergone MRI of their heart. Using a state of the art CT scanner the investigators will develop a low radiation dose protocol to identify scarred heart muscle. The investigators will use and develop software techniques to analyse these images. This will enable us to develop a new way to identify and measure scarred heart muscle that will benefit patients with heart disease.

Conditions

• Myocardial Infarction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	Computed tomography late enhancement imaging

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2023-05-01
• First posted: 2015-02-18
• Last updated: 2023-06-27