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Comparing low kilovolt chest/abdomen CT and standard kilovolt chest/abdomen CT in pediatric patients

COMPARISON OF LOW TUBE VOLTAGE CT AND STANDARD TUBE VOLTAGE CT FOR THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL IMAGING IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/03/017905
Enrollment
176
Registered
2019-03-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Q00-Q99- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities Health Condition 2: I00-I99- Diseases of the circulatory system Health Condition 3: K00-K95- Diseases of the digestive system Health Condition 4: N00-N99- Diseases of the genitourinary system Health Condition 5: J00-J99- Diseases of the respiratory system Health Condition 6: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

kasturba hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pediatric patients undergoing contrast enhanced chest/abdomen CT.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pediatric patients referred for non- contrast CT. Renal insufficiency. Allergy to contrast material. Uncooperative patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Low tube voltage CT is expected to reduce the radiation dose as compared to standard tube voltage CTTimepoint: Outcome will be assessed at the end of study, after both phases—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is measured in terms of radiation dose given to pediatric patients while doing CTTimepoint: it is measured and compared at the end of two phases—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Lakshmikanth H K

Kasturba Hospital, Kasturba medical college, Manipal

drshivadarshanm@gmail.com7899112103

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026