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The diagnostic accuracy of CT-based ''Banner cloud sign'' for dural ossification in patients with thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum: a prospective, blinded, diagnostic accuracy study protocol

The diagnostic accuracy of CT-based ''Banner cloud sign'' for dural ossification in patients with thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum: a prospective, blinded, diagnostic accuracy study protocol

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000030380
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-02-29
Start date
2020-02-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

ossification of ligamentum flavum combined with dural ossification

Interventions

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Sponsors

Peking University Third Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The operation period is from January 2018 to June 2019; 2. Patients were diagnosed with ossificaiton of ligamentum flavum and underwent surgical treatment in our hospital; 3. Medical records and operation notes are complete, which can be used to determine whether there is dural ossification; 4. Preoperative CT images of the thoracic spine were complete and included a sagittal reconstruction series.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. OLF patients with thoracic trauma, infection, tumor or deformity; 2. OLF combined with Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), Scheuermanns disease, Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Skeletal fluorosis or severe rheumatism.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
sensitivity;specificity;positive predicative value;Negative predicative value;Positive likelihood ratios;Negative likelihood ratios;Youden index;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Interclass correlation coefficients;Kappa values;Time;Level of confidence;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChuiguo Sun

Peking University Third Hospital

sunchuiguo@163.com+86 13911005426

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026