Whole-body CT in multiple injured patients - Influence of a novel arm positioning pillow on image quality, examination time and radiation exposure

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00024566

Enrollment

500

Registered

2021-06-15

Start date

2021-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Patients after severe accident with suspicion of severe injuries T00-T07

Interventions

Group 1: Whole-body CT with elevated arms Group 2: Whole-body CT with arms alongside the trunk Group 3: Whole-body CT with arms ventral to the trunk, using the novel arm positioning pillow Group 4: Wh

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Admission of the trauma patient to the emergency department of the HBK Zwickau. 2 . A wholebody-CT was performed in the context of routine care after severe accident in the scanner located in the emergency department. 3. The wholebody-ct was performed in the study period between 01.01.2019 and 31.12.2020. 4. Patient’s age = 16 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Incomplete bodyscan (less than standard scan range from shoulder girdle to the seat bone was scanned). 2. Other deviations from the standard protocol or technical difficulties while the examination. 3. Missing radiation dose reportin PACS.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Image quality	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
examination time, radiation exposure	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStefan Ulrich Reske

Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie und NeuroradiologieHeinrich-Braun-Klinikum Zwickau gGmbH

stefan.reske@HBK-Zwickau.de0375 51 55 4838

Outcome results

None listed

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