Gallstone
Conditions
Keywords
abdominal and pelvic scan, abdominal Ultrasound
Brief summary
To assess diagnostic performance of Dual Energy CT fo gallblader gallstone detection.
Detailed description
Detection of gallbladder gallstone using Dual Energy CT compare to gallblader ultrasound (gold standard). All patients who undergo dual-energy CT scans will undergo abdominal ultrasound for gallstones. Performance of CT to conventionnal KeV will be compare to low Kev monoenergetic reconstruction, and Effective Z. Expected duration of inclusion 3-6 months. No follow-up.
Interventions
gallbladder ultrasound
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patient referred to the radiology department for an abdominal CT for abdominal pain, suspicion of cholangitis, cholecystitis, migration of stones, acute pancreatitis, suspicion of perforated ulcer in the emergency setting. * Non-objection of the subject to participate in the study * Affiliation to a French social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme.
Exclusion criteria
* Cholecystectomy * Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity, legal safeguard * Pregnant women * Subject unlikely to cooperate in the study and/or low cooperation anticipated by the investigator * Subject being in the exclusion period of another study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gallstone detection using Dual Energy CT | Day 0 | Number - size of gallstones |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gallstone detection using reconstruction to conventionnal KeV. | Day 0 | Number - size of gallstones |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed