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Breast CT as a Diagnostic Tool


N/A
35 Years
N/A
Open (Enrolling by invite only)
Female
Breast Cancer

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Trial Information

Breast CT as a Diagnostic Tool


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Inclusion Criteria:



- All subjects will be women at least 35 years of age that have been found, after
diagnostic workup, to have focal distributions of microcalcifications (BI-RADS 4 or
5) or focal soft tissue lesions (BI-RADS 4 or 5)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subject does not meet any of the inclusion criteria

- Women with suspected or confirmed pregnancy

- Women who have had bilateral mastectomy

- Women who are very frail and unable to cooperate

- Women who are under 35 years of age

- Women who cannot give informed consent

- Male subjects

- Women with implants

- Subject has had breast augmentation, except for unilateral augmentation done for
prior mastectomy

- Women recalled for bilateral workup

- Women with physical limitations such as, but not limited to: frozen shoulder, recent
heart surgery, pace maker, neck problems, or any other condition that would prohibit
them from lying face down

Type of Study:

Observational

Study Design:

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Principal Investigator

Ioannis Sechopoulos, PhD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Emory University

Authority:

United States: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

14006

NCT ID:

NCT00957307

Start Date:

May 2009

Completion Date:

July 2013

Related Keywords:

  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Neoplasms

Name

Location

Emory University Hospital Breast Imaging Center Atlanta, Georgia  30322