Evaluating Attenuation Correction Methods Applied to PET/MRI
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To acquire PET/MRI scans of 100 patients which will be compared with PET/CT scans of the
same subjects. The PET/CT scans will be used to provide the gold standard for evaluating the
image quality and quantitative performance of the PET/MRI scans. After comparison and
evaluation of the imaging capabilities and performance of the sequential PET/MRI imaging
system for these 100 subjects, a second cohort of hundred consecutive subjects may be
necessary and again comparisons made to the current standard of PET imaging, PET/CT. This
validation of the attenuation correction methods and quantitative accuracy of the PET/MRI
device compared to PET/CT will be a continuous iterative process that will result in
optimized performance of the PET/MRI and will be a key step in its becoming available to
other clinical research projects both within the Seidman Cancer Center as well as in other
institutions.
OUTLINE:
After undergoing standard PET/CT, patients undergo PET/MRI.
Interventional
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Standardized uptake value (SUV) on PET/CT compared to PET/MRI
SUVs for various normal tissues such as liver, cardiac blood pool, and bone will be used. Selected lesions will be assessed as well. Maximum and mean SUVs will be measured for each imaging device. The SUVs and tumor/background ratios will be measured.
After PET/MRI
No
Peter Faulhaber
Principal Investigator
Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
United States: Federal Government
CASE15Z11
NCT01557881
February 2012
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Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center | Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065 |