Status:

COMPLETED

The Value of PET-CT in Pleural Effusions

Lead Sponsor:

Naestved Hospital

Conditions:

Pleural Effusion, Malignant

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Brief Summary

The investigators aim is to asses the diagnostic power of 18F-FDG PET-CT in discriminating malignant from nonmalignant causes in patients with a recurrent unilateral pleural effusion of unknown origin...

Detailed Description

The investigators follow the STARD 2015 guideline for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies. The investigators will review the hospital's administrative database of patients who underwent a thoracoce...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Thoracocentesis
  • Chest X-ray
  • CT scanning
  • PET-CT scanning

Exclusion

  • Missing data
  • Lung cancer
  • Thoracic malignancies

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 30 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

112 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03272997

Start Date

October 1 2017

End Date

January 30 2019

Last Update

December 17 2020

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Naestved Hospital

Næstved, Denmark, 4700