Comparative Study of Microwave Radiometry and Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
NCT ID: NCT02108340
Last Updated: 2017-02-14
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
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40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-09-30
2017-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Subsequently, the results of microwave radiometry for the patients confirmed by the histopathology report to have acute inflammation of the appendix, will be compared with those of the ultrasonography used for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
DIAGNOSTIC
NONE
Study Groups
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Microwave radiometry
Patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis will undergo a measurement of the temperature of the appendix with the use of microwave radiometry in a room temperature of 20 -24 degrees celsius.
Microwave radiometry
Microwave radiometry of the right lower quadrant in a room temperature of 20-24 degrees celsius, in order to record changes in the temperature of the inflamed appendix.
Interventions
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Microwave radiometry
Microwave radiometry of the right lower quadrant in a room temperature of 20-24 degrees celsius, in order to record changes in the temperature of the inflamed appendix.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Surgical removal of appendix
* Pathological confirmation of appendicitis
Exclusion Criteria
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hippocration General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Konstantinos Toutouzas
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Principal Investigators
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Konstantinos G. Toutouzas, MD, PhD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Hippocration General Hospital
Evagelia Stamouli, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Hippocration General Hospital
Locations
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Hippocration General hospital
Athens, Attica, Greece
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Toutouzas K, Grassos C, Drakopoulou M, Synetos A, Tsiamis E, Aggeli C, Stathogiannis K, Klettas D, Kavantzas N, Agrogiannis G, Patsouris E, Klonaris C, Liasis N, Tousoulis D, Siores E, Stefanadis C. First in vivo application of microwave radiometry in human carotids: a new noninvasive method for detection of local inflammatory activation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 May 1;59(18):1645-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.033.
Arunachalam K, Maccarini PF, De Luca V, Bardati F, Snow BW, Stauffer PR. Modeling the detectability of vesicoureteral reflux using microwave radiometry. Phys Med Biol. 2010 Sep 21;55(18):5417-35. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/18/010. Epub 2010 Aug 25.
Toutouzas K, Grassos H, Synetos A, Drakopoulou M, Tsiamis E, Moldovan C, Agrogiannis G, Patsouris E, Siores E, Stefanadis C. A new non-invasive method for detection of local inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques: experimental application of microwave radiometry. Atherosclerosis. 2011 Mar;215(1):82-9. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.12.019. Epub 2010 Dec 23. No abstract available.
Hassan AM, El-Shenawee M. Review of electromagnetic techniques for breast cancer detection. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng. 2011;4:103-18. doi: 10.1109/RBME.2011.2169780.
Other Identifiers
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ΕΣ 45/19-9-2013
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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