Hybrid Imaging Study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Validation study of a new hybrid imaging system. Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and 3D-speckle tracking echocardiography fusion images in patients with coronary artery disease diagnosed by CCTA and/or ischaemia detected by stress echocardiography. A collaborative study between Cardiology Department at Milton Keynes NHS Hospital Foundation Trust and Cardiovascular Research Institute at Madrid University Hospital, Ramón y Cajal.

• IRAS ID

  177452

• Contact name

  Attila Kardos

• Contact email

  attila.kardos@mkhospital.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Milton Keynes University NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  This study is to assess whether a new hybrid imaging technique using images obtained from a coronary CT scan and a stress echo cardiogram can be used in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease. These images provide visualisation of the coronary arteries which can show if there are any obstructions and can show indirectly the effect of reduced heart muscle blood supply. The purpose of this study is to assess whether these two image modalities used to diagnose coronary artery stenosis and ischaemia can be merged together and viewed simultaneously to provide more accurate diagnostics than using either of these modalities alone.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/WM/0204

• Date of REC Opinion

  1 Jun 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion