RAMCAV

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Radiological Assessment of the Morphology and Cement Augmentation patterns in human Vertebrae. (RAMCAV)

• IRAS ID

  248507

• Contact name

  Timothy Ariyanayagam

• Contact email

  timothy.ariyanayagam@nnuh.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 5 months, 2 days

• Research summary

  1. We aim to produce a set of vertebral size measurements for human thoracic and lumbar vertebrae based on CT images. We will then compare the reproducibility of these measurements with data from direct visual measurement available in the literature
  2. We aim to measure the dimensions of PMMA orthopaedic cement spread in human thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/NW/0708

• Date of REC Opinion

  1 Oct 2018

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion