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Cardiac radioablation is a new treatment for ventricular tachycardia (VT), which uses beams of radiation to treat heart scar that causes VT. To identify the scar areas, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) imaging are often used. These are both types of medical imaging that allow clinicians to examine scar area without having to do invasive surgery.
Researchers have developed new heart imaging protocols using both MRI and CT. Their MRI protocol method can now spot both dense and scattered scar tissue. The CT protocol combines multiple different types of scans into a single appointment and uses a special scanner that captures the motion of the heart. For this study, patients will undergo CT and MRI imaging according to these new imaging protocols.
With this study, researchers aim to show that these new imaging protocols can be undergone by patients with ventricular tachycardia and can be used to identify scar. Researchers will also use these scans to make radiation treatment plans to identify which types of treatment can be delivered safely to patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT and MRI | Experimental | All participants will undergo both CT imaging and MRI imaging to identify areas of ischemic scar. Treatment plans will be created based on CT scans, using various treatment delivery and motion management techniques. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| CT and MRI | Diagnostic Test | All participants will undergo both CT imaging and MRI imaging to identify areas of ischemic scar. Treatment plans will be created based on CT scans, for all participants using various treatment delivery and motion management techniques. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement among cardiologists for target regions, assessed by an inter- and intra-observer variability study using similarity metrics such as the Dice coefficient and Hausdorff distance. | Imaging protocols will be delivered to participants. Targets will be delineated by experts. Agreement between experts will be assessed.. | 6 months after conclusion of study |
| Adherence of treatment plans to dose constraints and deliverability of treatment plans. | Treatment plans will be created using various motion management and radiation treatment delivery strategies. Adherence of treatment plans to dose constraints will be assessed by comparing treatment plans to institutional dose constraints. Beam deliverability will be assessed by delivering the treatment plan to a static phantom and comparing the deposited dose to the expected dose. Treatment deliverability, as it relates to motion management, will be assessed by delivering the treatment plan to a moving phantom and comparing the deposited dose to the expected dose. | 6 months after conclusion of study |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Agreement between CT/MRI areas of interest (scar), assessed using similarity metrics such as the Dice coefficient and Hausdorff distance. | 6 months after conclusion of study |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Stewart Gaede, PhD | Contact | 519-685-8600 | 53144 | stewart.gaede@lhsc.on.ca |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| London Health Sciences Centre Research Inc | London | Ontario | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D017180 | Tachycardia, Ventricular |
| D017202 | Myocardial Ischemia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013610 | Tachycardia |
| D001145 | Arrhythmias, Cardiac |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008279 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| ID | Term |
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| D014054 | Tomography |
| D003952 | Diagnostic Imaging |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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| D000075224 |
| Cardiac Conduction System Disease |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |