Cone-beam vs Multidetector Computed Tomography (CT) for Arthrography of the Wrist, Ankle, Elbow and Knee (ARCOBE)
Cartilage Ulceration of the Distal Joints

About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Cartilage Ulceration of the Distal Joints focused on measuring arthroscanner, cone-beam computed tomodensitometry
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient age 18 years old or above, weight ≤ 160 Kg
- Patient require knee or ankle or elbow or wrist arthroscanner
- French spoken an read
- Free and informed consent signed
- Being affiliated to a French social security system or similar.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients already included in the ARCOBE study
- Patient with severe pain and reduced spontaneous mobility that could prevent proper positioning for the cone-beam
- Lack of effective contraception (risk of pregnancy) or pregnancy proven data on interrogations
- Patient on protection of the court, under supervision or trusteeship
- Inability to express a consent
- Patients already enrolled in a study with a conflict of interest with this study.
Sites / Locations
- Hospices Civils de Lyon- hôpital Edouard Herriot- service de radiologie pavillon B
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
CBCT prior to MDCT
MDCT prior to CBCT
To avoid systematic bias in performance or image quality due to dilution of the contrast enhancement within the joint, the order of the CBCT and the MDCT will be randomized. This arm is composed of patients who will have the CBCT performed prior to the MDCT.
To avoid systematic bias in performance or image quality due to dilution of the contrast enhancement within the joint, the order of the CBCT and the MDCT will be randomized. This arm is composed of patients who will have the MDCT performed prior to the CBCT.