PET scan study tracking cholesterol movement in your body
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This early study uses a special PET scan dye to see how cholesterol moves through the body. It is testing how the imaging works in healthy people and in people with adrenal gland hormone secretion problems, to better understand cholesterol handling.
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Who can take part
- You must be able to safely have the PET scan and other imaging planned
- You must not be pregnant (and pregnancy would rule you out)
- You must be under 400 lbs (181 kg)
- You must be able to give your own informed consent
- You must not have known adrenal gland problems (for the healthy/control groups)
- For the hormone/abnormal secretion group, you must have abnormal adrenal hormone secretion
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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