Head and Neck Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography using micro-bubble contrast-enhanced agent. Only one diagnostic procedure before surgery.
Sponsors
Iwate Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with untreated tumor (lymph node = interest lesion) depicted by other diagnostic modalities such as CT, MRI and FDG-PET or palpation and so on. 2. Patients who are subjected to undergo histopathological examination of interest lesions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergy to eggs or egg products 2. Right to left shunts in heart or lung 3. Severe heart diseases 4. Severe lung diseases 5. Patients who plan to undergo digestive tract examination on the same day of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography 6. Pregnancy and possibility of the pregnancy or patients under the nursing
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the efficacy of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography compared with the B-mode ultrasonography in depicting ability of micro-vessels. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Evaluation of the diagnostic imaging comparing with contrast-enhanced CT or contrast-enhanced MRI. 2. Evaluation of contrast-enhanced effects. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactDaisuke Saito
Iwate Medical University Hospital Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Outcome results
None listed