A Study of Ultrasonography With Elastography in Skin Neoplasms

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01259037

Enrollment

Registered

2010-12-13

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

2017-10-29

Last updated

2017-11-06

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Conditions

Benign and Malignant Skin Neoplasms

Keywords

Elastography, Cutaneous, Imaging

Brief summary

This study will look at high frequency ultrasound as a medical imaging modality and apply it to skin lesions. Elastography is an ultrasonic method of looking at the hardness of an area. We will use this to try and differentiate between benign and cancerous skin lesions.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with skin lesions undergoing biopsy for diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with skin lesions which do not require biopsy for diagnosis.

Countries

United States

Outcome results