Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography

Application of Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Lesions

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03376425

Enrollment

2000

Registered

2017-12-18

Start date

2017-12-08

Completion date

2027-06-30

Last updated

2024-11-18

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Conditions

Elasticity Imaging Techniques

Keywords

Chest ultrasound,Lung tumor

Brief summary

This study aims to provide the information of tissue elasticity in different etiologies of pulmonary lesions and to validate the predictive value of shear-wave elastography in differentiating benign pulmonary lesions from malignant lesions.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Inclusion criteria: (1) Retrospective cohort from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (2) Patients with radiographic evidence of pulmonary tumors 2.

Exclusion criteria

(1) age \< 20 y/o (2) patients who can't hold their breath for 5 seconds

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Application of Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Lesions	six months	to provide the information of tissue elasticity in different etiologies of pulmonary lesions and to validate the predictive value of shear-wave elastography in differentiating benign pulmonary lesions from malignant lesions

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactYao-Wen Kuo

kyw@ntu.edu.tw0972-651-821

Outcome results