Application of Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography in Pleural Lesions

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04781894

Enrollment

500

Registered

2021-03-04

Start date

2021-02-10

Completion date

2025-01-25

Last updated

2024-08-20

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Conditions

Elasticity Imaging Techniques

Keywords

Shear wave ultrasound elastography

Brief summary

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

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with radiographic evidence of pleural lesions or effusion

Exclusion criteria

* Age \< 20 y/o * Patients who cannot hold their breath for 5 seconds

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Application of transthoracic shear-wave ultrasound elastography in pleural lesions	six months	to provide the information of tissue elasticity in different etiologies of pleural lesions and to validate the predictive value of shear-wave elastography in differentiating benign pleural lesions from malignant lesions

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactYao-Wen Kuo, MD

kyw@ntu.edu.tw0972-651-821

Outcome results