Pleural Effusion
Conditions
Brief summary
Diagnostic performance of u.s elastography in pleural effusion
Detailed description
Pleural fluid is an extremely common problem however the diagnosis of pleural effusion remain challenging due its diverse aetiologies .transthoracic ultrasound is often the initial tool to help diagnosis of pleural effusion. Ultrasound elastography is a novel ultrasound technology that can differentiate malignant disease from benign disease by quantitatively assses tissue stifness by measuring the degree of distortion under application of an external force (shear wave ) However, very limited studies are available evaluating the efficacy of this novel technique in diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion.
Interventions
DEVICEultrasound Elastography
application of shear wave force by ultrasound elastography
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
.patients with pleural effusion above18 year
Exclusion criteria
* patients who refuse to undergone further investigations to reach final diagnosis of cause of pleural effusion .patients with intercostal tube inserted in the effusion before enrollment in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| detect diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography in pleural effusion | 3 months | differentiate between elastisty index in benign and malignant pleural effuison that expressed in kpa by measuring it using ultrasound elastography |
Contacts
Primary ContactMai Assem Abd-elkareem, resisdent doctor
Backup ContactSuzan Salama sayed, professor
Outcome results
None listed