Focal Liver Lesion
Conditions
Keywords
CEUS, Ultrasound, Liver, HCC
Brief summary
The primary objective of the study is to determine the accuracy of CEUS in characterizing (as benign or malignant) focal liver lesions for which CT, MRI and/or PET have not been conclusive.
Detailed description
The study conducted will be a non-profit, observational, non-pharmacological, cross-sectional, but also partly cohort, retrospective and prospective study. The study is cross-sectional in nature, but will require 6 months of follow-up to evaluate the gold standard reference outcome in patients diagnosed with a benign pathology that does not require further investigations, and in patients with suspected malignant lesion for which histological diagnosis has not been performed on biopsy.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCEUS or Contrast enhanced Ultrasound
CEUS performed as normal clinical practice
Sponsors
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age ≥18 years. * CEUS performed performed in the last 6 months a CT, MRI and/or PET not decisive in characterizing a liver lesion. * Obtaining informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Technical impossibility to perform the ultrasound evaluation. * Documented allergy to the ultrasound contrast medium.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CEUS diagnostic accuracy | 2 years | CEUS diagnostic accuracy in determining the nature of focal liver lesions |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactCarla Serra, PhD
Outcome results
None listed