Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography

National Taiwan University Hospital2,000 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,000

Conditions

Elasticity Imaging Techniques

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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

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

Time frame: six months

Central Contacts

Yao-Wen Kuo

CONTACT

0972-651-821 kyw@ntu.edu.tw

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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