The aim of this study is to investigate if inexpensive, readily available and portable wireless ultrasound devices can detect ganglion cysts of the wrist and hand in compare to a cart-based ultrasound device before surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
90
Patients with suspected ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand receive portable wireless ultrasound imaging
Patients with suspected ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand receive conventional cart-based ultrasound imaging
Waldfriede Hospital
Berlin, Germany
RECRUITINGSize and location of ganglion cysts of the wrist and hand
Assessment of size in cm and location of the ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand by pre-surgery wireless ultrasound in compare to pre-surgery cart-based ultrasound
Time frame: Baseline (pre-surgery)
MRI measure of size and location of ganglion cysts of the wrist and hand
Assessment of size in cm and location of the ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand by pre-surgery MRI in compare to pre-surgery ultrasonography
Time frame: Baseline (pre-surgery)
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