Application of Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography in Pleural Lesions

National Taiwan University Hospital500 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

500

Conditions

Elasticity Imaging Techniques

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Application of transthoracic shear-wave ultrasound elastography in pleural lesions

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

Time frame: six months

Central Contacts

Yao-Wen Kuo, MD

CONTACT

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

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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