Application of Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography in Pleural Lesions

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Elasticity Imaging Techniques

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Yao-Wen Kuo, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

0972-651-821

Yao-Wen Kuo, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Application of transthoracic shear-wave ultrasound elastography in pleural lesions

Time frame: six months

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 contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Yao-Wen Kuo, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

0972-651-821

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Mar 4, 2021
Registry last updated: Aug 20, 2024

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