Quantitative Evaluation of the Progression of Liver Disease, Using ShearWaveTM

Liver biopsy for the assessment of fibrosis has multiple limitations. Liver ShearWaveTM Elastography may provide a non-invasive, fast, and reproducible alternative for the quantitative assessment of liver fibrosis.

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Key information

Conditions

Liver Disease Cardiovascular Diseases Digestive System Diseases Heart Diseases Heart Failure Hepatic Insufficiency Liver Diseases Liver Failure

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

About this study

To obtain a quantitative evaluation of the progression of liver disease, using ShearWaveTM Elastography measurements obtained with the Supersonic Imagine Aixplorer ultrasound machine.

To compare the glomerular filtration rate and the quantitative evaluation of the progression of renal disease, using ShearWaveTM Elastography measurements obtained with the Supersonic Imagine Aixplorer ultrasound machine in post-liver transplantation patients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Males and Females over the age of 18
Patients of Liver Consultant's of Texas Dallas office, with chronic liver disease or liver transplant patient seen in Liver Transplant Clinic
Patients diagnosed with heart failure

Exclusion criteria

Any person unable to provide an informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Shearwave Elastography Ultrasound

Time frame: 1 day

Patients will have a scan performed at their regularly scheduled clinic visits.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Baylor Research Institute

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Registry information

Official study title

Quantitative Evaluation of Liver Disease With Liver and Kidney Elastography Using the Supersonic Imagine Aixplorer ShearWaveTM Elastography Ultrasound Machine

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Feb 25, 2014
Registry last updated: Jan 27, 2026

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