Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography
Recruiting · NCT03376425 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →What this trial is about
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.
Who can take part
Age range
20 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Retrospective cohort from Jan 2016 to Dec 2017 (2) Patients with radiographic evidence of pulmonary tumors
Exclusion criteria
- age \< 20 y/o (2) patients who can't hold their breath for 5 seconds
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- National Taiwan University Hospital - Taipei, Taiwan