A Comparative Analysis of Ultrasound's Accuracy in Diagnosing HC Using Histopathology as Gold Standard

Superior University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Treatments: Radiation: Group 1

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06748755

MSAHS/Batch-Spring23/047

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), using histopathology as the gold standard. It addresses HCC's high global incidence and the utility of ultrasound as a non-invasive, cost-effective screening tool. Despite ultrasound's accessibility, its diagnostic limitations necessitate further investigation to improve clinical outcomes.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinically suspected liver cancer patients undergoing ultrasound examination.
• Patients undergoing histopathological examination (liver biopsy or resection) for definitive diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with history of liver cancer treatment or inadequate data."