Application of Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography in Pleural Lesions

National Taiwan University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Elasticity Imaging Techniques

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04781894

202012200RINA

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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