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The Efficacy of Shear-wave Elastography-guided Biopsy for Diagnosis in Pleural Disease
Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Summary
To investigate the information from shear-wave elastography on pleural tissues will improve the diagnosis of pleural diseases, as to increase the diagnostic yield in ultrasound-guided transthoracic pleura biopsy.
Official title: The Efficacy of Shear-wave Elastography-guided Biopsy for Diagnosis in Pleural Disease: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
234
Start Date
2024-01-15
Completion Date
2027-08-31
Last Updated
2024-02-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
different types of ultrasound technique
Shear-wave elastography-guided or B-mode ultrasound-guided
Locations (1)
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan