Comparing efficacy of Ultrasonography Guidance versus Computed Tomography Guidance for Peripheral Lung Lesion Biopsies
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: 8- Other Procedures
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/01/048763
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS Patna
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Intrathoracic peripheral lung lesions of size more than 1cm and abutting the pleura.
2. Peripheral lung lesion not lying in close proximity of major organ or blood vessels based of
CT /MRI Chest.
3. Lung lesion visible on Ultrasongraphy.
4. Age > 18 years of age.
5. Patients giving informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Central lung lesions not abutting pleura or ground-glass lesions.
2. Lesion lying in close proximity to major blood vessel or major organ.
3. Lesion not visible on Ultrasonography (Emphysematous overlying lung, located behind rib or scapula)
4. Age < 18 years of age.
5. Patients not giving informed consent.
6. Patients with Thrombocytopenia.
7. Patients with deranged coagulation profile.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the efficacy of US guided biopsy of peripheral lung lesion with CT guided biopsy.Timepoint: Outcome will be assessed at end of study
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To compare the safety or complications of Ultrasonography guided biopsy of peripheral lung <br/ ><br>lesion to CT guided. <br/ ><br>2. To assess suitability in debilitated and uncooperative patients.Timepoint: Outcome will be assessed at end of study and efficacy of both procedures would be compared