The detection of focal liver lesions with contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Recruiting
- Conditions
- liver tumours10019815
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
Patients >18 years old, with at least one focal liver lesion identified but not completely characterized.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are critically ill or medically unstable, with previous hypersensitivity to contrast for ultrasound or MRI, left to right cardiac shunts, severe pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unstable angina or dysrhythmias, and pregnant or nursing mothers.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>To compare diagnostic efficacy of contrast-enhanced sonography to MRI in<br /><br>patients with focal liver lesions. The diagnostic criterion will be the ability<br /><br>to diagnose benign versus malignant focal liver lesions.<br /><br>Our overall aim is that CEUS will be incorporated as a diagnostic tool in<br /><br>protocol (-s) for focal liver lesions and in screening algorithms for<br /><br>metastatic liver disease. Both the time to diagnosis and costs per patient are<br /><br>expected to decrease.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>To perform a cost-effectiveness study. </p><br>