Role of Ultrasound Elastography in Pleural Effusion
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion
- Interventions
- Device: ultrasound Elastography
- Registration Number
- NCT05642091
- Lead Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Brief Summary
Diagnostic performance of u.s elastography in pleural effusion
- Detailed Description
Pleural fluid is an extremely common problem however the diagnosis of pleural effusion remain challenging due its diverse aetiologies .transthoracic ultrasound is often the initial tool to help diagnosis of pleural effusion.
Ultrasound elastography is a novel ultrasound technology that can differentiate malignant disease from benign disease by quantitatively assses tissue stifness by measuring the degree of distortion under application of an external force (shear wave ) However, very limited studies are available evaluating the efficacy of this novel technique in diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
.patients with pleural effusion above18 year
- patients who refuse to undergone further investigations to reach final diagnosis of cause of pleural effusion
.patients with intercostal tube inserted in the effusion before enrollment in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description transudate effusion ultrasound Elastography - exudative effusion ultrasound Elastography -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method detect diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography in pleural effusion 3 months differentiate between elastisty index in benign and malignant pleural effuison that expressed in kpa by measuring it using ultrasound elastography
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method