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S-Shearwave Elastography for Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Liver Fibroses
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: S-Shearwave and TE
Registration Number
NCT03047707
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of this multi-center prospective study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of S-Shearwave, a newly developed ultrasound shear wave elastography, for the assessment of hepatic fibrosis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
634
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with chronic liver disease or cirrhosis, or living-donor candidates for liver transplantation, or volunteers
  • Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Acute hepatitis or bile duct obstruction
  • Serum ALT> 5 times the upper limit of normal within 3 months
  • s/p Rt. hemihepatectomy
  • s/p liver transplantation
  • Large mass or infiltrative lesion in the right lobe of the liver

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
S-Shearwave and TES-Shearwave and TE-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diagnostic performance to detect severe hepatic fibrosis (F3)3 months

Reference standard: histologic diagnosis or Transient elastography

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of diagnostic performance: Shearwave vs. Transient elastography3 months

Reference standard: histologic diagnosis

Usefulness of auto-profile function in S-Shearwave measurements3 months
Determination of cut-off values of S-Shearwave measurements for fibrosis grades according to causes3 months
Diagnostic value of B-mode ultrasound information for assessing hepatic fibrosis3 months
Intra-observer and inter-observer agreement of S-Shearwave measurementssame day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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