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Ultrasound Elastography Combined With Conventional Mri in Differentiating Solid Renal Parenchyma Masses

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Renal Masses
Interventions
Device: MRI, Ultrasound
Registration Number
NCT06517368
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

Investigate the diagnostic accuracy of Ultrasound Elastography combined with conventional MRI in evaluation of solid renal masses using histopathology as a gold standard.

Detailed Description

Renal masses are increasingly detected incidentally during imaging that plays a key role in the characterization of these masses. Renal masses are a biologically heterogeneous group of tumors ranging from benign masses to cancers that can be indolent or aggressive.Typical imaging methods available for differentiating benign from malignant renal lesions include ultrasound (US), contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Renal mass biopsy is considered the gold standard for determining the presurgical histology of renal masses. US can easily characterize most incidental renal masses , but it cannot always differentiate between benign and malignant solid renal tumors.MR imaging has been gaining popularity in recent years as a problem-solving tool in the evaluation of renal masses.It has several advantages including no exposure to radiation and a superior soft-tissue contrast, and may be a feasible initial imaging option for characterization of renal tumors.Ultrasound elastography (USE) is an imaging technology sensitive to tissue stiffness that was first described in the 1990s.It takes advantage of the changed elasticity of soft tissues resulting from specific pathological or physiological processes. Ultrasound-based methods include strain elastography, two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE), point shear wave elastography (pSWE), and vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE). US elastography is a non-invasive technique that can assess tissue elasticity, has shown promising results in many clinical settings, and could be able to differentiate between benign and malignant renal lesions based on tissue stiffness.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • patient with solid renal masses.
Exclusion Criteria
  • patient with cystic renal masses.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
benign solid renal massesMRI, Ultrasound-
malignant solid renal massesMRI, Ultrasound-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ultrasound Elastography combined with conventional mri in differentiating solid renal parenchyma massesBaseline

Investigate the diagnostic accuracy of Ultrasound Elastography combined with conventional MRI in evaluation of solid renal masses using histopathology as a gold stsndard.

Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assuit university

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Assiut, Egypt

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