Characterization of Liver Masses With Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS): A Comparison With Standard Institutional Contrast Enhanced CT (CECT) or MR Scan (CEMRI)
N/A
18 Years
90 Years
18 Years
90 Years
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Liver Tumors
Both
Liver Tumors
Trial Information
Characterization of Liver Masses With Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS): A Comparison With Standard Institutional Contrast Enhanced CT (CECT) or MR Scan (CEMRI)
Inclusion Criteria:
- An incidental liver mass amenable to US evaluation
- Undiagnosed liver mass
- Mass threshold size is 2.5 cm
- Source of subjects:
- Liver mass found on conventional institutional US
- Liver mass detected on CT and MRI that remain uncategorized
- Referral of patient with a liver mass following detection in outside
institution.
- Confirmatory CT or MRI performed within 60 days of initial scan according to the
institutional protocols
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any known pre existing mass
- Pregnancy
- Severe or unstable cardiac disease, including angina, congestive heart failure, or
arrhythmias
- Severe COPD
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Bidirectional shunts
- Transient right to left shunts
- Known hypersensitivity to Definity or any of its components
Type of Study:
Observational
Study Design:
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Outcome Measure:
Malignancy of the liver mass, as determined on US, on CEUS, and on CECT or CEMRI.
Outcome Time Frame:
6-9 months
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Stephanie R Wilson, MD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Foothills Medical Centre
Authority:
Canada: Health Canada
Study ID:
(Ethics ID: 21295)
NCT ID:
NCT00828607
Start Date:
January 2009
Completion Date:
December 2012
Related Keywords:
- Liver Tumors
- Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)
- Liver tumors
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hemangioma
- Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
- Hepatic metastases
- Liver Neoplasms
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