Ultrasound Elastography in Diagnosing Patients With Kidney or Liver Solid Focal Lesions

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT01908166

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

This clinical trial studies ultrasound elastography in diagnosing patients with kidney or liver solid focal lesions. New diagnostic procedures, such as ultrasound elastography, may be a less invasive way to check for kidney or liver solid focal lesions.

Official Title

US Elastography for Characterizing Focal Lesions in the Liver and Kidney

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 19 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. - There are no restrictions on life expectancy - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) or Karnofsky performance status will not be employed - Patients of any ethnic background - Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. - Patients should not be taking other investigational agents - No requirements due to co-morbid disease or intercurrent illness, as needed - No restrictions on allergic reactions as no imaging agent will be used - Concomitant medications for treatment of the target lesion - Pregnant or nursing patients will be excluded from the study

Investigator(s)

Eila C. Skinner
Eila C. Skinner
Urologic oncologist, Urologist, Urologic surgeon
Thomas A. Stamey Research Professor of Urology
Aya Kamaya, MD
Aya Kamaya, MD
Radiologist
Professor of Radiology (Body Imaging)
Benjamin I. Chung
Benjamin I. Chung
Urologic oncologist, Urologic specialist, Urologist, Genitourinary specialist, Urologic surgeon
Associate Professor of Urology
Terry Desser
Terry Desser
Radiologist
Professor of Radiology (Abdominal Imaging), Emerita
Harcharan Gill
Harcharan Gill
Urologic oncologist, Urologist, Genitourinary specialist, Urologic surgeon
Kathryn Simmons Stamey Professor, Emeritus

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