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To investigate the information from shear-wave elastography on pleural tissues will improve the diagnosis of pleural diseases, as to increase the diagnostic yield in ultrasound-guided transthoracic pleura biopsy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Shear-wave elastography-guided | Experimental | based on the shear-wave elastography, the area with the highest elasticity value will be the target area to perform pleural biopsy for at least 6 times |
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| B-mode ultrasound-guided | Active Comparator | based on the B-mode transthoracic ultrasound, the area with the maximal thickness will be the target area to perform pleural biopsy for at least 6 times |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| different types of ultrasound technique | Procedure | Shear-wave elastography-guided or B-mode ultrasound-guided |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The diagnostic yield of the two groups | the pathology of pleural biopsies will be interpreted by cytopathologists | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Procedure time | Procedure time | 1 day |
| the rate of pneumothorax & hemothorax | Safety | 1 day |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Yao-Wen Kuo | Contact | 0972651821 | kyw@ntu.edu.tw |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Yao-Wen Kuo | National Taiwan University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| National Taiwan University Hospital | Recruiting | Taipei | 100 | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010995 | Pleural Diseases |
| ID | Term |
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| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
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