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The primary objective of the study is to determine the accuracy of CEUS in characterizing (as benign or malignant) focal liver lesions for which CT, MRI and/or PET have not been conclusive.
The study conducted will be a non-profit, observational, non-pharmacological, cross-sectional, but also partly cohort, retrospective and prospective study. The study is cross-sectional in nature, but will require 6 months of follow-up to evaluate the gold standard reference outcome in patients diagnosed with a benign pathology that does not require further investigations, and in patients with suspected malignant lesion for which histological diagnosis has not been performed on biopsy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Patients with focal liver lesions indeterminated at II level imaging methods |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| CEUS or Contrast enhanced Ultrasound | Diagnostic Test | CEUS performed as normal clinical practice |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| CEUS diagnostic accuracy | CEUS diagnostic accuracy in determining the nature of focal liver lesions | 2 years |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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All patients who have previously resulted positive to CT, MRI and/or PET scans for liver lesions but with no information on the nature of the lesion and that will undero CEUS for further characterization of the lesion(s) will be consecutively enrolled.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Carla Serra, PhD | Contact | +390512143270 | carla.serra@aosp.bo.it |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Carla Serra, PhD | IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi | Recruiting | Bologna | 40138 | Italy |
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