Clinical trials: Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
CeVUS With Intravesical Administration of OPTISON TM (Trademark) in Children
In this clinical trial the investigators aim to evaluate the diagnostic feasibility and safety of ceVUS with the intravesical use of OPTISON for vesicoureteral reflux detection and urethral imaging in children.
- Trial name
- ceVUS (NCT02204917)
- Testing
- OPTISON
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Kassa Darge
Non Mass Breast Lesions
Diagnostic Accuracy of Multiparametric Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Improving Detection of Ultrasound Non-mass Breast Lesions According to ACR BI-RADS v2025
this study aims To evaluate the diagnostic performance of Ultrasound (US) in correlation with Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the assessment, characterization, and evaluation of non-mass breast lesions.
- Trial name
- NCT07679308
- Testing
- multiparametric DCE- MRI and US for all patients
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Pituitary Adenoma, Cushing Disease
Evaluation of Intraoperative Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for the Identification of Pituitary Adenoma in Cushing's Disease Compared to Other Pituitary Tumors
This pilot and feasibility study aims to combine recent advances in ultrasound imaging, specifically an endonasal transducer array and contrast enhanced ultrasound, to offer an intraoperative image-guided solution for…
- Trial name
- NCT07335315
- Testing
- Contrast enhanced pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Contrast enhanced ultrasound, Non-Contrast Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Efficacy of Ultrasound Contrast Agent to Assess Renal Masses
Patients with an incidentally discovered small renal masses (SRM) < 4 cm in diameter are included. All patients will undergo biopsy for tissue diagnosis. Most patients will be followed by imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT01062178
- Testing
- Definity
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 167 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The Value of CEUS in Assessing the Response of Cervical Lymph Nodes After NACI for HNSCC
The head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is the sixth most common malignant tumor worldwide. For patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer, neoadjuvant therapy is recommended before surgery, including neoadjuvant…
- Trial name
- NCT06727162
- Testing
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Crohn's Disease
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Human Crohn's Disease
To determine if contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and shear wave elastography can accurately diagnose bowel wall inflammation and fibrosis in patients with known Crohn's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02061163
- Testing
- Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound, Optison
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Neonatal Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Brain Perfusion in Neonatal Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
The aim of the proposed project is therefore to utilize the CEUS technique to assess cerebral perfusion changes before and after ventricular shunting in neonatal cases of PHH.
- Trial name
- NCT03061045
- Testing
- Sulfur Hexafluoride Lipid Type A Microspheres 25 MG Intravenous Powder for Suspension [LUMASON]
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hydrocephalus in Infants, Hydrocephalus Acquired
CEUS Evaluation of Hydrocephalus in Neonates and Infants
Hydrocephalus affects up to 2 out of every 500 births and results in long-term disability in up to 78% of those affected. The standard treatment of hydrocephalus is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion via placement of an invasive…
- Trial name
- NCT06693752
- Testing
- Sulfur Hexafluoride Lipid Type A Microspheres 25 mg Injection Powder for Suspension [LUMASON]
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Intraplaque Neovascularization Evaluated by Carotid Enhanced Ultrasound Well Reflect the Plaque Vulnerability
Serum Biomarker of Plaque Vulnerability and Contrast Ultrasound of Carotid Artery
No serum biomarker has qualified for clinical use until now. However several biomarkers, especially markers of inflammatory or proteolytic activity seem to promising in the identification of vulnerable plaques.
- Trial name
- NCT01842490
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Kyunghee University Medical Center
Abdominal Injuries, Physical Abuse
Effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
The purpose of the study is to generate pilot data describing test characteristics of contrast enhanced ultrasound in young children with concern for abdominal trauma.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Injuries, Physical Abuse, Accidental Fall, Motor Vehicle Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03473249
- Testing
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound using Lumason
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Insufficiency
Contrast Enhanced 3D Echocardiographic Quantification of Right Ventricular Volumes in Repaired CHD
We propose the novel integration of two echocardiographic technologies - three-dimensional echocardiography using semi-automated right ventricular analysis coupled with the administration of ultrasound enhancing agents - to…
- Trial name
- NCT05186415
- Testing
- Sulfur Hexafluoride Lipid Type A Microspheres 25 MG Injection Powder for Suspension [LUMASON]
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Perinatal Asphyxia, Hypothermia Treatment
Quantification of Brain and Kidney Perfusion Before, During, and After Hypothermia Treatment in Neonates With Perinatal Asphyxia Using Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound
In this clinical study vascular dynamics in the neonatal brain and kidney will be monitored by CUES and ULM before, during and after hypothermia treatment in neonates with asphyxia.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Asphyxia, Hypothermia Treatment, Gestational Age Min. 36SSW
- Trial name
- NCT06611254
- Testing
- Contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging (CEUS) and post processing with ULM
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Neonatal Stroke
Neonatal Brain Ultrasound With CEUS and Elastography
The aim of our study is to investigate changes of brain perfusion and elasticity in neonates during the time that a neonate is adapting to live outside the womb and during diseases that are suspected to affect neonatal brain…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Neonatal Stroke, Neonatal Encephalopathy, Unspecified
- Trial name
- NCT05648812
- Testing
- Brain contrast enhanced ultrasound, brain ultrasound elastography, Sulfur Hexafluoride
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Hepatic Malignant Tumors, Hepatic Perfusion Disorders
Correlation Between CEUS Identification of Nodular HPD on CE-MRI and Hepatic Malignant Lesions
Hepatic malignant tumors are a category of diseases with high incidence and mortality rates worldwide, including various types such as primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), and liver…
- Trial name
- NCT06816212
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Trauma Abdomen
CEUS for Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children
Children with blunt abdominal trauma often get a CT as the first line imaging to evaluate for intra-abdominal organ injury. CT scans have some downsides with regard to radiation exposure, costs, and need for transport.
- Trial name
- NCT03490929
- Testing
- Sulfur Hexafluoride Lipid Type A Microspheres 25 MG Intravenous Powder for Suspension [LUMASON], contrast-enhanced ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma, Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound
Preoperative Prediction of Lymph Node Metastasis in T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Using Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound
Similarly, the burden of central lymph node metastasis affects the individualized management of patients with T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC): lymph node metastasis is a contraindication to thermal ablation; low-burden…
- Trial name
- NCT07357571
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Crohn Disease
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound in Human Crohn's Disease-Lumason
The investigators plan to compare contrast-enhanced ultrasound to CT and MRI for the detection and quantification of intestinal inflammation in the the setting of pediatric small bowel Crohns disease
- Trial name
- NCT03492944
- Testing
- Ultrasound Microbubble Contrast Agent, Ultrasound Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Necrotizing Enterocolitis of Newborn, Bowel Ischemic
CEUS Evaluation of Bowel Perfusion in Necrotizing Enterocolitis
There is no bedside imaging technique that can quantify dynamic bowel perfusion with high soft tissue contrast and sensitivity in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
- Trial name
- NCT03549507
- Testing
- Sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Prostate Cancer
Quantitative Prostate Cancer Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound
Background: Bracco has released the VueBoxTM-Prostate software, aimed at distinguishing prostate cancer from prostate benign peripheral zone (PZ) at contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) using SonoVue® as contrast agent.
- Trial name
- SONOCAP (NCT02295449)
- Testing
- biopsy sample performed after the SonoVue® injection
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Focal Liver Lesions
Phase 4 Paediatric Study to Evaluate Sonazoid Safety and Efficacy for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Liver Imaging
Liver tumours, 40% of which are benign, account for 1% to 4% of all solid tumours in children. The benign tumours are mainly haemangiomas, liver hamartomas, and liver cell adenomas.
- Trial name
- NCT06639828
- Testing
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare