Clinical trials: Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound
Hepatic Disease
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Compared to MRI for Differentiation of Hepatic Lesions
In patients with hepatic lesions, to evaluate the efficacy of contrast enhanced ultrasound compared to MRI in differentiating focal nodular hyperplasia and hepatic adenoma.
- Trial name
- NCT03652636
- Testing
- Sulfur Hexafluoride Microspheres
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Renal Malignant Tumor
Correlation of Renal Mass Pathologic Grade and Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)
Patients with renal lesions suspicious for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have a variety of different treatment pathways available to them.
- Trial name
- NCT03821376
- Testing
- Contrast enhanced ultrasound with Lumason
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Breast Cancer
Breast VCEUS to Evaluate Early Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
1. Evaluate quantitative VCEUS imaging for determining early breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and compare results to co-temporal volume change on grayscale ultrasound and post-treatment mammography findings…
- Trial name
- NCT01817374
- Testing
- 2D US grayscale plus quantitative VCEUS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Adnexal Mass
Contrast-Enhanced Subharmonic Ultrasound Imaging in Improving Characterization of Adnexal Masses in Patients Undergoing Surgery
This pilot clinical trial studies how well contrast-enhanced subharmonic ultrasound imaging works in improving the characterization of adnexal masses in patients undergoing surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03297112
- Testing
- Perflutren Lipid Microspheres, Contrast-Enhanced Subharmonic Ultrasound Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Accuracy of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Post TACE
The purpose of this research study is to find out if a different type of imaging study called contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is as good as, or better than CT or MRI in patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)…
- Trial name
- TACE (NCT04569799)
- Testing
- Lumason
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Breast Carcinoma
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Scan for the Estimation of Tissue Pressure in Patients With Breast Cancer
This clinical trial studies the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in estimating tissue pressure in patients with breast cancer. Diagnostic procedures, such as CEUS, may help estimate tissue pressure noninvasively.
- Trial name
- NCT04721886
- Testing
- Ultrasonsgraphy, Perflutren Lipid Microcpheres, Contrast - Enhanced Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cystic Kidney Disease
Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Complex Kidney Lesion Diagnosis in Patients With CKD Extension
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate contrast-enhanced ultrasound for kidney malignancies.
- Trial name
- CEUS-CKDx (NCT03196076)
- Testing
- Perflutren Lipid microsphere
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Malignant Solid Tumor, Lymphomas
Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of RRx-001 in Cancer Subjects
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetic profile of RRx-001 for injection in subjects with advanced solid tumors or lymphomas for which there are no currently accepted curative therapies.
- Trial name
- DINAMIC (NCT01359982)
- Testing
- RRx-001
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- EpicentRx, Inc.
Prostate Cancer
Contrast Enhanced Transrectal Ultrasonography (TRUS) to Assess Prostatic Vascularity After Radiotherapy (XRT)
Solid tumors, including prostate cancer, commonly exhibit tumor-associated neovascularity (growth of new blood vessels to feed the tumor) with increased microvessel density.
- Trial name
- NCT00635167
- Testing
- Contrast Enhanced-Transrectal Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Ovarian Cancer
Optimal Timing of BR55 CEUS of the Ovaries
This is an exploratory, single center, open label, prospective study of BR55 to determine the optimal phase of the menstrual cycle for performing BR55 contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) of the target ovary in premenopausal…
- Trial name
- NCT04248153
- Testing
- BR55
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Liver Biopsy
Prospective Analysis of Value of Contrast-enhanced Sonography During Biopsies of Focal Liver Masses
The investigators plan to compare complication and success rates between two methods of ultrasound guidance for biopsy of liver lesions, contrast-enhanced and the current protocol without contrast.
- Trial name
- NCT03040323
- Testing
- Lumason 60.7Mg Powder for Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Chemoembolization
The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of 2D and 4D contrast enhanced ultrasound for monitoring transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) response 1-2 weeks and 1 month post treatment as…
- Trial name
- NCT02764801
- Testing
- Ultrasound contrast agent (Contrast-enhanced ultrasound), Logiq E9 Scanner (Contrast-enhanced ultrasound)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Abdominal Injury
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Abdominal Injuries in Children
This study proposes to evaluate the accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in diagnosing abdominal solid organ injuries in pediatric patients. 146 subjects will be enrolled across approximately 8 sites in the US.
- Trial name
- NCT03147690
- Testing
- Lumason
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- David Mooney
Ovarian Cancer
BR55 in Characterization of Ovarian Lesions
This is an exploratory phase II, single center, open label, prospective study of BR55 CEUS for characterization of ovarian lesions in subjects with suspected ovarian cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03493464
- Testing
- BR55
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for the Prediction of Bile Duct Cancer Response to Radioembolization Treatment
This phase II trial tests whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound can predict the response of bile duct cancer to targeted radiotherapy (radioembolization treatment).
- Trial name
- NCT05328167
- Testing
- Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres, Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Lymph Node, Breastcancer
CK19 Combined With Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound: a Prediction System on Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer
To establish a predicting system on axillary lymph node metastasis based on peripheral blood CK19mRNA and contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
- Trial name
- CK-CEUS (NCT02992067)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 359 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
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
Stroke
Visualization of Cerebral Arteries Using Contrast-Enhanced Transcranial Ultrasound in Stroke Patients
The purpose of this study is to find out more about the usefulness of ultrasound in combination with a contrast solution to look for blood vessel blockage or occlusion in the brains of stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00282841
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Transplantation, Kidney
IRB 14-009240, Does CEUS Positively Influence Selection of Biopsy Sites When Evaluating Transplant Kidneys?
This is a pilot study to investigate whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) may help evaluate segmental differences in renal perfusion better than Doppler Ultrasound and thus help direct the biopsy to the most abnormal part…
- Trial name
- NCT02625428
- Testing
- Optison, Ultrasound (US), Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic