NCT01781208

Ultrasound Based Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging

Ultrasound Based Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse, Shear Wave Velocity Imaging in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Liver Biopsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 62 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

ARFI (Ultrasound-based Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse) will be used during ultrasound guided needle biopsy of the liver of children.

Detailed description

A new technique based on ultrasound, known as Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging is performed using standard approved ultrasound machines and transducers. The sound waves or impulses are generated in a different pattern and offer information on the stiffness of the tissue. This new technique will be evaluated for usefulness in diagnosing different liver conditions.

Conditions

• Liver Fibrosis
• Liver Inflammation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Ultrasound-Based Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI)	Research scans using ultrasound-based acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) will image the liver non-invasively.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-11-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2013-01-31
• Last updated: 2016-10-21
• Results posted: 2016-10-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States