NCT05871515

3D Ultrasound of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Characteristics

3D Ultrasound of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Characteristics for Predicting Aneurysm Shrinkage After Endovascular Repair

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Rijnstate Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

AAA characteristics are traditionally measured with computed tomography angiography (CTA), however, three-dimensional ultrasound (3D US) is emerging as a novel imaging method for AAAs. With the use of a US contrast agent, the AAA thrombus can also be distinguished from the lumen on the 3D scans. This enables 3D visualization of the AAA and its thrombus without the need for harmful radiation and nephrotoxic contrast agents, as opposed to CTA. In in vitro measurements, 3D US has already been shown to have clinically acceptable error rate with AAA diameter and volume measurement. However, it is unclear whether this is also applicable to in vivo measurements. Therefore, the aim of this prospective study is to compare preoperative 3D US AAA characteristics as measured by 3D US with contrast enhancement (3D CEUS), 3D US without contrast enhancement (3D non-CEUS) and CTA.

Conditions

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	3D ultrasound	A 3D ultrasound is performed preoperatively to measure various aneurysm characteristics

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-27
• Primary completion: 2023-12-13
• Completion: 2025-01-01
• First posted: 2023-05-23
• Last updated: 2024-02-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands