Brief Title
Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound in Follow-up After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Official Title
Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound in Follow-up After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Brief Summary
X-ray computed tomography imaging (CT) is routinely used in follow-up after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has been shown to give accurate information about endoleak after EVAR. Benefits of CEUS over CT include less radiation exposure, avoidance of renal function deterioration due to repeated X-ray contrast agent application and decrease in the cost of EVAR follow-up. This study is designed to investigate if results from literature are reproducible in St Olavs Hospital in Trondheim (Norway), to gain experience with the technique and to introduce CEUS as an alternative for detection of endoleak in this hospital.
Study Type
Observational
Primary Outcome
Detection of endoleak with CEUS
Condition
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Estimated Enrollment
30
Start Date
September 2014
Completion Date
June 2017
Primary Completion Date
June 2017
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: - in follow-up after endovascular implantation of abdominal aortic prothesis Exclusion Criteria: - None
Gender
All
Ages
N/A - N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Contacts
Reidar Brekken, PhD, ,
Location Countries
Norway
Location Countries
Norway
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT01843335
Organization ID
2013/359/REKnord
Responsible Party
Sponsor
Study Sponsor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Collaborators
St. Olavs Hospital
Study Sponsor
Reidar Brekken, PhD, Study Director, National Taiwan Normal University
Verification Date
October 2017