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Brief Title: Sonazoid Enhanced Liver Cancer Trial for Early Detection
Official Title: Sonazoid Enhanced Liver Cancer Trial for Early Detection
Study ID: NCT00822991
Brief Summary: The aim of this study is to prove usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CE-US) using Sonazoid (TM) in the early detection of HCC as compared with conventional B-mode ultrasound (B-mode US) for hepatitis virus related cirrhosis, who are defined as super high-risk patients for hepatocarcinogenesis,Furthermore, to analyze whether early detection of HCC by CE-US has a survival benefit than that by B-mode US.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 20 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Kinki University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan
Name: Masatoshi Kudo, professor
Affiliation: Kindai University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR