Tomographic ultrasound imaging of vascular disease

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Tomographic ultrasound imaging of vascular disease

• IRAS ID

  223008

• Contact name

  Matthew Bown

• Contact email

  m.bown@le.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Leicester

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 11 months, 28 days

• Research summary

  This study aims to assess how useful Tomographic Ultrasound (TU) is for the diagnosis and monitoring of vascular disease. TU is a new method of recording 3-dimensional ultrasound images. We will use a commercially produced CE marked TU system (the PIUR tUS system version 1.0). Images taken with the TU system will be compared with the ones generated as part of the patient’s standard care (ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)). The knowledge gathered will be used to assess whether the TU system could replace or improve upon current techniques in the future.\n

• REC name

  North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/NW/0205

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Mar 2017

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion