Applying Shear Wave Elastography for Adjunct Steroid on Tuberculous Lymphadenitis

Summary

1. To prospectively collect the radiologic data from the initial phase till the post-treatment phase of tuberculous lymphadenitis. 2. To prospectively investigate the benefits of corticosteroid on reduction of paradoxical upgrading reaction in patients with tuberculous lymphadenitis based on the results of shear wave elastography. 3. To investigate the potential biomarker of host immunity in response to tuberculosis and predict the development of paradoxical upgrading reaction.

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Start

2023-05

Primary completion

2025-07

Completion

2025-12

Publications

• Background Chen YL, Kuo YW, Wu HD, Wang JY, Wang HC. The application of ultrasound shear wave elastography in the prediction of paradoxical upgrading reaction in tuberculous lymphadenitis. a pilot study. J Formos Med Assoc. 2022 Sep;121(9):1696-1704. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.12.002. Epub 2021 Dec 23.
• Background Kuo YW, Chen YL, Wu HD, Chien YC, Huang CK, Wang HC. Application of transthoracic shear-wave ultrasound elastography in lung lesions. Eur Respir J. 2021 Mar 25;57(3):2002347. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02347-2020. Print 2021 Mar.

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