RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT03897270

Photoacoustic Imaging of the Breast in Patients With Breast Cancer and Healthy Subjects

Photoacoustic Imaging of Human Breast


Sponsor

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Enrollment

400 participants

Start Date

Oct 25, 2018

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This trial studies photoacoustic imaging of the breast in patients with breast cancer and healthy subjects. Dense breasts typically reduce the sensitivity of a mammography and also is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer. Photoacoustic tomography combines light and sound to provide more information about breast tissue.


Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is evaluating a new breast imaging technology called photoacoustic imaging — which combines laser light and sound waves to produce detailed pictures of breast tissue and its blood supply — in women who have a suspicious or confirmed breast cancer mass and are already undergoing a breast MRI. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a woman with a clinically suspicious or confirmed breast cancer mass that has not been surgically removed - You are already scheduled for or have recently had a breast MRI - You are an adult able to provide consent **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are pregnant - You have had breast implants in the past 6 months - You have had a lumpectomy (prior surgical removal of a breast lump) - You are a minor or unable to provide consent - You are incarcerated Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

PROCEDUREPhotoacoustic Imaging

Undergo photoacoustic imaging of the breast


Locations(1)

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

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