Transvaginal Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Ovary
Transvaginal Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of the Ovary
Washington University School of Medicine
310 participants
Feb 9, 2020
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study is being conducted to validate if photoacoustic imaging potentially reduces benign surgeries without compromising cancer detection sensitivity. The study will also explore whether using the photoacoustic imaging/ultrasound technique has any potential with early ovarian cancer detection in a group of high risk patients.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- All patients, 18 years or older, referred to the Washington University School of Medicine for conditions necessitating surgery to include at least a unilateral oophorectomy.
- Willingness to participate in the study and able to provide informed consent.
- At least 18 years of age
- Referred to the Washington University School of Medicine for conditions necessitating surgery to include at least a unilateral oophorectomy, an ovarian cystectomy, or a unilateral or bilateral salpingectomy .
- Willing to be followed for one to 4.5 years prior to making the decision to undergo prophylactic oophorectomy.
- Documented deleterious mutation in one of the following ovarian cancer genes: BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, PALB2, RAD51C, RAD51D, BARD1, MSH2, MSH6, MLH1, PMS2, or EPCAM.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Male
- Younger than 18 years of age
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Interventions
-Emerging technique in which a short-pulsed laser beam penetrates diffusively into a tissue sample
-The ultrasound is being used in conjunction with the photoacoustic imaging
Locations(1)
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NCT04178018