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Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI) of the Prostate: A Clinical Feasibility Study
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT01551576
Purpose
The purpose of our study is to image human prostate tissue using a transrectal photoacoustic
imaging probe.
Official Title
Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI) of the Prostate: A Clinical Feasibility Study
Stanford Investigator(s)
Harcharan Gill
Kathryn Simmons Stamey Professor, Emeritus
Geoffrey Sonn
Associate Professor of Urology and, by courtesy, of Radiology (Body MRI)
Benjamin I. Chung
Associate Professor of Urology
James D. Brooks
Keith and Jan Hurlbut Professor
Andrei Iagaru
Professor of Radiology (Nuclear Medicine)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Consent signed
- Male >= 18 and <= 80 years of age
- Patients must have an elevated PSA And/ Or Abnormal digital rectal exam Or Other
indication for prostate biopsy Or Patients with biopsy proven prostate cancer who are
scheduled for prostatectomy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of prostatectomy or other surgical history that would preclude transrectal
imaging (i.e. abdominal perineal resection), anal stenosis/stricture disease
- Men with anatomic abnormalities or previous surgical history that make transrectal
imaging impossible (for example, men with previous abdominal-perineal bowel resections
or anal atresia/stenosis)
Intervention(s):
device: Hand held transrectal Combined Ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging (PAI) probe
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Risa Jiron
650-736-1598