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Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI) of Suspicious Breast Cancers - A Clinical Feasibility Study
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT01780532
Purpose
After locating the suspicious lesion/mass with standard of care mammography and/or ultrasound, a photoacoustic scan will be performed in the breast where the lesion is located. After the PA scan a biopsy will be performed, if clinically indicated (based on the mammogram and ultrasound only).
Official Title
Pilot Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI) of Suspicious Breast Cancers - A Clinical Feasibility Study
Stanford Investigator(s)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients must have a breast lesion/mass found at physical examination, mammography or ultrasound (US), that has not been surgically resected
* Patients may have any of the following characteristics:
* Taking hormones (e.g., contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, post-cancer Tamoxifen)
* Breast implants
* Previous breast biopsy
* Previous breast surgery
* Previous breast cancer
* High risk of breast cancer (e.g., breast cancer susceptibility gene (BRCA) mutations, other gynecologic cancer)
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who have had primary surgical excision of the suspicious finding
* Pregnant or lactating women
Intervention(s):
procedure: Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI)
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305