Differentiation between normal renal tissue and renal cell carcinoma using optical coherence tomography (OCT): a prospective human in-vivo study.
- Conditions
- renal cell cancerrenal mass1003836410038365
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34505
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 34
Inclusion Criteria
> 18 yrs
solid, enhancing renal mass, suspect for malignancy
scheduled for (open or laparoscopic) nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy
signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
cystic renal mass
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary study outcome is the attenuation-coefficient measured by OCT of the 2<br /><br>tissue types: normal renal parenchyma and malignant (RCC) tissue. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>None</p><br>