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Frequency Domain Optical Imaging

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: MR-guided Near Infrared optical tomography
Registration Number
NCT05246735
Lead Sponsor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Brief Summary

This purpose of this clinical study to develop and test technology associated with near infrared (NIR) optical tomography of the breast (the use of light at NIR wavelengths to image the breast) as an adjunct to mammography and breast MRI.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this clinical study is to demonstrate the feasibility of NIR absorption and fluorescence imaging of the female breast when the method is guided by breast MRI. The hypotheses to be tested are:

1. MR-guided NIR absorption and fluorescence imaging of the breast is feasible in the setting of a clinical breast exam

2. MR-guided NIR absorption and fluorescence imaging of the breast provides spatial localization and contrast of a breast abnormality that is superior to NIR absorption and fluorescence tomography alone.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Female, ≥20 years old
  2. Breast size and epithelial integrity adequate to allow NIR imaging exams.
  3. Ability to provide written informed consent
  4. No serious associated psychiatric illnesses.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Absolute or relative contraindication to MRI:

    1. the presence of an electronic implant, such as a pacemaker
    2. the presence of a metal implant, such as an aneurysm clip
    3. claustrophobia
    4. the presence of other contraindication(s), as determined by the MRI technologists and radiologists.
  2. Pregnancy

WOMEN WITH BREAST ABNORMALITIES

Inclusion:

  1. Female, ≥ 20 years old.
  2. Breast size and epithelial integrity adequate to allow NIR imaging exams.
  3. Ability to provide written informed consent.
  4. No serious associated psychiatric illnesses.
  5. A recent screening mammogram that questions the presence of an abnormality, thus requiring further mammographic examination.

Exclusion:

  1. Absolute or relative contraindication to MRI:

    1. the presence of an electronic implant, such as a pacemaker
    2. the presence of a metal implant, such as an aneurysm clip
    3. claustrophobia
    4. the presence of other contraindication(s), as determined by the MRI technologists and radiologists.
  2. Pregnancy

  3. A history of allergy to iodides

  4. A GFR < 30 ml/min as determined by blood test on the day of NIR/MR imaging, or from lab results within 3 months of NIR/MR imaging.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
MR-guided NIRMR-guided Near Infrared optical tomographyWomen with breast abnormalities will undergo an "optical exam" (NIR) in combination with MRI where the NIR light imaging system illuminates the breast from multiple positions covering the area of interest. A total of 60 women will be evaluated: 20 with breast abnormalities receiving gadolinium (Gd) contrast enhancement, 20 with breast abnormalities receiving both Gd-contrast enhancement and indocyanine green (ICG) contrast enhancement, and 20 healthy volunteers not receiving any contrast agents.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compare spatial localization and contrast images of breast abnormalities from MR-guided NIR absorption and fluorescence tomography to NIR absorption and fluorescence tomography aloneDuring imaging and evaluation by a radiologist or medical technologist, up to 90 minute

Women will participate in MR-guided NIR exams which include both MR and optical contrast agents. These imaging outcomes will be compared to exams where only the MR contrast agent is used as well as to exams where no contrast agents are administered.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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