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Rein 3D PRINT MECHANICS

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Kidney Cancer
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: MR-elastography exam
Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound exam
Registration Number
NCT06525831
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Bordeaux
Brief Summary

The goal of this innovative project is to evaluate the correspondence between several imaging modalities for characterizing the elasticity of healthy and pathological renal tissue which could help improve the realism of 3D prints used by urological surgeons and allow the identification of new, complementary imaging biomarkers. The main objective is to develop a predictive model of the biomechanical properties of normal and pathological kidney tissue, as assessed by the reference method (Magnetic Resonance (MR)-elastography).

Detailed Description

Medical imaging plays a key role in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of renal cell carcinomas. It can be used to confirm the presence of a tumor, localize it, suggest malignancy or even histological subtype, guide sampling, perform TNM staging, assist in surgical scheduling, monitor therapeutic efficacy in the event of systemic treatment, guide ablathermy procedures and look for relapses after curative treatments have ended. Imaging of kidney tumors relies on three complementary imaging modalities: ultrasound (US), Computed Tomography based on X-ray absorption (CT-scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The most commonly performed examination remains the CT scan, which is used to print 3D models. However, the correlation between renal parenchyma densities and renal tumors (before and during the scan acquisition times after injection) and elasticity parameters measured by US and MRI has never been explored.

This trial aim to evaluate the correspondence between several imaging modalities for characterizing the elasticity of healthy and pathological kidney tissue. It will also improve the realism of 3D models used by surgeons, and identify new complementary imaging biomarkers.

To achieve this aim, 50 patients will undergo DWI -elastography (Diffusion Weigthed Imaging-elastography) and MR-elastography sequences, as well as an US before the surgery. After surgery, a fragment of the resected specimen will be used to perform mechanical tests to determine the real hardness of the tissue.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients (≥ 18 years of age)
  • Scheduled for surgical management with nephrectomy for kidney tumor in the urology department of Bordeaux University Hospital
  • CT scan available or scheduled for surgery
  • Consent expressed for integration of the UroCCR database
  • Expressed consent for participation in the Rein 3D Print Mechanics study
  • Patients affiliated or benefiting from social security system
Exclusion Criteria
    • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Contraindication to MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
  • Contraindication to injection of gadoline contrast agents
  • Biopsy prior to MRI, CT and ultrasound scans (risk of artifactual alteration, via iatrogenic hemorrhagic changes, of the biomechanical properties of the renal tumor and parenchyma).
  • Presence of thoracolumbar arthrodesis material
  • Obese patient (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m²)
  • Cystic renal tumors with solid component (corresponding to either parietal thickening or tumor bud) < 2 cm
  • Necrotic renal tumors with solid component (corresponding to either parietal thickening or tumor bud) < 2 cm
  • Ascites
  • Person under legal protection
  • Difficulty understanding and expressing in French

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patient with kidney cancer surgeryMR-elastography examthe patients will have an additionnal MRI elastography and Ultrasound exams for the research. The exams will be performed between the inclusion of the patient and the day before the surgery. Both exams are non-invasive, without radiation
Patient with kidney cancer surgeryUltrasound examthe patients will have an additionnal MRI elastography and Ultrasound exams for the research. The exams will be performed between the inclusion of the patient and the day before the surgery. Both exams are non-invasive, without radiation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measurement of the root mean square error (RMSE)Between Day 0 and Month 4

The aim is to successfully predict μMRE from dCT-, dCT40s, dCT90s, dCT10min (naming μCT the scan model prediction) with the lowest possible error.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measure of Spearman's rhoBetween Day 0 and Month 4

Researh of the highest possible value (maximum = 1).

Measure of the qualitative assessmentBetween Day 0 and Month 4

Measure based on a 5-point ordinal qualitative scale

Measure of the contrastBetween Day 0 and Month 4

Calculation using the contrast-to-noise ratio

Measure of the noiseBetween Day 0 and Month 4

Calculation using the signal-to-noise ratio

Identification of imaging faisability limiting factorsBetween Day 0 and Month 4

Evaluation of the number of situations where the examination has no clinical diagnostic value and associations with potential limiting factors by using a composite criteria including :

* body mass index

* sarcopenia,

* lesion location

* lesion size

* lesion architecture

Evaluation of imaging repetabiliy limiting factorsBetween Day 0 and Month 4

Measurement of the intra-class correlation coefficients and Bland-Altmann plot traces.

The aim is for the intra-class score to be as high as possible (maximum = 1, ideally \>0.90).

identification of decorrelation situations and potential bias between biomechanical properties obtained by hardness measurements in the different imaging modalitiesBetween Day 0 and Month 4

Visual measurement for each patient and anatomical situation with possible matching, point clouds with in X the hardness obtained by one imaging modality and in Y the hardness obtained by another imaging modality. The descriptive characteristics of the points (voxel or patient segmentation) with decorrelation will then be analyzed.

Carry out associations between histological categorical variables and numerical elasticity variablesBetween Day 0 and Month 4

The measurement will be based on associations between categorical histological and numerical elasticity variables, with area under the ROC curve comparisons or cut-off identification where appropriate.

Malignant/benign character (binary variable) and histological type (non- ordinal categorical variable) will be assessed as part of routine care by the pathologist.

Verification of correlation between actual hardness and hardness assessed by the various imaging methods, carried out directly on a fragment of the fresh surgical specimenBetween Day 0 and Month 4

The actual hardness in kPa will be assessed by the physician in the immediate post-operative period on the fragment of the fresh surgical specimen, using a destructive method which measures a tissue's resistance to compression. The tissue will be subjected to increasing compression until it breaks.

The value wil be compared with data obtained by imaging.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Bordeaux

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Bordeaux, France

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