Loupe-Based Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging for the Guidance of Brain Tumor Surgery

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) are the most common primary malignant brain tumors. Survival of patients with these brain tumors is directly related to the extent of resection. Consequently, a great deal of effort has been directed at developing techniques and technologies that allow more extensive, safe resections. This study will test a loupe-based wearable device in the clinical setting and compare its accuracy with a large operative microscope to identify tumor tissues. Postoperative histopathological analysis on tumor tissues will be used as gold standards for comparison. The outcome from this study will be a low-cost, miniaturized, easy-to-operate, loupe-based fluorescence imaging device for intraoperative guidance of brain tumor resection with the same level of accuracy as the large microscope.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 90
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• adults with brain malignant gliomas undergoing resection

• at least 18 years of age

• able to understand the consent

Locations
United States
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
RECRUITING
Lexington
Time Frame
Start Date: 2017-11-17
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Sponsors
Leads: Guoqiang Yu
Collaborators: Kentucky Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR), Bioptics Technology LLC, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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