Feasibility of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound to Measure Brain Tumor

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) offers a platform for non-invasive imaging and treatment of the brain and pathology of the brain -- allowing high resolution imaging in both spatial and temporal dimensions. Compared with the gold- standard for brain imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound offers reduced contrast while providing improved sampling in time through a significantly more cost-effective approach. In addition, while MRI is used to guide invasive treatments, only ultrasound can offer treatments through three primary mechanisms: 1) neuromodulation, 2) blood brain barrier modulation, and thermal/mechanical ablation through high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). All three treatment options require targeting therapy through the skull, which remains a barrier to clinical translation. This proposal is to test the feasibility of acquiring noninvasive targeting imaging intraoperatively prior to clinically indicated cranial neurosurgery. By acquiring volumetric ultrasound images while coregistered to previously obtained stereotactic magnetic resonance imaging, the study will be able to compare the ability of tFUS to identify and focus on brain pathology.

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

• Able to undergo informed consent

• Scheduled and present for brain surgery

• General Anesthesia planned

• Neuronavigation used for surgery

• Thin cut post-contrast imaging available for coregistration

• At least 18 years of age

Locations
United States
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
RECRUITING
Minneapolis
Contact Information
Primary
David Darrow, MD
darro015@umn.edu
612-624-6666
Backup
Crina Peterson
pet04139@umn.edu
612-624-6666
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-19
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-11-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 15
Treatments
Experimental: Experimental group
Participants scheduled for brain surgery
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Minnesota

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov