NCT00934297

Visualization Tool for Investigation of Breast Lesions

Evaluation of a New Multi-modality Visualization Tool for Investigation of Breast Lesions

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 10 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 21 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is commonly used for the detection of breast lesions in genetically high-risk women due to its high sensitivity. As non-cancerous conditions including normal changes due to a woman's menstrual cycle may have the appearance of cancer on MR images, a biopsy (generally performed under ultrasound-guidance) of the suspicious mass is required for definitive diagnosis. However, only a limited percentage of MRI-visible lesions are also visible on ultrasound (US). Even if found, it is often unclear whether the lesion identified on US corresponds to the MRI-detected lesion in question. The investigators have developed a visualization tool to assist the visualization of MRI-detected lesions in US-guided procedures (e.g., biopsy). This tool provides a simultaneous display of the previously acquired MRI data alongside real-time US images. The investigators propose a pilot study to assess the usefulness of this tool in identifying MRI-detected lesions using real-time US-guidance.

Conditions

• Breast Lesions

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-07-01
• Primary completion: 2010-07-01
• Completion: 2011-07-01
• First posted: 2009-07-08
• Last updated: 2011-07-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada