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Effectiveness in Head and Neck Cancer Detection Using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Insert Device

NCT01133262 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2015-03-10

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Summary

We have developed a prototype PET insert device that can be integrated into a clinical PET/computed tomography (CT) scanner to improve its image resolution to approximately 2.5 mm in all 3 dimensions within a reduced imaging field of view (FOV). This zoom-in imaging capability provides 6-fold improvement in volumetric image resolution over the current state-of-the-art clinical PET scanner, offering a tremendous opportunity for cancer imaging applications, in particular for those cases where a lymph node involvement will drastically alter the patient management plan. Accurate diagnosis and staging of head-and-neck cancer is known to be challenging because of the complex anatomy and large number of lymph nodes involved in this region. As a result, head and neck cancer imaging is an ideal candidate for evaluating the clinical usefulness of this novel imaging device.

Conditions

  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yuan-Chuan Tai, PhD · Washington University School of Medicine

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-06-30
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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