"Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) in combination with high resolution ultrasound for non-invasive diagnosis of sentinel lymph node in patients with malignant melanoma"

"Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) in combination with high resolution ultrasound for non-invasive diagnosis of sentinel lymph node in patients with malignant melanoma" - SentinelPAT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00005447

Enrollment

120

Registered

2013-11-12

Start date

2013-12-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

C43

Interventions

Group 1: Preoperative sentinel lymph node (SLN) in vivo detection with Indocyanin green (ICG) and photoacoustic tomography and postoperative ex vivo PAT examination of the SLN and histology.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients with a malignant melanoma - stages Ib and II (AJCC 2009) - age > 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - age < 18 years - known intolerance to ICG - iodine allergy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Detectionrate of the fluorescent SLN prior to surgery by photoacoustic tomography	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Detectionrate of the SLN melanin signal by photoacoustic tomography	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJoachim Klode

Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie Universitätsklinikum Essen

joachim.klode@uk-essen.de0201-723-1812

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026