Breast cancer
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who aged over 20 years and older at the time of informed consent 2. Patients who are scheduled for or underwent histopathological diagnosis (Fine-needle aspiration or core needle biopsy) 3. Patients diagnosed with non-mass like region or mass <= 30 mm in breast ultrasound examination 4. Patients who have agreed to participate in this study from their own free will with document consents
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant and lactating patients 2. Patients who takes photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy 3. Patients with a cardiac pacemaker 4. Patients who are in poor general status 5. Patients who are judged ineligible to enroll into this clinical study by the investigator or the sub-investigators due to communication difficulty, limitations in taking examination position and other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| AUC, accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of photoacoustic imaging combined with ultrasound examination and breast ultrasound examination | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of adverse events by using a photoacoustic imaging system. (Final monitoring is conducted within 90 days after intervention) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kyoto University Hospital Department of Breast Surgery