lymphedema
Conditions
Interventions
After subcutaneous injection of indocyanine green in the dorsum of foot, photoacoustic imaging is taken. (The amount of indocyanine green used is up to 5 mg, and the duration of the device use is fo
Sponsors
Keio University
Canon Inc.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 20 years or older at the time of consent acquisition and suspected to have lymphedema of the lower limbs, who are judged by their doctor that in a condition without any problems participating in the research. 2. Healthy persons aged 20 years or older at the time of consent acquisition without mental illness, dementia, who are judged by the doctor in charge that in a condition without any problems participating in the research. 3. Pearsons in accordance with criteria 1 or 2 who have agreed to participate in this study from their own free will with document consents.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy or possible pregnancy 2. The status of immunodeficiency due to neutropenia and so on. 3. Complications that make imaging difficult (e.g. inability to maintain the posture). 4. In cases where it is judged by the research director or the attending physician that it is inappropriate for carrying out this research (e.g. having trouble with the subject's physical condition by keeping the posture during the imaging).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The capability of the photoacoustic imaging system for visualizing the lymph-vessel lesion of the patients | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The relationship between the photoacoustic images and the images by other modalities 2. The relationship between the characteristics of the examinees and the photoacoustic images. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroki Kajita
Keio University School of Medicine Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Outcome results
None listed