Skin lesions suspicious for vasculitis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who visited our hospital with the skin lesions suspected vasculitis and need biopsy for definitive diagnosis. 2. The subjects who have agreed to participate in this study from their own free will with document consents.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who are pregnant or suspected of being pregnant 2.Patients who have complications that make them impossible to try photoacoustic imaging system due to limitations in taking examination position. 3.Patients who are judged ineligible to enroll into this clinical study by the investigator or the sub-investigators.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To visualize skin lesions of vasculitis by using a photoacoustic imaging system. To compare the visualization with the pathogenesis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To confirm the relationship between clinical diagnosis (photograph) and photoacoustic image. To evaluate the performance of photoacoustic microscope imaging system. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Keio University School of Medicine Department of Dermatology