Lymph Node Tumors, Malignant Tumors, Subcutaneous Tumors
Conditions
Keywords
DAT, imaging modality
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether this new method of taking pictures called Dynamic Area Telethermometry (DAT) might be a good way of looking at patients with cancer that is relatively close to the surface of the body.
Detailed description
* The DAT system resembles a video camera which picks up changes in body temperature which may reflect disease-related changes in blood flow to some areas, particularly those involved with tumors. * Patients with known tumor sites amendable to DAT evaluation will be imaged at the time of staging and at later time points. Thermal profiles will be compared to those of normal adjacent tissues and correlated with the images of the tumors on conventional images.
Interventions
PROCEDUREDynamic Area Telethermometry (DAT)
Sponsors
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Histologically confirmed malignancy * Primary or secondary tumor location amendable to DAT scanning: subcutaneous tissues * Older than 15 years of age * Able to withhold movement for 20 seconds, hold breath for 20 seconds for chest wall lesions and clinically stable acutely
Exclusion criteria
* Uncontrolled motion * Tumors not verified or measurable by standard imaging
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the feasibility of DAT in tumors detected by conventional imaging and evaluation of therapy induced changes in DAT imaging profile over time. | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed