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A Study of Noninvasive Methods to Evaluate Skin and Mucosal Conditions
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out whether using noninvasive methods to study the appearance of lesions can improve diagnostic accuracy before a biopsy is required and help guide treatment planning. The database created to store these images is called an Image Repository, and it will be used to support clinical practice, teaching and training, and future research.The High-resolution OCT (Apollo Medical Optics) device ApolloVue® S100 Image System (medical device Class II) can provide both cross-sectional and en-face images with cellular information.
Official title: Noninvasive Assessment of Muco-cutaneous Lesions In Vivo
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
5010
Start Date
2021-02-02
Completion Date
2031-08-02
Last Updated
2026-03-19
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Dermoscopic imaging
The skin lesion will be imaged before application of alcohol (spray/wipe) and after application of alcohol (spray/wipe). The dermatoscope/camera with dermoscopy imaging capabilities, including but not limited to VEOS® SLR (Canfield Scientific, Inc.), will be placed on/near the area(s) of interest. Images will be captured in polarized and/or nonpolarized modes and contact and/or non-contact modes.
3-dimensional total body photography
Participants will stand in the center of an imaging station consisting of 92 high-resolution cameras. Image capture by all cameras will occur simultaneously, (approx. 3 milliseconds). Within a few minutes, specialized software will process and assemble the images into a 3D avatar - a digital model of the patient's skin - showing all his or her lesions.
Confocal microscopy
CM imaging (Vivascope®, Caliber Imaging and Diagnostics, Rochester, NY) will be performed using an arm-mounted CM device (Vivascope1500, Caliber I.D., Inc.) or using a handheld CM device (Vivascope3000, Caliber I.D., Inc.).
Optical Coherence Tomography imaging
OCT subsurface imaging shows structural-level morphology (epidermal and dermal layers) in skin down to the deeper reticular dermis.
Ultrasound
US imaging allows assessment of depth, Doppler vascular imaging, and elastography features of skin lesions.
Hyperspectral imaging
Hyperspectral imaging shows biochemical information regarding the distribution of skin melanin and hemoglobin50. SkinSpect™ is a form of a hyperspectral dermatoscope.
Electrical impedance spectroscopy
Electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measures skin's resistance to the flow of alternating electric currents to differentiate benign and malignant lesions.
Patient self-imaging
Clinical and dermoscopy self-imaging by patients can be accomplished using mobile phone technology. In the case of dermoscopy, this requires a small dermatoscope attachment for the phone.
Locations (1)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States