Monitoring Neural Tissues Properties by Modulated Imaging (MI) (MI)

October 19, 2022 updated by: Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Center, University of California, Irvine

We have developed a safe, non-contact, intra-operative guidance system to optimize tumor resection in neurosurgery. The Modulated Imaging is non-contact optical imaging technology developed at the Beckman Laser Institute, UCI.

Compared to other imaging approaches, MI has the unique capability of performing both diffuse optical tomography and rapid, wide-field quantitative mapping of tissue optical properties within a single measurement platform.

Preliminary in vivo studies have shown that brain tumors, infiltrating tumor margins and normal brain may have intrinsically different optical properties.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

While compatible with time-modulation methods, MI alternatively uses spatially-modulated illumination for imaging of tissue constituents.

The Modulated Imaging system consists of

  1. a light projection system that illuminates the tissue with spatial sinusoid patterns.
  2. a CCD camera which collects the diffusely reflected light in a non-contact geometry. The wavelength of illumination can be selected by bandpass filtering of a broadband source,or by use of a monochromatic source.

Lastly, tissue fluorescence measurements can be performed by placing a combination of source-blocking and bandpass emission filters in front of the camera.

The diffusely reflected amplitude of the modulated wave carries both optical property (absorption, fluorescence, scattering) and depth information. Specifically, the sampling depth of the spatially-modulated wave is a function of the frequency of illumination and the tissue optical properties.

During neurosurgery when nervous tissue is exposed by the attending neurosurgeon, intraoperative pictures will be taken using the modulated imager by the investigators.

The imaging procedure may delay completion of the surgical case by an estimated 10 to 20 minutes. This is minimal prolongation considering most brain tumor resections take several hours.

The images acquired will be processed after the surgical procedure and will not be available to the surgeon during the operative procedure.

Study Type

Observational

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • California
      • Irvine, California, United States, 92612
        • Beckman Laser Institute,University of California,Irvine
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • Neurosurgery department,University of California,Irvine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 minute and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

primary care clinic

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All nervous system tumor patients who undergo a preoperative MRI,and undergoing central nervous system operative procedures for non tumor.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • All emergency neurosurgical procedures.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Modulated Imaging
Modulated Imaging

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Brain Tissue Property
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mark Linskey, MD, University of California, Irvine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2012

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 7, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 7, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 9, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 20, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 19, 2022

Last Verified

October 1, 2022

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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