A Pilot Study of Intraoperative Gamma Camera Imaging During Sentinel Node Biopsy for Melanoma

Completed

Conditions studied: Melanoma

In brief

This is a single-institution pilot study seeking preliminary evidence of the usefulness of mobile gamma cameras in patients undergoing sentinel node biopsy for melanoma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00912730

Run by

University of Virginia

People needed

20

Starts

2008-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-10-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older, AND
• plan to go to the operating room for sentinel node biopsy using technicium-99 labeled colloid.

You may not qualify if…

• under 18 years of age,
• unable to give informed consent, OR
• not planned to go to operating room for sentinel node biopsy using technicium-99 labeled colloid.

Where it is running

• University of Virginia Health System — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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