Full-Field Optical Coherence Tomography (FFOCT) for Evaluation of Bronchoscopic Small Biopsy Specimens

Description

This study sets out to register imaging of small biopsy specimens obtained during bronchoscopy using full-field optical coherence tomography against standard histologic evaluation.

Conditions

Lung Cancer, Sarcoidosis

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Study overview

This study sets out to register imaging of small biopsy specimens obtained during bronchoscopy using full-field optical coherence tomography against standard histologic evaluation.

Full-Field Optical Coherence Tomography (FFOCT) for Evaluation of Bronchoscopic Small Biopsy Specimens

Full-Field Optical Coherence Tomography (FFOCT) for Evaluation of Bronchoscopic Small Biopsy Specimens

Condition
Lung Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Inpatients or outpatients greater than or equal to 18 years old
  • * Capable of providing informed consent
  • * Undergoing bronchoscopy for diagnosis or staging per standard of care
  • * Collection of small biopsy samples by EBUS or conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) or transbronchial biopsy for purposes outside of the research study
  • * Standard contraindications bronchoscopy including bleeding disorders, antiplatelet or anticoagulant usage, severe respiratory failure, and clinical instability
  • * Pregnancy

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins University,

Jeffrey Thiboutot, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins University

Study Record Dates

2024-12-08