Magnetomotoric Ultrasound for Diagnostic Purposes in Rectal Cancer (MMURC)

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Rectal Cancer

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: MMUS

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04622176

MMURC

Details and patient eligibility

About

A magnetomotive ultrasound combines standard diagnostic ultrasound equipment with the application of an external time-varying magnetic field. The investigators aim to use this equipment to improve preoperative diagnostics in rectal cancer.

Full description

The investigators will compare magnetomotive ultrasound with MRI and pathology report on specimens extracted during surgery.

Enrollment: 28 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Rectal cancer
• Surgery with abdominoperineal resection

Exclusion criteria

• No informed consent
• Not fulfilling inclusion criteria
• No rectal cancer

Trial design

28 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with rectal cancer

Description:

Patients with rectal cancer will be included and asked to participate in the study where a MMUS will be used after resection to test diagnostic accuracy.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: MMUS