Ultrasound may replace CT scans for guiding cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT05637346
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to create a computer program that can automatically identify arteries and bones from ultrasound images taken during surgery. The goal is to make surgical navigation more accurate and efficient, potentially replacing CT scans. Fifty adults with abdominal cancer who were scheduled for surgery participated. The study focused on developing and testing the algorithm, not on treating the cancer itself.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 18 years old * Scheduled for laparotomy (first 30 patients) or robotic assisted lymph node dissection (second 20 patients) * A clinical pre-operative CT scan is available * Patient provides written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Metal implants which could influence the 3D modelling or tracking accuracy * Patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator * Patient received treatment, e.g. surgery or radiotherapy, between the pre-operative CT scan and surgery, which might altered the patient's anatomy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, North Holland, 1066 CX, Netherlands
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