Perioperative Specimen Imaging Using High-resolution 18F-FDG-PET-CT During Thoracic Surgery: a Pilot Study (ThorPET)
Lung Neoplasms, PET-CT Specimen Imager

About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Lung Neoplasms
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patient is 18 years of age or older. Patient with suspected or confirmed lung malignancies Patient is indicated to undergo thoracic surgery. Patient is estimated to be compliant for study participation by the investigator. Patient has freely given his/her informed consent to participate in this study. Exclusion Criteria: Patient has general or local contra-indications for thoracic surgery. Patient has active infection. Blood glucose level over 200 mg/dL on the day of surgery. Pregnancy or lactation. Patient participated in other clinical studies with radiation exposure of more than 1 mSv in the past year
Sites / Locations
- University Hospital Ghent
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
18F-FDG AURA10 Specimen Imager
Intravenous injection of radiotracer (18F-FDG) (study-specific) Thoracic surgery (standard-of-care; not study-specific) High-resolution specimen imaging using the AURA10 PET-CT specimen imager (study-specific) Postoperative histopathological analysis of specimen (standard-of-care)