Multispectral Imaging of Adenomas in Pituitary Surgery (MAPS)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Prospective pilot cohort study to assess feasibility of multispectral endoscopic imaging for delineation of the pituitary gland during transphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas.
IRAS ID
241616
Contact name
James Tysome
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
It can be challenging to tell the difference between pituitary tumours and normal pituitary tissue during pituitary surgery. It is important to preserve normal pituitary tissue wherever possible in order to avoid life long hormone replacements. Pituitary surgery is performed endoscopically using an endoscope with a camera attached to allow the surgeons to view the operative field on a large screen. We aim to investigate whether a multispectral camera attached to the endoscope will allow us to differentiate more easily between normal pituitary and pituitary tumour. This is a pilot study in 20 patients where, during standard endoscopic pituitary surgery, we will swap the standard camera with a multispectral camera for up to two minutes on three occasions to capture images and examine the images recorded later after surgery to compare them to the standard images recorded with a normal camera.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/EE/0165
Date of REC Opinion
17 Aug 2018
REC opinion
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