Synthetic aperture radar detection of breast tumours
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Post-CE Marking Continuing evaluation of Multi-Static Microwave Imaging of the Female Breast in controlled trial to identify optimum use of the MARIA platform in the Clinical Workflow.
IRAS ID
154690
Contact name
Caroline Gillett
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 2 days
Research summary
The study will seek to understand the effective use of a novel Microwave Radar Breast Imaging System in a Symptomatic Breast Care Clinic. The MARIA imaging system uses low level non-ionising radiation (radio wave) signals to scan the breast tissue volume and to provide an visual image of areas of varying tissue permittivity value within the volume. These areas of varying permittivity can be shown as a two or three dimensional image and used in conjunction with the X-ray mammogram and ultrasound scans to provide another level of diagnosis to the radiologist. The system works equally well in both dense and lucent breast types and can in particular provide insight into the diagnosis in dense tissue cases. The trial will accept symptomatic cases with suspected cancer, cysts or fibro-adenoma. The trial will use the images produced by the MARIA system and compare them to the images obtained using X-Ray mammography. The results of the comparison will be assessed to understand the effectiveness of the MARIA image in assisting with the identification and location of suspected lesions for further specific analysis using Ultrasound/Biopsy.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - South Yorkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/YH/0084
Date of REC Opinion
1 Apr 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion