Intraoperative Parathyroid Gland (PTG) Identification Using a Hand-Held Imager (HHI)

Summary

It is often challenging to tell apart the parathyroid glands from the surrounding area such as lymph nodes, fat and thyroid tissue. If the surgeons are not able to tell where the parathyroid glands are, they might accidentally be removed or damaged. This can lead to complications such as hypocalcemia (low calcium level) requiring treatment and sometimes lead to longer hospital stay. This study is designed to test a new method (a non-invasive hand-held imaging device) to assist surgeons in identifying the parathyroid glands, in order to decrease the rate of post-operative complication.

Timeline

Start

2023-09-01

Primary completion

2025-08-28

Completion

2025-08-28

Publications

• Results Ali KM, Wolfe SA, Nagururu NV, Seo S, Han SM, Kim Y, Oh E, Kim DY, Ning B, Lee SY, Cha RJ, Tufano RP, Russell JO. Parathyroid gland detection using an intraoperative autofluorescence handheld imager - early feasibility study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 Jul 24;14:1190282. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1190282. eCollection 2023.
• Results Kim Y, Lee HC, Kim J, Oh E, Yoo J, Ning B, Lee SY, Ali KM, Tufano RP, Russell JO, Cha J. A coaxial excitation, dual-red-green-blue/near-infrared paired imaging system toward computer-aided detection of parathyroid glands in situ and ex vivo. J Biophotonics. 2022 Aug;15(8):e202200008. doi: 10.1002/jbio.202200008. Epub 2022 Apr 20.

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