# Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging for Enhanced Differential Diagnosis of Rectal Cancer

> **NCT04339374** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Washington University School of Medicine** · enrollment: 90 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Rectal Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Photoacoustic imaging, photoacoustic microscopy
- **DEVICE:** Endorectal photoacoustic imaging probe
- **OTHER:** Reader Performance

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04339374
- **Lead sponsor:** Washington University School of Medicine
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-05-01
- **Primary completion:** 2028-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2028-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 90 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-12

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04339374

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04339374, "Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging for Enhanced Differential Diagnosis of Rectal Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04339374. Licensed CC0.

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