NCT06676592 · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
A Study of the Use of 3D Technology to Guide Head and Neck Surgery
What this study is about
The purpose of this study is to test how the new 3D technology can be used to help improve the surgeon's ability to use information from standard imaging scans to guide head and neck surgery. Researchers will use the Scaniverse app during a standard ultrasound to create 3D images of participants' head and neck before their standard surgery.
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The purpose of this study is to test how the new 3D technology can be used to help improve the surgeon's ability to use information from standard imaging scans to guide head and neck surgery. Researchers will use the Scaniverse app during a standard ultrasound to create 3D images of participants' head and neck before their standard surgery.
Interventions
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Preoperative imaging
Preoperative imaging will be performed as part of the standard of care. Imaging data from US, CT, MRI, and/or PET performed for routine care will be used for this study.
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3D framework
3D images of surface landmarks will be acquired by use of US and the Scaniverse app before surgery, in conjunction with the participant's standard-of-care US or US-guided biopsy procedure
Primary outcome measures
Proportion of standard of care imaging studies successfully superimposed into 3D study framework for all participants
Time frame: 1 year
The primary objective of this study is to develop the technology of a 3D framework profile with superimposed preoperative imaging for intraoperative use. The process of developing the imaging technique will be considered successful if the imaging techniques and the hardware used are able to superimpose information from standard of care imaging studies into the 3D study framework for each participant.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Aged ≥18 years
- Scheduled to undergo head and neck surgery in the Surgery Head and Neck Service at MSK o Note: If, for some reason, the participant is not scheduled to have standard preoperative imaging procedures, then the participant will have an ultrasound of the head and neck for research purposes.
- Scheduled to undergo standard of care preoperative imaging (ie, ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or positron emission tomography (PET)) in the Radiology Service at MSK
- Ability to understand and sign (or their legally acceptable representative (LAR) must sign) the written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Previous head and neck surgery or head and neck radiation
- Any condition which, in the judgement of the clinical investigator or his designee, might increase the risk to the subject or decrease the chance of obtaining satisfactory data to achieve the objectives of the study
Where
- Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Middletown, New Jersey
- Montvale, New Jersey
- Commack, New York
- Harrison, New York
- New York, New York
- Rockville Centre, New York
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced May 6, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations