Investigation of Lipedema, Lymphedema and Vascular Malformations by Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT)

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GOETTINGEN · May 1, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

To date, the diagnostic path of illnesses involving an altered adipose tissue architecture are usually slow and depend heavily on the experience of the examiner, so it often takes several years before the patient is properly treated. Current imaging methods for the quantitative assessment of subcutaneous fat tissue only provide non-specific findings. With our study, the investigators present a novel imaging method for examining adipose tissue.

Optoacoustics is an innovative hybrid imaging method that combines the high contrast of optical imaging with the high resolution of acoustics. The M...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Typical tenderness in the calf, back of the knee or lateral thigh
• • Tendency to hematoma in areas affected by edema
• • Typical inspection disorder of fatty tissue distribution with dent formation, asymmetry in lateral comparison and increased circumference
• • Tendency to edema throughout the day with typical feeling of pressure/pain
• • Unsuccessful conservative therapy attempts and weight loss attempts.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Age \<18 or \>80
• • pregnancy and breastfeeding
• • Lack of voluntary consent