A handheld digital colposcope which utilizes flurorescent light is being tested for the rapid detection and management of cervical lesions. The handheld research device captures cervical images which with the fluorescent light show the regions of cervical tissue that autofluoresce. The investigators will study the relationship between the level of fluorescence and the samples of tissue (biopsies) obtained from the patient as part of her routine care. The investigators will also compare the efficacy of the hand held device with the data being collected from the other research devices being tested by the team, i.e. the multispectral digital colposcopes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
618
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Detection of precancerous cervical lesions or cervical cancer
Eligible patients who are referred to the colposcopy clinic for a diagnosis following an abnormal Pap smear will be asked to participate in the study. All participating women will receive their standard of care colposcopy as usual. In addition to their routine care, the handheld imaging research device will also be used to capture cervical images. The images will be analyzed and compared to the biopsies obtained. The imaging device will not be used to make a diagnosis. As part of the research study, one or two additional biopsies will be obtained if the patient agrees. These additional biopsies will serve as the control tissue, since they will be taken from tissue that appears normal through the colposcope.
Time frame: At point of care for colposcopy or treatment with LEEP (5 minutes).
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