Concluded Studies
Real Imaging has partnered with leading hospitals in Israel to conduct clinical
studies and is planning to launch international clinical studies during 2010.
All studies are conducted with prototypes of RUTH at different stages of R&D.
| RI1.X |
Single optical head |
| RI2.X |
Single optic head, aperture adjustment |
| RI3.X |
Single optic head, hardware based syncronization |
| RI4.X |
Dual optic head |
1 Concluded studies
1.1 Protocol #Thermo001: Collection of initial raw data of IR imaging for the
purpose of developing a device for early diagnosis of breast cancer tumors
- Study Objective: collection of IR images of healthy women and women with
breast cancer tumors in varying degrees of severity in order to evaluate the raw
data and accordingly reach decisions about the nature and directions of the
development of a new three-dimensional IR body modeling device which will assist
in early detection of breast cancerous tumors.
- Study Population: women aged 20-75, who regardless of the clinical study,
are summoned for a routine breast screening examination (mammography and/or US).
- Investigational Device: RI1.X*
- Study Design: Acquiring raw data of IR and visual images of the left and
right breasts, separately.
- Number of subjects enrolled: 45
- Duration: November 2007 - February 2008
- Study Site: Hadassah Medical Center
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Miri Sklair-Levy
- Conclusions:
- Promising preliminary results
- Cold Stress Challenge (CSC) can assist in the detection of breast cancer
1.2 Protocol #108-8051: Collection of primary raw data of IR imaging for the
development of a medical device intended for early diagnosis of breast cancer
- Study Objectives: to enlarge and improve the database of IR images designated
for algorithm R&D and to examine the effect of Cold Stress Challenge (CSC) on the
IR images of women with findings of different types and severities
- Study Population: women aged 18 years or older, who regardless of the
clinical study, are summoned for a diagnostic breast examination after a suspicious
breast lesion has been identified by mammography and/or ultrasound and/or MRI
and/or physical examination.
- Investigational Device: RI2.X*
- Study Design: Acquiring raw data of IR and visual images of the left and
right breasts, simultaneously in a pre-defined imaging procedure which includes CSC.
- Number of subjects enrolled: 106
- Duration: May 2008 - October 2008
- Study Site: Hadassah Medical Center
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Miri Sklair-Levy
- Conclusions:
- Extremely promising results showing the technology's both sensitive and specific nature.
- The future product must include two optical heads which will enable imaging the
side of the breast's and the axilla.
Read the study Whitepaper
1.3 Protocol #Pr-118-8061: Collection of raw data of IR imaging for the
purpose of developing a device for early detection of breast cancer.
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Study Objectives: to evaluate and improve Real Imaging's device which will
assist in early detection of breast cancer. At the current stage of the development
of the device, the goal of this clinical study is in no way to arrive at a
statistical analysis. The first phase of the study is non-blinded and is aimed at
algorithm calibration and fine-tuning. The second phase of the study is a blinded
phase for statistical analysis.
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Study Population: women aged 18 years or older, who regardless of the
clinical study, are summoned for a breast biopsy.
- Investigational Device: RI3.X*
- Study Design: Acquiring raw data of IR and visual images of the left and
right breasts, simultaneously in a pre-defined imaging procedure which includes CSC.
- Number of subjects enrolled: 575
- Duration: December 2008 - July 2009
- Study Sites and Principal Investigators:
Hadassah Medical Center, Israel - Dr. Tamar Sela
Beilinson Medical Center, Israel - Dr. Maya Cohen
Lin Medical Center, Israel - Dr. Mariana Steiner
Meir Medical Center, Israel - Dr. Myra Shapiro
- Conclusions: Data collected until just recently is being processed.
Results and conclusions are not available yet.
* RUTH R&D prototype

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