Clinical Trials

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University of Tsukuba researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept modification to enable standard MRI systems to detect frequencies associated with the presence of sodium-23 ions. This low-cost and convenient approach requires the installation of a radio-frequency repeater inside the magnetic bore of an MRI machine. The wide applicability of this method for sodium and other nuclei may allow advanced medical imaging to be performed on existing machines, and substantially reduce MRI scanner upgrade costs

December 16, 2021 — Scientists at the University of Tsukuba demonstrated how conventional magnetic resonance imaging ...

December 16, 2021

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: COVID-19 Linked to Heart Inflammation in College Athletes

Jean Jeudy, M.D., professor of radiology and vice chair of informatics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine ...

December 14, 2021

Per reference-standard diagnosis, TNM stage was IIIA (T3N2M0) and Veterans Administration Lung Cancer Study Group stage was LS. Coronal (A) STIR image and (B) DWI from whole-body MRI.

News | Lung Imaging

MRI, Hybrid Imaging Outperform Conventional Tests for Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging

December 10, 2021 — According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), MRI—with or without FDG ...

December 10, 2021

A Michigan Tech-developed machine learning model uses probability to more accurately classify breast cancer shown in histopathology images and evaluate the uncertainty of its predictions.

News | Breast Imaging

Machine Learning Reduces Uncertainty in Breast Cancer Diagnoses

December 8, 2021 — A Michigan Tech-developed machine learning model uses probability to more accurately classify breast ...

December 08, 2021

IceCure Medical Ltd., developer of minimally-invasive cryoablation technology, the ProSense System, that destroys tumors by freezing as an alternative to surgical tumor removal, announced that interim data from the ICE3 Clinical Trial on cryoablation of small, low-risk breast cancer was featured by Co-Primary Investigator Kenneth Tomkovich, M.D., at RSNA 2021.

News | Clinical Trials

IceCure Medical's Interim Results of the ICE3 Clinical Trial for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Cryoablation featured at RSNA 2021

December 7, 2021 — IceCure Medical Ltd., developer of minimally-invasive cryoablation technology, the ProSense System ...

December 07, 2021

News | Molecular Imaging

Ascelia Pharma Presents Study Showing Comparable Efficacy of Orviglance Lesion Visualization and Detection to Gadolinium

December 7, 2021 — Orviglance* is a novel manganese-based oral contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

December 07, 2021

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Cardiac MRI Assessment of Non-ischemic Myocardial Inflammation Caused by COVID-19 Vaccinations

Kate Hanneman, M.D., MPH, FRCPC, director of cardiac imaging research JDMI, and the medical imaging site director at ...

December 06, 2021

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Large Radiology Study Reveals Spectrum of COVID-19 Brain Complications

Scott Faro, M.D., professor of radiology and neurology and director, division of neuroradiology, head and neck, at ...

December 03, 2021

Figure 1. MRI super-resolution reconstruction and atlas-based tissue segmentation. (A, B) Postprocessed MRI super-resolution reconstructions in axial and sagittal planes of a fetus at 26+6 GW. (C, D) Respective manually corrected atlas-based tissue segmentation.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

MRI Reveals Altered Brain Structure in Fetuses Exposed to Alcohol

December 1, 2021 — In the first MRI-based study to investigate prenatal alcohol exposure, researchers found significant ...

December 01, 2021

Figure 1. MRI of fetal brain development.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 During Pregnancy Doesn’t Harm Baby’s Brain

November 30, 2021 — COVID-19 of mild to moderate severity in pregnant women appears to have no effect on the brain of ...

November 30, 2021

Figure 1. The left image shows the initial CT scan of the brain in a patient on both clopidogrel (Plavix) and aspirin who presented to the Emergency Department with head trauma that did not demonstrate any intracranial hemorrhage. The right image shows a head CT obtained 24 hours later demonstrating a large parenchymal hemorrhage in the right.

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

November 30, 2021 — A three-year study of more than 1,000 patients found that the risk of delayed intracranial ...

November 30, 2021

Figure 1. Stroke seen in a 41-year-old male patient with COVID-19 infection.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Large International Study Reveals Spectrum of COVID-19 Brain Complications

November 29, 2021 — The largest multi-institutional international study to date on brain complications of COVID-19 has ...

November 29, 2021

Figure 1. CWeekly volumes of all CTs and oncologic CTs from January 5, 2020, to November 14, 2020.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Fallout May Lead to More Cancer Deaths

November 24, 2021 — Significant decreases in CT imaging for cancer persisted even after the peak of the COVID-19 ...

November 24, 2021

Figure 1. Significant alterations in the brain’s white matter in adolescents with ASD.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Autism Changes Brain’s White Matter over Time

November 23, 2021 — Researchers at Yale University analyzing specialized MRI exams found significant changes in the ...

November 23, 2021

Figure 1. Radiofrequency ablation electrode is placed into the introducer needle after the placement of the introducer needle. Positioning was verified with imaging.

News | Interventional Radiology

Cooled RFA Relieves Pain after Knee Replacement

November 23, 2021 — A minimally invasive ablation procedure offers long-term relief for patients who experience chronic ...

November 23, 2021

Figure 1. MRI images of the brain, with the default mode network (DMN) highlighted in orange/red. The DMN is active during periods of wakeful rest, when the mind is not focused on a particular task. The green and blue arrows point to areas of the network that are disrupted in adolescent patients with concussions.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Multiple Concussions Can Disrupt Brain Connectivity in Teens

November 22, 2021 — Adolescents and young adults with post-concussive symptoms who suffered three to five concussions ...

November 22, 2021

VIDA Diagnostics Inc. (VIDA) is further removing friction in respiratory clinical trials with the introduction of a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered portal. The cloud-based VIDA Intelligence Portal (VIP) streamlines challenges often associated with imaging in trials such as site onboarding, staff training, image data management, and data quality.

News | Artificial Intelligence

VIDA Streamlines Respiratory Clinical Trials With AI

November 18, 2021 — VIDA Diagnostics Inc. (VIDA) is further removing friction in respiratory clinical trials with the ...

November 18, 2021

Radiation can be a powerful cancer therapy, but it doesn’t work for everyone. A new study identifies tumor features linked with resistance to radiotherapy, an important advance toward developing individualized cancer treatments.

News | Radiation Therapy

Study Identifies Cancer Features That Could Guide Personalized Radiotherapy

November 17, 2021 — Radiation can be a powerful cancer therapy, but it doesn’t work for everyone. A new study identifies ...

November 17, 2021

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study of nearly 800,000 men found that between 2011 and 2017 black patients were 24% less likely than white patients to have a prostate MRI after receiving an elevated (prostate-specific antigen) PSA score

News | Prostate Cancer

Black Patients 24% Less Likely than White Patients to Have a Prostate MRI After Receiving an Elevated PSA Score

November 16, 2021 — A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study of nearly 800,000 men found that between 2011 ...

November 16, 2021

Breast density scale showing the varying degrees of breast density.

Feature | Breast Density | By Robert L. Bard, M.D. DABR, FASL and Noelle Cutter, Ph.D.

Dense Breast Imaging Detection and Image-guided Oncologic Treatment

Prologue In 2014, Imaging Technology News (ITN) introduced breast cancer survivor-turned-crusader Nancy Cappello, Ph.D ...

November 09, 2021