Clinical Trials

Clinical trials and studies about imaging technology can be found on this channel.

ASTRO study, radiation therapy, rectal cancer, travel burden

News | Radiation Therapy

Increased Travel Burden Decreases Likelihood of Receiving Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

March 21, 2016 — Increased travel distance to a cancer treatment facility negatively impacts the likelihood that ...

March 21, 2016

high-risk prostate cancer, radiation therapy, high volume facilities, Brigham and Women's Hospital study

News | Prostate Cancer

Higher Volume Radiation Facilities Associated with Better Prostate Cancer Survival

March 17, 2016 — New research finds improvement in overall survival rates among men with aggressive prostate cancer who ...

March 17, 2016

PET/CT, oropharyngeal cancer, recurrence, study, Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium

News | PET-CT

PET/CT Helps Improve Detection of Oropharyngeal Cancer Recurrence

March 16, 2016 — For patients treated with definitive radiation therapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer caused by human ...

March 16, 2016

stroke damage, MRI, contrast agent, gelatinase, University of Missouri study

News | Neuro Imaging

New MRI Technique May Offer Clearer Picture of Stroke Damage

March 16, 2016 ― A team of researchers led by the University of Missouri School of Medicine has developed a new, real ...

March 16, 2016

coronary artery calcium, dementia risk, patients over 80, JACC

News | CT Angiography (CTA)

Vascular Disease after Age 80 Associated with Greater Dementia Risk

March 15, 2016 — People who reach their 80s without cardiovascular disease are more likely to suffer from the effects of ...

March 15, 2016

oral contrast agent, breast cancer, dense tissue, mammograms, American Chemical Society ACS

News | Contrast Media

Oral Contrast Agent Could Improve Breast Cancer Diagnoses

March 15, 2016 — The ongoing debate about breast cancer diagnostics has left many women confused — particularly over ...

March 15, 2016

MRI, fluorine tracer agent, UC San Diego, Eric Aherns

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Advanced MRI Technology Tracks Cells in the Body

March 14, 2016 — Writing in the March 14 online issue of Nature Materials, researchers at University of California, San ...

March 14, 2016

heart CT scans, coronary calcium score, disease risk, Johns Hopkins study

News | Cardiac Imaging

Heart CT May Predict Cancer, Kidney and Lung Disease Risks

March 9, 2016 — New research suggests a high coronary artery calcium score puts people at greater risk not only for ...

March 09, 2016

mammographic density, diabetes treatment, clinical study, 10th European Breast Cancer Conference

News | Breast Density

Diabetes Treatment Can Reduce Mammographic Density

March 9, 2016 — The use of diabetes treatment, whether by diet or pills such as metformin, decreases mammographic ...

March 09, 2016

whole breast radiotherapy, early breast cancer, IMRT, European study

News | Radiation Therapy

Study Suggests Partial Breast Radiation Sufficient for Early Breast Cancer

March 9, 2016 — Radiotherapy to the whole breast is standard treatment after breast-conserving surgery for women with ...

March 09, 2016

multiple sclerosis MS patients, rs-fMRI, neuro imaging, video games, Radiology journal

News | Neuro Imaging

Video Games Improve Brain Connections in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

March 8, 2016 — Playing “brain-training” video games may help improve some cognitive abilities of people with multiple ...

March 08, 2016

Brainlab, ExacTrac patient positioning, prostate cancer, SBRT

News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

Study Investigates Patient-friendly Hypofractionation Technique for Prostate Cancer

March 8, 2016 — Brainlab announced the results of a study with leading international cancer centers aimed at ...

March 08, 2016

radiation therapy, BRCA mutation, breast cancer treatment, Red Journal study

News | Radiation Therapy

Clinical Review Explores Role of Radiotherapy in BRCA Mutation Breast Cancer Treatment

March 8, 2016 — In light of conflicting and inconclusive clinical data on the benefit of radiation therapy (RT) in ...

March 08, 2016

pancreatic cancer, adjuvant chemotherapy, chemoradiation, clinical study, Central Pancreatic Consortium, CPC

News | Radiation Therapy

Chemotherapy Preferable to Radiotherapy to Reduce Distant Pancreatic Cancer Recurrences

March 7, 2016 — Findings from the first multicenter clinical trial to relate disease recurrence patterns to the type of ...

March 07, 2016

$ultra-low-dose CT scans, orthopedic fractures, NYU Langone Medical Center study$

News | Orthopedic Imaging

Ultra-Low-Dose CT Scans Successfully Detect Fractures

March 4, 2016 — Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center report in a new study that they successfully performed ...

March 04, 2016

endovascular therapy, stroke clot removal, CT perfusion, brain imaging, International Stroke Conference study

News | Neuro Imaging

Imaging, not Time, May Determine Eligibility for Stroke Clot Removal

March 4, 2016 — Brain imaging may accurately identify patients likely to benefit from stroke clot removal instead of ...

March 04, 2016

radiation protection, bone loss, dried plums, Texas A&M study

News | Radiation Dose Management

Dried Plums Provide Protection from Bone Loss Due to Radiation

March 3, 2016 —Nancy Turner, M.D., a Texas A&M University AgriLife Research scientist, was one of a team of researchers ...

March 03, 2016

Alzheimer's disease, IDEAS study, patient enrollment open, amyloid PET scan

News | PET Imaging

Patient Enrollment Opens For Largest Brain Amyloid Scanning Research Study

March 3, 2016 — Participating dementia specialists may now enroll patients in the Imaging Dementia—Evidence for Amyloid ...

March 03, 2016

prostate cancer, ADDRAD trial, Ireland, VMAT and radium 223

News | Prostate Cancer

Queen's University Leads Irish Trial of New Prostate Cancer Treatment

March 1, 2016 — Queen’s University Belfast, in partnership with the Belfast Trust, is leading the world’s first ever ...

March 01, 2016

aggressive brain cancer, glioblastomas, combination therapy, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center study, Thomas Jefferson University

News | Radiation Therapy

New Drug May Enhance Radiotherapy for Aggressive Brain Cancer

February 29, 2016 — Radiotherapy effectively damages brain tumors but the cancer cells can repair themselves in order to ...

February 29, 2016