Clinical Trials

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

functional magnetic resonance imaging, fMRI, childhood brain tumors, working memory, adult survivors, Georgia State University, Tricia King

Functional MRI Shows Childhood Brain Tumors Affect Working Memory of Adult Survivors

September 28, 2015 — Adult survivors of childhood brain tumors have lower working memory performance compared to healthy ...

September 28, 2015

blood clot detection, single scan, rats, radionuclides, Peter Caravan, whole body

News | PET Imaging

New Single-Scan Method Could Detect Blood Clots Throughout the Body

September 23, 2015 — New research describes a method, tested in rats, that may someday allow healthcare providers to ...

September 23, 2015

EMI-137, optical imaging agent, detection, early stage, colorectal cancer

News | Oncology Diagnostics

EM Imaging Obtains Global License for Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer Detection Agent

September 18, 2015 — Edinburgh Molecular Imaging Ltd. (EM Imaging) has signed an exclusive global license for a novel ...

September 18, 2015

MRI, improves diagnosis, microbleeding, traumatic brain injury, TBI, military, Radiology, microhemorrhages

News | Neuro Imaging

MRI Improves Diagnosis of Microbleeding after Brain Injury in Military Personnel

September 15, 2015 — Imaging patients soon after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to more accurate detection of ...

September 15, 2015

CMAJ, new rule, young children, head trauma, CT, computed tomography, skull radiography

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

New Rule Helps Identify Fractures in Young Children With Head Trauma

September 14, 2015 — A new decision rule will help emergency department physicians determine when to use radiography in ...

September 14, 2015

ImaginAb, prostate imaging agent, prostate cancer, World Molecular Imaging Conference, molecular imaging, PET

News | Prostate Cancer

New Prostate Imaging Agent Improves Detection of Metastatic Cancer Cells

September 14, 2015 — ImaginAb Inc. has released interim results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of IAB2M, the company's ...

September 14, 2015

UAMS, Vladimir Zharov, melanoma, theranostics, CTCs, nanoparticles

News | Ultrasound Imaging

UAMS Scientist Earns $1.7 Million Grant for Ultrasound-based Melanoma Treatment

September 14, 2015 — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc., was ...

September 14, 2015

Spreemo, study, MRI, quality measures, variability, Hospital for Special Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Spreemo Completes Phase 1 of MRI Quality Measures Clinical Study

September 11, 2015 — Value-driven health platform Spreemo has completed the first phase of a study to determine how ...

September 11, 2015

genetic testing, BRCA mutation, universal screening, UCLA, breast cancer

News | Women's Health

UCLA Study Says Universal Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Not Cost-Effective

September 4, 2015 — Women who are carriers of mutated BRCA genes are known to have a significantly higher risk for ...

September 04, 2015

MRI, cognitive impairment risk, premature children, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

News | Neuro Imaging

Post-birth MRI Could Predict Cognitive Impairment Risk in Premature Children

September 4, 2015 — School-age children born prematurely are more likely to have low mathematical achievement, thought ...

September 04, 2015

$FFR-CT, HeartFlow, PLATFORM trial, ESC 2015, ICA, fractional flow reserve, computed tomography$

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Non-Invasive FFR-CT Reduces Invasive Tests in Chest Pain Patients

September 3, 2015 — Results of the PLATFORM trial indicate fractional flow reserve computed tomography (FFR-CT) can ...

September 03, 2015

low-risk prostate cancer, active surveillance, Johns Hopkins, Brady Urological Institute,

News | Prostate Cancer

Study Finds Active Surveillance Program Effective for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients

September 2, 2015 — Men with relatively unaggressive prostate tumors whose disease is carefully monitored by urologists ...

September 02, 2015

DOPPLER-CIP trial, ESC 2015, heart failure, predictor, small left ventricle, University of Leuven

Feature | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Stress Imaging Reveals Surprising Finding to Predict Future Cardiovascular Risk

September 2, 2015 — Findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2015 indicate that a small ...

September 02, 2015

University of Maryland Medical Center, UMMC, Parkinson's, MRI-guided, focused ultrasound, clinical trial

News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

University of Maryland Medicine Tests Novel Treatment for Parkinson’s

September 1, 2015 — University of Maryland Medicine and its Center for Metabolic Imaging and Image-Guided Therapeutics ...

September 01, 2015

psychotic patients, brain activity, movie viewing, fMRI, Alice in Wonderland, ECNP

News | Neuro Imaging

Researchers Track Brain Activity of Psychotics During Movie Viewing

August 31, 2015 — Researchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have found that even first-episode ...

August 31, 2015

News | Radiation Therapy

Survivors of Childhood Cancer Have High-Risk of Recurrent Stroke

Most people assume strokes only happen to octogenarians, but recent evidence suggests that survivors of childhood cancer ...

August 28, 2015

Johns Hopkins University, adaptability, brain's vision center, blind children, functional magnetic resonance imaging, Marina Bedny

News | Neuro Imaging

Johns Hopkins Study Reveals Superior Adaptability of Brain's Vision Center

August 21, 2015 — By early childhood, the sight regions of a blind person’s brain respond to sound, especially spoken ...

August 21, 2015

non-small cell lung cancer, NSCLC, large tumors, SBRT, stereotactic body radiation therapy, study

News | Lung Imaging

Study Suggests Non-Invasive SBRT Feasible for Large Non-Small Cell Lung Tumors

August 20, 2015 — Non-invasive stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is effective and well-tolerated by patients ...

August 20, 2015

Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, risk model, accuracy, UCSF, malignancy

News | Women's Health

Tool Boosts Accuracy in Assessing Breast Cancer Risk

August 20, 2015 — A national risk model that gauges a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer has been refined to ...

August 20, 2015

Lymphoseek, Navidea, injection site pain, study, breast cancer patients, tracer

News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

Lymphoseek Tracer Associated With Less Pain at Injection Site

August 20, 2015 — Navidea Biopharmaceuticals announced publication of the results from an investigator-initiated ...

August 20, 2015