Clinical Trials

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

Clinical utility of Axumin (fluciclovine F 18) being investigated in expanded areas of cancer imaging
News | PET Imaging
Blue Earth Diagnostics Announces Dosing of Initial Patient in Phase 3 REVELATE Clinical Trial of 18F-Fluciclovine PET Imaging for Detection of Recurrent Brain Metastases

January 18, 2021 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and ...

Time January 18, 2021
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Myocarditis among recovering COVID-19 athletes less common than previously reported
News | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac MRI Shows Lower Degrees of Myocarditis in Athletes Recovered from COVID-19

January 11, 2021 — In a letter published in the December issue of the American Heart Association's medical journal ...

Time January 11, 2021
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Jeff Elias, MD, is a neurosurgeon at UVA Health and a pioneer in the field of focused ultrasound.
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Parkinson's Disease

January 8, 2021 — A scalpel-free alternative to brain surgery has the potential to benefit people with Parkinson’s ...

Time January 08, 2021
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World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could revolutionise breast screening by allowing it to be tailored to women at minimal extra cost
News | Mammography
New Mammogram Measures of Breast Cancer Risk Could Revolutionize Screening

January 6, 2021 — World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in ...

Time January 06, 2021
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Now, researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have found potential brain biomarkers of PTSD in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Brain Imaging Predicts PTSD After Brain Injury

December 31, 2020 — Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or ...

Time December 31, 2020
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Differences in brain activity between connected and disconnected states of consciousness studied with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Activity of the thalamus, anterior (ACC) and posterior cingulate cortices (PCC), and bilateral angular gyri (AG) show the most consistent associa-tions with the state of consciousness (A = general anesthesia, B = sleep). The same brain struc-tures, which are deactivated when the state of consciousness changes to disconnected in general anesthesia or natural sleep
News | PET Imaging
Imaging the Twilight Zone

December 30, 2020 — What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness fades during general anesthesia and normal ...

Time December 30, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered what type of neural mechanisms are the basis for emotional responses to music. Altogether 102 research subjects listened to music that evokes emotions while their brain function was scanned with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The study was carried out in the national PET Centre.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Music-induced Emotions Can Be Predicted From Brain Scans

December 30, 2020 — Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered what type of neural mechanisms are the basis ...

Time December 30, 2020
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Primary liver cancer is on the rise worldwide, largely due to an increase in hepatitis C infections and chronic liver disease
News | Radiation Therapy
A First-in-human Clinical Trial Shows Microbubbles Augments Radiation in Liver Cancer Patients

December 16, 2020 — Primary liver cancer is on the rise worldwide, largely due to an increase in hepatitis C infections ...

Time December 16, 2020
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MBD2 serves as a viable target against pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting macrophage M2 program #COVID19 #coronavirus
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Lung Tissue from COVID-19 Patients and Others Reveals Promising Target to Treat Lung Fibrosis

December 7, 2020 — An analysis of lung tissues from patients with different types of pulmonary fibrosis - including ...

Time December 07, 2020
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16% of people believe they have developed a medical condition since the coronavirus crisis started but have not seen a doctor because they worry about getting COVID-19
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Study Shows Decline in Medical Visits Due to COVID-19 Fear

December 7, 2020 — New research* from Zegami, an Oxford based medical image analysis platform, reveals that 29% of ...

Time December 07, 2020
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In this prototype design, no elements are placed over patient's eyes, nose, or mouth, which may improve comfort compared with conventional coils. In this image, identifiable portions of participant's face have been obscured for publication and privacy purposes. Image courtesy of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
News | Radiology Imaging
Adaptive Image Receive (AIR) Coil from GE Shows Promise for Whole-brain Imaging

December 4, 2020 — According to an article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a prototype 16-channel head ...

Time December 04, 2020
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Generated heatmaps appropriately highlighted abnormalities in the lung fields in those images accurately labeled as COVID-19 positive (A-C) in contrast to images which were accurately labeled as negative for COVID-19 (D). Intensity of colors on the heatmap correspond to features of the image that are important for prediction of COVID-19 positivity. Image courtesy of Northwestern University
News | Artificial Intelligence
AI Detects COVID-19 on Chest X-rays with Accuracy and Speed

December 3, 2020 — Northwestern University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform that ...

Time December 03, 2020
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An example of a body composition analysis of an abdominal CT slice with the subcutaneous fat in green, skeletal muscle red and visceral fat in yellow. This was automatically identified and analyzed via a deep learning algorithm to assess the risk for heart attack and stroke in more than 12,000 patients. #RSNA2020 #RSNA20 #RSNA
Feature | Artificial Intelligence
AI Measured Abdominal Fat Accurately Predicts Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

December 2, 2020 – Automated deep learning analysis of abdominal computed tomography (CT) images produces a more precise ...

Time December 02, 2020
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The study "Will We Solve Crimes with Radiomics? Results of an Experimental Study on Charred Human Bone Samples," was presented at the Virtual Radiological Society of North America's 2020 conference (RSNA20). Radiomics, which extracts data from clinical images, can be reliably used to assess changes in the bone structure due to fire exposure.
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Researchers Use Radiomics in Forensic Examination of Charred Human Bones

December 1, 2020 — The study "Will We Solve Crimes with Radiomics? Results of an Experimental Study on Charred Human ...

Time December 01, 2020
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Chest CT images in a 34-year-old man with fever for 4 days. Positive result of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 using a swab sample was obtained on February 8, 2020. Dates of examination are shown on images. A, Chest CT scan with magnification of lesions in coronal and sagittal planes shows a nodule with reversed halo sign in left lower lobe (box) at the early stage of the pneumonia. B, Chest CT scans in different axial planes and coro
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Research Receives RSNA Margulis Award

November 29, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) presented its ninth Alexander R. Margulis Award for ...

Time November 29, 2020
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research & Education (R&E) Foundation awarded the 2020 Bracco Diagnostics Inc./RSNA Research Scholar Grant to Brent D. Weinberg, M.D., Ph.D., and the 2020 Bracco Diagnostics Inc./RSNA Research Resident Grant to Evan DC Calabrese, M.D., Ph.D. These grants are made possible by Bracco Diagnostics Inc.’s support of the RSNA R&E Foundation.
News | Radiology Business
Researchers Awarded 2020 Bracco Diagnostics Inc./RSNA Research Grants

November 3, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research & Education (R&E) Foundation awarded the ...

Time November 03, 2020
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Conceptual diagram of bio-organizational crushing technology based on high-intensity concentric ultrasonography. Image courtesy of Korea Institue of Science and Technology(KIST)
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Destroying Cancer Cells with Non-surgical Ultrasound Treatment

November 2, 2020 — Focusing ultrasound energy on a target site in the body to generate heat can burn and destroy the ...

Time November 02, 2020
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Updated results of NRG Oncology trial display effectiveness of gemcitabine and daily radiation for bladder preservation in muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients
News | Radiation Oncology
Effectiveness of Gemcitabine and Daily RT for Bladder Preservation in Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer

November 2, 2020 — Bladder preservation with trimodality therapy can be a safe and effective alternative to cystectomy ...

Time November 02, 2020
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Evaluation of the lung apices using computed tomography angiography of the head and neck during acute ischemic stroke (AIS) can provide the first objective opportunity to screen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
News | CT Angiography (CTA)
Lung Scans for Stroke Patients Could Provide Earlier COVID-19 Detection

October 30, 2020 — Computed tomography angiogram (CTA) scans may offer fast and early detection of COVID-19 in acute ...

Time October 30, 2020
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José Obeso, MD, PhD, (left) of of the Centro Integral de Neurociencias (HM CINAC) in Madrid and Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD, (right) of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Each doctor is leading a clinical trial using focused ultrasound to target the striatum in patients with Parkinson's disease.
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Two Landmark Studies Advance Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

October 30, 2020 — A team of researchers in Madrid, Spain, and another team in Toronto, Canada, are the first in the ...

Time October 30, 2020
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