Clinical Trials

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

prostate cancer, biomarkers, AUA, mpMRI, biopsy

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Advanced Prostate Cancer Screening Techniques Highlighted at American Urological Society Meeting

May 21, 2015 — Five new studies evaluating the use of imaging and urine-based biomarkers as ways to improve prostate ...

May 21, 2015

breast MRI, breast cancer, risk prediction, Rahbar

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MRI Shows Potential to Improve Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

May 21, 2015 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides important information about a woman’s future risk of developing ...

May 21, 2015

Polaris, MD Anderson Cooper, breast cancer pilot project, partner

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Polaris Health Directions Partners With MD Anderson on Breast Cancer Pilot Project

May 20, 2015 — Behavioral health technology company Polaris Health Directions and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper ...

May 20, 2015

CT-FFR, Heartflow Analysis, coronary artery disease, EuroPCR, RIPCORD

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CT-FFR Changes Treatment Plan for More Than One-Third of Coronary Artery Disease Patients

May 20, 2015 — Adding the HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis to a standard coronary computed tomography angiogram (cCTA) may ...

May 20, 2015

Journal of Neurotrauma, TBI, traumatic brain injury, GFAP, MRI, CT

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Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injury Could Reduce Unnecessary CT Scans

May 19, 2015 — New study results show a simple blood test to measure brain-specific proteins released after a person ...

May 19, 2015

Johns Hopkins, pancreatic cancer, stereotactic body radiotherapy, SBRT

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Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Beneficial for Some Pancreatic Cancer Patients

May 19, 2015 — Two studies from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center add to preliminary evidence that stereotactic body ...

May 19, 2015

Virginia Tech, Carilion Research Institute, risk, fMRI

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Brain Scans Illuminate Risk-Taking Behaviors

May 19, 2015 — In a study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute ...

May 19, 2015

safe exercise level, atrial fibrillation, AF, men, women, HRS

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Safe Levels of Exercise Differ for Male and Female Atrial Fibrillation Patients

May 18, 2015 — New research reports significant differences between men and women with atrial fibrillation (AF) and the ...

May 18, 2015

HRS, early menopause, atrial fibrillation, Women's Health Study

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New Study Links Early Menopause to Lower Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

May 15, 2015 — A largest-of-its kind study has found that women who experience menopause at a younger age are at a ...

May 15, 2015

modified citrus pectin, MCP, prostate cancer, radio-resistance, Tel Aviv

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Modified Citrus Pectin Enhances Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer Treatment

May 13, 2015 — Scientists at Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel, have found that oral modified citrus pectin (MCP) enhances ...

May 13, 2015

men, breast cancer, high estrogen levels, Cancer Research UK

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Men with High Estrogen Levels Could Be at Greater Risk of Breast Cancer

May 12, 2015 — Men with naturally high levels of estrogen may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer, according ...

May 12, 2015

MGH Cancer Center, node-positive prosate cancer, radiation therapy, survival

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Combined Radiation and Hormonal Therapy Improves Survival in Node-Positive Prostate Cancer

May 12, 2015 — A new study finds men with prostate cancer that has spread to nearby lymph nodes can benefit from the ...

May 12, 2015

luminal A subtype breast cancer, hormone, radiation, Princess Margaret

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Hormone Therapy May Be Sufficient for Certain Breast Cancer Patients Over 60

May 12, 2015 — Women with luminal A subtype breast cancer, particularly those over 60, may not need radiation treatment ...

May 12, 2015

cerebral metastases, stereotactic radiosurgery, SRS, survival, AANS, Marshall

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Repeat Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebral Metastases Doesn’t Impact Survival

May 6, 2015 — Leksell Radiosurgery Award winner Deborah C. Marshall presented her research, “Survival Patterns of ...

May 06, 2015

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New Studies Examine the Significant Risk of Life-Threatening Blood Clots in Post-Surgical Lung Cancer Patients

One life-threatening complication of lung cancer surgery is the formation of blood clots in the lungs (also called ...

May 01, 2015

ependymoma, pediatric, radiotherapy, dose, ESTRO

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High Radiotherapy Dose Improves Prospects for Children with Brain Cancer

April 30, 2015 — Two new studies show that increasing the dose of radiotherapy given to children with an intracranial ...

April 30, 2015

prostate cancer, [18F]DCFPyL, PSMA, biomarker, Johns Hopkins, WMIS

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Study Proves Efficacy of Second-Generation Prostate Imaging Biomarker

April 30, 2015 — A first-in-human prostate cancer study in the Journal of Molecular Imaging and Biology showed initial ...

April 30, 2015

brachytherapy, ESTRO, radiotherapy, five-year recurrence, ASCENDE-RT

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Brachytherapy Implants Reduce Five-Year Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence

April 28, 2015 — Results from a randomized controlled trial comparing permanent radioactive implants (brachytherapy) ...

April 29, 2015

ESTRO, proton therapy, mobile organs, rescanning, Rosalind Perrin

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Rescanning Technique May Allow Proton Therapy in Mobile Organs

April 28, 2015 — Radiotherapy using protons can deliver more accurate treatment to a tumor while reducing the dose to ...

April 28, 2015

Johns Hopkins, motion-tracking MRI, stroke risk, atrial fibrillation

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"Motion-Tracking" MRI Tests Reveal Novel Harbingers of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

April 28, 2015 — Researchers from Johns Hopkins performing sophisticated motion studies of heart magnetic resonance ...

April 28, 2015