Clinical Trials

Alzheimer's, ADNI3 study, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, NIH grant, MRI, PET, biomarkers

NIH Award Expands Landmark Alzheimer's Biomarker Study

September 9, 2016 — The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) recently launched into its next phase, ADNI3 ...

September 09, 2016

ASTRO 2016 annual meeting, clinical trials and research, press program, radiation therapy

News | Radiation Therapy

ASTRO Announces Featured Clinical Trials and Research for 2016 Annual Meeting

September 7, 2016 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced the press program for its 58th Annual ...

September 07, 2016

Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

MRIs in Pregnancy Safe, But Gadolinium Scans May Raise Risk to Fetus

September 7, 2016 — In an analysis that included more than 1.4 million births, exposure to magnetic resonance imaging ...

September 07, 2016

autism severity, diagnostic ultrasound, link, UW stud, genetics

Feature | Ultrasound Imaging

Study Links Autism Severity to Genetics, Ultrasound

September 2, 2016 — For children with autism and a class of genetic disorders, diagnostic ultrasound exposure in the ...

September 02, 2016

News | Neuro Imaging

3-D Imaging Reveals Unexpected Plaque Arrangements in Alzheimer's-afflicted Brains

August 30, 2016 — Rockefeller University researchers have used a recently-developed imaging technique that makes tissue ...

August 30, 2016

Vantage Oncology, breast conservation treatment, BCT, lumpectomy radiation therapy, survival rates, clinical study

News | Radiation Therapy

Lumpectomy Plus Radiotherapy Improves Breast Cancer Survival in Community Setting

August 30, 2016 — A recently published study identifies two key research findings regarding breast cancer treatment ...

August 30, 2016

MRI-guided focused ultrasound, ExAblate Neuro, essential tremor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, UM SOM study

News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Effective to Treat Essential Tremor

August 26, 2016 — Treatment with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound significantly improves ...

August 26, 2016

News

FDA Calls for Zika Virus Testing for All Donated Blood in the United States

August 26, 2016 — As a further safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug ...

August 26, 2016

brain activity, obese women, food cues, UT Southwestern study

News | Neuro Imaging

Brain Activity, Response to Food Cues Differ in Severely Obese Women

August 26, 2016 — The brain’s reward centers in severely obese women continue to respond to food cues even after they’ve ...

August 26, 2016

Zika virus, imaging zika, CT scans of Zika, MRI scans of zika, radiology of Zika, medical imaging of zika

Feature | Neuro Imaging

Imaging Zika Virus - Radiologic Assessment and Tracking in Prenatal Development

August 26 – The Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) journal Radiology has published a special report ...

August 26, 2016

Alzheimer's, phase 3 study, MRI, LMTM, AAIC 2016

News | Neuro Imaging

MRI Helps Assess Tau-Targeting Alzheimer's Drug in Phase 3 Study

August 24, 2016 — Important clinical trial results in Alzheimer's disease and dementia were recently reported at the ...

August 24, 2016

Valiance X12, SPECT/CT, CZT detectors, clinical trial

News | SPECT-CT

Molecular Dynamics' CZT-based Digital SPECT/CT Trial Shows Promising Results

August 24, 2016 — Molecular Dynamics has successfully completed the first phase of a clinical trial to evaluate the ...

August 24, 2016

MRI, prostate cancer, zinc, UT Southwestern Medical Center study

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Novel MRI Technique Distinguishes Healthy Prostate Tissue From Cancer Using Zinc

August 23, 2016 — A novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method that detects low levels of zinc ion can help ...

August 23, 2016

lung cancer, low-dose helical computed tomography, LDCT, Moffitt Cancer Center study, high-risk patients

News | Lung Imaging

Regular Lung Cancer Screening Important for High-Risk Patients

August 22, 2016 — A new study found patients who tested negative for lung cancer by low-dose helical computed tomography ...

August 22, 2016

News | Radiation Therapy

Shorter Radiation Course Recommended for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients

August 19, 2016 — Early-stage breast cancer patients receiving a shorter course of whole breast radiation with higher ...

August 19, 2016

PET, depression, neurogenesis, brain imaging, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technology study

News | PET Imaging

New PET Imaging Technique Could Improve Understanding of Depression, Drug Treatments

August 19, 2016 — A new non-invasive positron emission tomography (PET) technique can obtain images of neuron ...

August 19, 2016

Parkinson's disease, altered brain activity, NIH-funded study, Radiology journal, fMRI

News | Neuro Imaging

Researchers Examine How Parkinson's Disease Alters Brain Activity Over Time

August 18, 2016 — Neuroscientists peered into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease and two similar conditions ...

August 18, 2016

high-risk prostate cancer, radical local treatment, Umea University Sweden study, mortality

News | Prostate Cancer

Radical Treatment and Examination Combined Can Halve Prostate Cancer Mortality

August 16, 2016 — High-risk prostate cancer patients treated at hospitals with a high proportion of administered radical ...

August 16, 2016

CT lung cancer screening, computed tomography, crowd-sourced study, image quality, Prevent Cancer Foundation workshop

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Initial Results Reported for First Crowd-Sourced CT Image Quality Study

August 8, 2016 — An overview of the initial findings and results from the CT Lung Screening Protocol Challenge was ...

August 08, 2016

News | Clinical Trials

Ultrasound headset may be new way to recognize concussion on the sidelines

Mapping blood flow in the brain of athletes using an advanced form of ultrasound may make it easier to more accurately ...

August 05, 2016