Clinical Research

Altered brain structure may play a role in eating disorders, MRI data suggest
Experts recently uncovered evidence suggesting behaviors such as undereating, binging and purging could be owed to anatomical alterations in parts of the brain.
Commercially available AI increases breast cancer detection by nearly 20%
Results from the world’s largest prospective artificial intelligence study revealed the system could significantly benefit breast cancer screening programs.
Tattoo ink a promising option for localizing sentinel axillary lymph nodes
In some cases, the method even helps to home in on sentinel nodes that may not have been identified during prior biopsy.
New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA
Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.
Repurposed radiotracer lights up treatment-resistant tumors 'like a Christmas tree'
Use of the new tracer could improve outcomes by enabling providers to adjust treatment regimens much earlier than they have been able to previously.

Imaging Addiction: Could PET & MR End Cocaine Abuse?

Cocaine addiction can ruin a person physically and financially, and with an estimated 1.4 million cocaine users in the U.S., thousands will become trapped by their habit. While previous research on the drug and its addictive potential were observational and subjective, imaging is reshaping how we see addiction—and how it will be treated.

November 5, 2013

PET technique visualizes amyloid deposits in heart

PET with 11C-PIB provides a noninvasive method for visualizing amyloid deposits in the heart, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The researchers suggest that 11C-PIB eventually may be used in the clinical setting as both a diagnostic tool and a treatment follow-up method.

February 10, 2013

LightLab Imaging debuts new OCT system at EuroPCR

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) developer LightLab Imaging has launched its C7XR FD-OCT imaging system with the C7 Dragonfly Imaging Catheter at EuroPCR 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.

May 19, 2009

EuroPCR: Xience continues to perform better than Taxus at two years

Two-year data from the SPIRIT III trial, Abbott’s U.S. pivotal trial,demonstrated that its Xience V everolimus-eluting coronary stent systemcontinues to deliver clinically superior benefits compared to BostonScientific’s Taxus paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system, accordingto a presentation at a late-breaking clinical trials session at EuroPCR2008 in Barcelona, Spain.

May 22, 2008

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