Clinical News: Page 439

Quitting smoking slows early lung cancer progression

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

People who quit smoking after being diagnosed with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer have slower disease progression and lower mortality rates, according to a study published July 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

July 26, 2021

ASTRO members exhort Congress to block proposed Medicare cuts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) met with congressional leaders to urge them to block radiation oncology facility payment cuts in the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

July 25, 2021

Kheiron, Medtech bring Mia to Qatar

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Kheiron Medical Technologies has signed a distribution agreement with medical and laboratory equipment supplier Medtech to bring its Mia artificial intelligence breast screening software to Qatar.

July 25, 2021

MRI finds brain structure changes in elite rugby players

By Erik L. Ridley

Advanced MRI sequences have revealed that a significant proportion of active elite rugby players experience changes in brain white matter from their participation in the sport, according to research published online July 22 in Brain Communications.

July 25, 2021

3D liver segmentation detects fatty liver on cardiac CT

By Erik L. Ridley

A 3D liver segmentation method can be utilized to rapidly diagnose and measure fatty liver on cardiac CT exams, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

July 25, 2021

New PET tracer detects Alzheimer's disease pathology

By Will Morton

A new PET tracer proved for the first time it can be used to identify brain activity involved in the formation of plaque in people with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published July 15 in Molecular Psychiatry.

July 25, 2021

Imaging aids in tween's tumor-induced jaw reconstruction

By Melissa Busch

Imaging has helped diagnose and reconstruct an 11-year-old girl's lower jaw, which had eroded due to a growing benign tumor. The case report was published on July 9 in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases.

July 25, 2021

PET/CT shows promise predicting outcomes in head, neck cancer

By Will Morton

PET/CT imaging may help predict outcomes in patients on immunotherapy for head and neck cancer, according to a research letter published July 23 in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.

July 23, 2021

New PET tracer targets iron in cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

For decades, researchers have known that cancer harbors an insatiable appetite for iron. Now they may have a PET tracer, called F-18 TRX, that targets iron on cancer cells, which could help in the development of therapies that exploit iron activity in tumors.

July 22, 2021

Point Biopharma, Isotopia sign clinical agreement for isotope

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Point Biopharma Global and Isotopia Molecular Imaging announced the companies have signed a clinical supply agreement for the medical radioisotope lutetium-177, a therapeutic isotope used in Point's pipeline of radiopharmaceutical assets.

July 22, 2021

ImaginAb signs new agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

ImaginAb has signed a new license agreement to supply its ImmunoPET radiotracer to Boehringer Ingelheim.

July 22, 2021

Guerbet posts 'strong recovery' in first-half financial results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast developer Guerbet reported a "strong recovery" across its business lines in the company's financial results for the first half of 2021.

July 22, 2021

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