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MRgFUS trial reports Parkinson motor-complication gains
The prospective multicenter trial used Insightec’s Exablate Neuro system in 54 patients and reported a 66.8% motor-complication improvement after bilateral treatment.
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Imaging research, modality advances, and clinical practice updates.
Clinical
Hepatoscope adds FDA-cleared liver-fat quantification
E-Scopics said its Hepatoscope-Derived Fat Fraction combines ultrasound attenuation and backscattering coefficient measurements to estimate intrahepatic fat at the point of care.
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Resorbable microspheres show 12-month GAE pain gains
A Radiology study of 194 patients found sustained pain reduction and functional improvement after genicular artery embolization for osteoarthritis-related knee pain.
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Ambelvist adds lower-dose GBCA option for MRI
FDA approval covers gadoquatrane for detecting and visualizing lesions with abnormal vascularity in CNS and non-CNS body regions across adult and pediatric patients.
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Pentixafor PET/CT program moves into U.S. phase 3
FDA clearance of the IND allows Pentixapharm to start the PANDA study of Ga-68 pentixafor for treatment-resistant hypertension with underlying primary aldosteronism.
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EQUIP study reports 2.5-minute total-body PET/CT
The 25-patient oncology comparison found an 83% acquisition-time reduction and higher reader scores for image quality on a 128-cm long-axial field-of-view PET/CT system.
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Stanford delivers first S250-FIT proton treatment
Mevion said the treatment was delivered inside an existing conventional radiation therapy vault using its S250-FIT system with Leo Cancer Care’s Marie platform.
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7T MRI study links sleep patterns to glutamate levels
An Auburn University graduate student underwent 104 MRI scans over 18 months while wearing a sleep-tracking ring to study next-day brain chemistry.
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Aura 10 case links specimen PET/CT with tumor mapping
A Head & Neck case report from Vanderbilt described intraoperative PET/CT specimen imaging after resection in recurrent oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
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GLP-1 breast cancer signal emerges in Penn cohort
The retrospective study of more than 110,000 women found lower breast cancer incidence among GLP-1 users, but researchers said the data do not prove causation.
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RCC review links CT and MRI to overdiagnosis risk
International Urology and Nephrology review says rising renal cancer incidence with stable mortality may reflect increased incidental detection of small renal masses.
Clinical
Amyloid PET positivity differs across dementia groups
A Vanderbilt-led study of 5,757 Medicare beneficiaries found lower amyloid PET positivity odds among Black and Hispanic patients with cognitive impairment.
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ARC-166 PET agent guides first ARC-706 patient dose
Archeus has started a phase I study pairing the Y-86 ARC-166 diagnostic agent with Y-90 ARC-706 therapy in metastatic cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Clinical
UPatch monitors fetal blood flow for up to 6 hours
A Nature Biotechnology study tested the abdomen-worn device against handheld ultrasound in 62 pregnancies and used continuous monitoring in 52 pregnant women.
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Microtia repair series tests rib-site cryoablation
Lurie Children’s reported early use of ultrasound-guided intercostal nerve cryoablation to reduce pain after rib-cartilage harvest for natural ear reconstruction.