UCSD receives $6.7M for immune cell imaging studies
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have received two grants totaling $6.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop technology to image macrophages in tumors.
Called TAM-Sense, the technology works by feeding macrophages tiny drops of a dye that can be detected by MRI, UCSD said. A team led by Eric Ahrens, PhD, will test the technology in patients with recurrent head and neck tumors in a phase I trial, as well as adapt the technology to be used along with PET to enable whole-body imaging.
Macrophages are involved in the body’s normal inflammatory responses but also make up a s...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Novartis to file for Pluvicto label expansion
Novartis said it will file for a label expansion with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this year to expand the use of its Pluvicto radiopharmaceutical drug to patients with earlier cases of prostate cancer.
Currently, Pluvictro (lutetium-177 [Lu-177] prostate-specific membrane antigen [PSMA]-617) is indicated in adult patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have previously received other anticancer therapies. The new filing follows additional data from the phase III PSMAfore study that demonstrates favorable overall survival (OS)...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
UltraCon: How reliable is POCUS for pancreatic imaging?
AUSTIN, TX – Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) isn’t typically used for imaging the pancreas, but perhaps that should change, according to a presentation given April 7 at UltraCon.
In her talk, Alice Lee, MD, from Stanford University in California highlighted findings on how POCUS can be a reliable tool for pancreatic imaging, whether performed by experienced or novice sonographers.
“One of the big implications of pancreatic POCUS is the way that we put imaging in the hands of a provider who’s really managing the patient, whether it’s the gastroenterologist or the primary care physician,” Lee said.
Alice Lee,...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 7, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Gastrointestinal Radiology Source Type: news
UltraCon: Hands-on training promotes student confidence in ultrasound
AUSTIN, TX -- Hands-on training that works better with medical students' schedules can improve practical skills and foster mentorship for promoting ultrasound use, according to research presented April 7 at UltraCon.
In his talk, Ernest Fonocho, MD, from the University of Texas Health McGovern Medical School in Houston presented findings indicating that a three-day curriculum with smaller class sizes improved image acquisition skills for students in several areas of the body.
“We think organizing these workshops is really good for medical students,” Fonocho said. “It sparks their interest in radiology and helps the...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 7, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Radiology Education Ultrasound Source Type: news
Clinical value of some knee and hip MRIs questioned
While MRI-detected biomarkers may serve a beneficial role for people with hip and knee pain, the modality's clinical utility may be limited in patients over the age of 45 in patients with advanced osteoarthritis, according to an article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).
After performing a systematic review and meta-analysis of current literature to assess the clinical utility of MRI in this patient population, NYU Langone Health researchers found several knee structural lesions on MRI that represented potential imaging biomarkers. However, they also found that identifying meniscal tears on MRI like...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 5, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Musculoskeletal Radiology MRI Source Type: news
