SIR: Virtual reality beats fluoroscopy for catheter placement
Virtual reality may be a safer, more time-efficient alternative to conventional...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: VR, AR elevate radiologists' value in future of medicine Virtual reality may help plan, guide glioma resection 3D printing gives pediatric heart surgery a boost Virtual reality, 3D printing resolve obscure lung cancer Virtual reality adds depth to brain aneurysm diagnosis (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A new combination treatment aimed at resistant and recurrent low-grade gliomas slowed tumor growth and killed tumor cells in laboratory and mouse models. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Augmented reality cultivates early radiology education
An interactive educational course that uses augmented reality technology to...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: VR, AR elevate radiologists' value in future of medicine AR aids image-guided spinal procedures on live patients AR improves operative view for robotic thyroid surgery AR, 3D printing make headway in patient education Virtual reality may help plan, guide glioma resection (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 11, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

VR, AR elevate radiologists' value in future of medicine
How can virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) help radiologists advance...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AR aids image-guided spinal procedures on live patients AR improves operative view for robotic thyroid surgery Virtual reality may help plan, guide glioma resection VR, AR may revamp cardiovascular imaging Virtual reality adds depth to brain aneurysm diagnosis (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 4, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Gadolinium breast MRI screening OK for healthy women
VIENNA - Healthy women at high risk for developing breast cancer should have...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Video from ECR 2019: Alexander Radbruch on gadolinium debate Gadolinium in gliomas, adjacent tissue raises questions German study may offer new way to detect gadolinium Patients report long-term gadolinium presence in urine Gadolinium accumulation might be more widespread than thought (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 4, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Promising strategy to fight the most deadly brain tumor in children
(Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) A study published in Nature Communications found that an inhibitor of an enzyme called ACVR1 slows tumor growth and increases survival in an animal model of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) -- the most deadly brain tumor in children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 4, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Super-enhancers: novel target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
(Rapamycin Press) Among many pathways of cancer progression that PDAC relies on, anomalous activation of the sonic hedgehog pathway has shown in a variety of human cancers, including, basal cell carcinoma, malignant gliomas, medulloblastoma, leukemias, and cancers of the breast, lung, pancreas, and prostate. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 26, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Blocking DNA repair restores sensitivity of brain tumors to treatment in mice
Researchers found that blocking DNA repair made gliomas, a type of deadly brain tumor, more responsive to radiation therapy in mice. The study suggests possible treatment strategies. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - February 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study unveils a blueprint for treating a deadly brain tumor
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) In a study of mice and human brain tumors researchers at the University of the Michigan, Ann Arbor, searched for new treatments by exploring the reasons why some patients with gliomas live remarkably longer than others. The results suggested that certain patients' tumor cells are less aggressive and much better at repairing DNA than others but are difficult to kill with radiation. The researchers then showed that combining radiation therapy with cancer drugs designed to block DNA repair may be an effective treatment strategy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 19, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Gadolinium in gliomas, adjacent tissue raises questions
Researchers have discovered the presence of gadolinium from MRI contrast in...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: German study may offer new way to detect gadolinium Gadolinium accumulation might be more widespread than thought AI may help in fight against gadolinium deposition Is gadolinium deposition disease really a disease? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 12, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Burn-induced neuroepithelial changes as a delayed cause of mortality in major burns: a case report and literature review - Obeid DA, Alhujayri AK, Aldekhayel S.
BACKGROUND: Mortality in major burns is caused mainly by multisystem organ failure. Brain lesions in burn patients are rare and predominantly traumatic in nature. Here, we present an unusual case of burn-induced glioma causing rapid neurological deteriorat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Apatinib Case Study Uncovers Potential Mesothelioma Treatment
Doctors in China may have uncovered an effective second- or third-line treatment option for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Dr. RongQin Meng, an oncologist at 363 Hospital in Cheng Du, said the investigational drug Apatinib (rivoceranib) could become part of a much-needed advance in mesothelioma treatment. After first- and second-line chemotherapy combinations had failed to slow tumor growth in a 58-year-old woman, Apatinib provided a five-month progression-free survival. “I was surprised at the result,” Meng told The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com. “After taking the drug, the quality of life was g...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - January 31, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniel King Source Type: news

FET-PET adds 'relevant' info to pediatric cancer cases
Thanks to its high specificity, fluoroethyl-tyrosine (FET)-PET can help confirm...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Ga-68 PSMA-11 PET/MRI benefits prostate cancer patients SNMMI: FET-PET could have answers for brainstem glioma SNMMI: FET-PET aids pediatric brain cancer patients (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 30, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Synodos does it again: Breaking barriers to solve the 'impossible' problems
(Children's Tumor Foundation) Treatment for low-grade gliomas in patients living with neurofibromatosis type 1 are now one step closer thanks to recent research discoveries initiated and funded by the Children's Tumor Foundation. The Foundation's SYNODOS consortium has just recently been published in Nature Medicine, showing that immunotherapy has the potential to impact gliomas. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 27, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Artificial activation of cancer cells to destroy them
(Far Eastern Federal University) This risky method of anti-cancer therapy was suggested by scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU). Their review of mechanisms for molecular activation of stem cells of gliomas (most widely-spread brain tumors) was approved for publishing in the Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience journal. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news