
Researchers at UVA developed an AI imaging tool using PET/MR to distinguish treatment effects from tumor progression in glioblastoma patients.
Key Details
- 1AI tool analyzes PET/MR imaging findings in glioblastoma cases.
- 2Distinguishes between tissue changes due to treatment vs. tumor progression.
- 3Current monitoring approaches often require a waiting period of 3+ months.
- 4Faster distinction could enable earlier treatment modification for recurrence.
- 5Method developed by a University of Virginia team.
Why It Matters
Improved differentiation between treatment effects and recurrence could allow clinicians to adjust therapies more quickly, potentially improving outcomes for a highly aggressive brain cancer. This underlines the growing significance of AI-assisted multi-modal imaging in oncology workflows.

Source
Health Imaging
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