A listing of radiology medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
The purpose of this research study is to explore the effect of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on brain oxygen metabolism. This will show us how much oxygen your brain uses to function. OSA is known to lower levels of oxygen in the blood and also to cause cognitive deficits. We …
We will examine differences in nAChR availability based on individual differences in the nicotine metabolism rate. Work conducted by Dr. Lermans group at Penn, in collaboration with Drs. Rachel Tyndale (University of Toronto) and Neal Benowitz (University of California, San Francisco) has documented differences in smoking cessation and treatment response …
University of Pennsylvania Department of Radiology is conducting a research study on hip bone microstructure and strength in people with AND without chronic renal disease. The purpose of this research is to examine the microstructure of bone in the hip using a new, MRI-based approach.
Patients with recurrent or metastatic ER+ breast cancer, who have failed prior endocrine therapy may be eligible for this study. Patients may participate in this study, if they are at least 18 years of age, most participants will be receiving care at the clinical practices of the University of Pennsylvania. …
Patients with suspected bacterial infection at the time screening are eligible for this study. Patients may participate in this study if they are at least 18 years of age, and most participants will be receiving care at the clinical practices of the University of Pennsylvania. Up to 30 subjects will …
Patients with metastatic breast cancer, that is biopsy proven or clinically documented by standard imaging (e.g. CT, MRI, Bone Scan, Ultrasound, FDG PET/CT), may be eligible for this study. Patients may participate in this study, if they are at least 18 years of age. We anticipate enrolling up to 30 …
Mortality related to cardiovascular disease in the US is improving. Yet the rate of decline is less for women than for men. Womens health is unique due to the varying reproductive stages, and differences are even greater due to gender-specific characteristics of the heart and vasculature. While women have some unique risk factors, …
This research study will test the performance of new magnetic resonance imaging techniques at 7.0 Tesla. These new methods have already been tested in model systems and need to be tried on human subjects prior to their applications in determining important substances in the whole brain. . This study is …
Post-menopausal osteoporosis is a major public health issue affecting millions of women. However, the microstructural implications of the disorder on cortical bone, the dominant bone type of the skeleton, are poorly understood and currently cannot be evaluated in vivo. This study, which utilizes new quantitative MRI methods, provides a path …