Photoacoustic imaging in oncology: translational preclinical and early clinical experience

KS Valluru, KE Wilson, JK Willmann - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Photoacoustic imaging has evolved into a clinically translatable platform with the potential to
complement existing imaging techniques for the management of cancer, including detection …

Imaging effects of radiation therapy in the abdomen and pelvis: evaluating “innocent bystander” tissues

KE Maturen, MU Feng, AP Wasnik, SF Azar… - Radiographics, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Accurate interpretation of posttherapeutic images obtained in radiation oncology patients
requires familiarity with modern radiation therapy techniques and their expected effects on …

In vivo visualization of prostate brachytherapy seeds with photoacoustic imaging

MA Lediju Bell, NP Kuo, DY Song… - … of biomedical optics, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We conducted a canine study to investigate the in vivo feasibility of photoacoustic imaging
for intraoperative updates to brachytherapy treatment plans. A fiber coupled to a 1064-nm …

Gum arabic-coated radioactive gold nanoparticles cause no short-term local or systemic toxicity in the clinically relevant canine model of prostate cancer

SM Axiak-Bechtel, A Upendran… - International journal …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Gum arabic-coated radioactive gold nanoparticles (GA-198AuNPs) offer several
advantages over traditional brachytherapy in the treatment of prostate cancer, including …

A decision aid to support informed choices for patients recently diagnosed with prostate cancer: a randomized controlled trial

C Chabrera, A Zabalegui, M Bonet, M Caro… - Cancer …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Decision aids provide balanced information about the benefits and risks of
treatment options and improve the match between patient preferences and the treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative effectiveness of low-dose-rate brachytherapy with or without external beam radiotherapy in favorable and unfavorable intermediate-risk prostate …

H Tsumura, N Tanaka, T Oguchi, T Owari, Y Nakai… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
We compared clinical outcomes associated with seed brachytherapy (SEED-BT) alone and
SEED-BT plus external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for intermediate-risk prostate cancer …

Gum acacia dietary fiber: Significance in immunomodulation, inflammatory diseases, and cancer

S Barkeer, R Pothuraju, P Malakar… - Phytotherapy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Gum arabic/acacia (GA), derived from Acacia trees, is a versatile natural product
offering a broad spectrum of applications. Its rich content of soluble dietary fibers, coupled …

High-dose-rate brachytherapy with two or three fractions as monotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer

P Hoskin, A Rojas, P Ostler, R Hughes, R Alonzi… - Radiotherapy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background To evaluate late urinary (GU) and gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events (AEs)
and biochemical control of disease after high-dose rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) in locally …

Photoacoustic-guided focused ultrasound for accurate visualization of brachytherapy seeds with the photoacoustic needle

MKA Singh, V Parameshwarappa… - … of biomedical optics, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
An important problem in minimally invasive photoacoustic (PA) imaging of brachytherapy
seeds is reflection artifacts caused by the high signal from the optical fiber/needle tip …

High-dose-rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for localized prostate cancer using three different doses–14 years of single-centre experience

CP Soatti, D Delishaj, R D'Amico, C Frigerio… - Journal of …, 2020 - termedia.pl
Purpose Prostate cancer is the most common solid tumor in men [1]. With the introduction of
serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, the incidence of prostate cancer has …