Copernicus Memorial Hospital

This study compares carbon fiber and titanium screws in people with cancer that has spread to the spine. The goal is to see if carbon screws cause fewer imaging problems, making it easier to plan radiation therapy and spot cancer return. About 226 adults will take part, and the s…

This study compares three methods for reading CT and MRI scans of lymph nodes to see which best detects cancer. The new method, LN-RADS, may find small metastases that current guidelines miss. Researchers will enroll 1,000 people with known or suspected cancer who need a lymph no…

This study compares two minimally invasive spine surgeries (Mini-TLIF and MIDLIF) for people with chronic low back pain from disc disease. 100 adults who haven't improved with other treatments will be randomly assigned to one surgery and followed for a year. The goal is to see wh…

This study tests whether adding a special PET scan (FET-PET) to standard MRI can better guide surgery and radiation for glioblastoma, the most aggressive brain tumor. About 189 adults with a single tumor will be randomly assigned to have treatment planning based on MRI alone or M…