Copernicus Memorial Hospital

This study compares carbon fiber and titanium screws used to stabilize the spine in people with cancer that has spread to the backbone. Carbon screws cause less interference on CT and MRI scans, which may help doctors plan radiotherapy more accurately and spot tumor regrowth earl…

This study tests a new method called LN-RADS to find cancer in lymph nodes using CT and MRI scans. It compares LN-RADS with two older methods (RECIST 1.1 and Node-RADS) to see which is most accurate. About 1,000 people with known or suspected cancer will take part. The goal is to…

This study compares two minimally invasive spine surgeries (MIS-TLIF and MIDLIF) for people with chronic low back pain caused by worn-out discs. One hundred adults who have not gotten better with non-surgical treatments will be randomly assigned to one of the two procedures. The …

This study tests whether combining a special PET scan (FET-PET) with MRI can better guide surgery and radiation for glioblastoma, the most aggressive brain cancer. About 189 adults with a single tumor will be randomly assigned to standard MRI-guided treatment or the combined imag…