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Last Updated: 12/22/16

How are imaging clinical trials and drug treatment trials different?

Imaging clinical trials differ from drug treatment trials in that the scientific question being asked is aimed at understanding if or how a specific imaging test can best be used to screen, diagnose, direct the treatment of, or monitor the response to a therapy for a disease.