Nano-radiomics unveils treatment effect on tumor microenvironment

A research team led by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has developed a new approach called nano-radiomics that uses complex analyses of imaging data to assess changes in the tumor microenvironment that cannot be detected with conventional imaging methods. Nano-radiomics combines imaging technology using a nanoparticle contrast agent, with radiomics for computational mining of 3D imaging data. This approach provides the promise of a new noninvasive means to enhance current imaging methods in measuring and monitoring the effectiveness of cellular immunotherapies designed to specifically target the tumor microenvironment.