A5102712116- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- MRI in cancer diagnosis
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Case Reports on Hematomas
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Omental and Epiploic Conditions
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
University of Chieti-Pescara
2008-2022
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
2021
Ospedale SS. Annunziata
2018-2020
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
1994-1995
Abstract Objectives (1) To investigate whether a contrast-free biparametric MRI (bp-MRI) including T2-weighted images (T2W) and diffusion-weighted (DWI) can be considered an accurate alternative to the standard multiparametric (mp-MRI), consisting of T2, DWI, dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) imaging for muscle-invasiveness assessment bladder cancer (BC), (2) evaluate how diagnostic performance differently experienced readers is affected according type protocol. Methods Thirty-eight patients...
Malignant perivascular epitheliod cell tumor (PEComa) is a very rare entity composed of distinctive cells with variable immunoreactivity for melanocytic and muscle markers. At present this neoplasm does not have known normal cellular counterpart the natural history often unpredictable. Up to now, few cases PEComa been described treatment modalities are still controversial, particularly in advanced conditions.We handled case 42-year-old man unresectable abdomen. A 7 cm hepatic hypodense...
Objective: To assess serial changes in liver tumors after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation at follow-up multidetector-row computed tomography. Materials and Methods: Forty patients with 65 malignant lesions underwent tomography immediately, 1 month every 3 months, up to a maximum of 15 months ablation. The (CT) appearance the treated (non-enhanced attenuation, enhancement pattern, shape size) was assessed each follow-up. relationship between CT finding treatment outcome evaluated by χ2...
Background: Due to the high soft tissue resolution, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could improve accuracy of pancreatic tumor delineation in radiation treatment planning. A multi-institutional study was proposed evaluate impact MRI on inter-observer agreement gross volume (GTV) and duodenum for cancer compared with computer tomography (CT).Material Methods: Two clinical cases borderline resectable (Case 1) unresectable 2) were selected. In two sequential steps, diagnostic contrast-enhanced...
Objective: To compare the diagnostic performance of axial and coronal views in multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) patients with small-bowel obstruction (SBO) or large-bowel (LBO). Materials Methods: Among 157 clinical radiographic findings BO, 73 patients, who underwent MDCT were found to have surgically proven SBO (49/73) LBO (24/73), retrospectively evaluated. Portal-enhanced was performed using 4 × 2.5-mm collimation; 3-mm-thick images reconstructed 2 mm increment. Coronal...
To assess the radiation dose and image quality of ultra-low (ULD)-CT colonography (CTC) obtained with combined use automatic tube current (mAs) modulation a reference mAs 25 sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE), compared to low-dose (LD) CTC acquired 55 reconstructed filtered back projection (FBP).Eighty-two patients underwent ULD-CTC acquisition in prone position LD-CTC supine position. Both protocols were terms [weighted volume computed tomography index (CTDIvol ) effective...
To determine the influence of clinical data on reader diagnostic accuracy in focal liver lesion (FLL) detection and classification.Eighty-seven oncologic patients with FLLs underwent contrast-enhanced multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Two independent readers reviewed images for FLL classification as benign or malignant without knowledge after provision information. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, Az values were...
The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) is a recently developed classification aiming to improve the standardization of liver imaging assessment in patients at risk developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). LI-RADS v2017 implemented new algorithms for ultrasound (US) screening surveillance, contrast-enhanced US diagnosis computed tomography/magnetic resonance treatment response assessment. A minor update was released 2018 comply with American Association Study Diseases...