A5073038853- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- MRI in cancer diagnosis
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
- Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
University of Cagliari
2011-2025
KU Leuven
2025
Erasmus MC
2025
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Cagliari
2012-2022
Center for Vascular Biology Research
2010-2011
Sapienza University of Rome
2011
Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio
2010
Policlinico Universitario di Catania
2008-2009
University of Sassari
2008
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ulceration is a severe complication of carotid plaque. The purpose this study was to evaluate the role and diagnostic efficacy multidetector row CT angiography (MDCTA) ultrasound (US) echo color Doppler (US-ECD) in patients with plaque complicated by ulceration through comparison surgical observation. MATERIALS METHODS: From January 2004 October 2005, 237 patients, for total 474 arteries, studied at first US, were analyzed using angiography. A 103 underwent...
The aim of this paper is to describe a novel and completely automated technique for carotid artery (CA) recognition, far (distal) wall segmentation, intima-media thickness (IMT) measurement, which strong clinical tool risk assessment cardiovascular diseases. architecture multiresolution edge snapper (CAMES) consists the following two stages: 1) CA recognition based on combination scale-space statistical classification in framework 2) segmentation lumen-intima (LI) media-adventitia (MA)...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between MDCT angiography-assessed carotid artery plaque volume and composition presence ulceration.Seventy consecutive patients (46 men 24 women; mean age, 63 years; age range, 42-81 years) were studied using retrospectively analyzed. Component types defined according attenuation value ranges (lipid, < 60 HU; fibrous tissue, 60-130 calcification, > 130 HU). volumes each component calculated. Statistical analysis performed receiver...
<h3>BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:</h3> Intraplaque hemorrhage is considered a leading parameter of carotid plaque vulnerability. Our purpose was to assess the CT characteristics intraplaque with histopathologic correlation identify features that allow for confirming or ruling out hemorrhage. <h3>MATERIALS METHODS:</h3> This retrospective study included 91 patients (67 men; median age, 65 ± 7 years; age range, 41–83 years) who underwent angiography and endarterectomy from March 2010 May 2013....
Atherosclerotic disease of the carotid arteries is a major cause ischemic stroke. Traditionally, degree stenosis has been regarded as primary parameter for predicting stroke risk, but emerging evidence highlights importance plaque composition and morphology. Recently, Carotid Plaque-Reporting Data System (RADS) introduced to standardize assessment beyond stenosis. However, its reliability in routine radiological practice yet be established. This study assesses inter-reader agreement,...
<h3>BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:</h3> Our aim was to assess the relationship between volume and percentage of intraplaque hemorrhage measured using CT occurrence cerebrovascular events at time CT. <h3>MATERIALS METHODS:</h3> One-hundred-twenty-three consecutive subjects (246 carotid arteries) with a mean age 69 years who underwent CTA were included in this retrospective study. Plaque components subcomponents (including volume) quantified dedicated software. <h3>RESULTS:</h3> Forty-six arteries...
Several studies have shown that leukoaraiosis is a clinically relevant condition. Patients with negative prognosis in terms of death, stroke, and myocardial infarction. The aim this study was to evaluate whether the presence severity correlate degree carotid stenosis specific types plaque (fatty, mixed, calcified) group elderly patients clinical indications for MDCT.From January 2004 March 2007, 147 consecutively registered 65 years older underwent MDCT. All enrolled cohort were assessed...
To compare the six-month outcome on mood, cognition and quality of life (QoL) in patients with severe carotid atherosclerosis (CA) who underwent endarterectomy (CEA) subjects refused treatment.Cohort study consecutive inpatients CA (stenosis ≥ 50 %) (N = 46; age 72.56 ± 7.26; male 65.2 %). Intervention cohort: decided to undergo CEA 35); Control cohort 11). DSM-IV-Psychiatric diagnosis made by clinicians using interviews, QoL measured Short Form Health Survey (SF-12); cognitive performance...
The presence of IPH is considered the most dangerous feature because it significantly associated with clinical ipsilateral cerebrovascular events. Our aim was to explore characterization plaque CT in symptomatic subjects bilateral intraplaque hemorrhage.Three-hundred-forty-three consecutive patients recent anterior circulation ischemic events (<2 weeks) and carotid arteries (performed within 14 days event) evaluated between June 2012 September 2017 were analyzed for volume composition...