A5060550445- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Frailty in Older Adults
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Surgical site infection prevention
University of Padua
2020-2024
Santa Maria Nuova Hospital
2024
University Radiology
2022
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele
2017
Purpose To evaluate if reduced muscle mass, assessed with Computed Tomography (CT), is a predictor of intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization in COVID-19 patients. Methods In this Institution Review Board approved study, we retrospectively evaluated patients treated our tertiary center from March to November 2020 who underwent an unenhanced chest CT scan within three weeks hospitalization.We recorded the mean Hounsfield Unit (Hu) value right paravertebral at level 12 th thoracic vertebra,...
Bone and soft tissue pediatric sarcomas metastasize to the lungs, computed tomography (CT) represents diagnostic gold standard. We aimed investigate accuracy of turbo inversion recovery magnitude (TIRM), inverted TIRM (inverted [iTIRM]), T1-weighted (T1w) controlled aliasing in parallel imaging results higher acceleration (CAIPIRINHA) DIXON with water contrast for diagnosis lung metastases children who underwent 18F-fluorydexoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance...
The current global outbreak of COVID-19 represents a major challenge in terms epidemiology, contagiousness, treatment, as well clinical and radiological behavior this disease. Radiological imaging plays key role the diagnostic process during monitoring conditions especially patients with severe symptoms. According to preliminary data collected our tertiary center, we have documented peculiar requiring endotracheal intubation who underwent seriate chest X-rays. In fact, pattern may worsen...
Since the beginning of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, over 550 million people have been infected worldwide. Despite these large numbers, long-term pulmonary consequences COVID-19 remain unclear.The aim this single-center observational cohort study was to identify and characterize sequelae at 12 months from hospitalization reveal possible predictors for persistence lung consequences.Based on or absence radiological changes after hospitalization, whole population categorized into NOT-RECOVERED (NOT-REC)...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly become a global pandemic with lung representing the main cause of morbidity and mortality. Conventional chest-X ray (CXR) ultrasound (US) are valuable instruments to assess extent involvement. We investigated relationship between CXR scores on admission level medical care required in patients COVID-19. Further, we assessed CXR-US correlation explore role monitoring course COVID-19 pneumonia. Clinical features were obtained at correlated...
Objectives The aim of this study was to validate a composed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) chest radiography score (CARE) based on the extension ground-glass opacity (GG) and consolidations (Co), separately assessed, investigate its prognostic performance. Methods COVID-19-positive patients referring our tertiary centre during first month outbreak in area with known outcome were retrospectively evaluated. Each lung subdivided into three areas three-grade assessing GG Co used. CARE...
Background and Aims: Nuclear protein of the testis ( NUT ) carcinoma (NC) is a rare highly aggressive tumor mainly occurring in adolescents young adults, defined by presence somatic NUTM1 rearrangement. The aim to establish internationally harmonized consensus recommendations for diagnosis treatment adults with NC framework European Reference Network Paediatric Oncology. Methods: Cooperative Study Group Pediatric Rare Tumors developed according Consensus Conference Standard Operating...
Background: The impact of viral burden on severity and prognosis patients hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still a matter debate due to controversial results. Herein, we sought assess load in the nasopharyngeal swab its association with score indexes prognostic parameters. Methods: We included 127 symptomatic 21 asymptomatic subjects diagnosis SARS-CoV-2 infection obtained by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction presence cycle threshold. According level care...
Pediatric soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumors with rhabdomyosarcoma being the most frequent histotype. Diagnostic imaging plays a significant role in evaluation of this type tumors. Thus, aim study was to assess prognostic and diagnostic value radiomic features extracted from axial T2w images primary lesion children examined by PET/MR for staging.Using an open source software, each segmented 33 then extracted. Factor logistic regression analyses were applied select highly correlating...
Soft tissue sarcomas represent approximately 1% of all malignancies, and diagnostic radiology plays a significant role in the overall management this rare group tumors. Recently, quantitative imaging and, particular, radiomics demonstrated to provide novel information, for instance, terms prognosis grading. The aim study was evaluate prognostic radiomic variables extracted from apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps collected at diagnosis patients with soft survival metastatic spread as...
Abstract Herein, we present an uncommon forensic case of death by asphyxia. The victim was a woman whose body at scene investigation (DSI) discovered beside ottoman storage bed. According to the rescue team, who had moved before our arrival, originally found in prone position and stuck with neck, thorax arms within Examination showed hypostasis that mainly distributed face lower chest while sparing neck upper chest. markedly swollen, eyes were congested blood. Dissection histology revealed...
Abstract Wilms tumor is the most common pediatric renal cancer, and lungs represent major site of metastasis recurrence. Relapse occurs in 15%, months or years after treatment; so due to small sample, acquiring more data about pattern lung relapse remains a challenge. The aim our study was evaluate if pulmonary relapse, detected by computed tomography (CT), occurred at initial metastases different location. According data, CT showed high probability recurrence same metastasis.
Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are a heterogeneous group of pediatric cancers. In up to one-third male patients, primary mediastinal location is associated with the presence Klinefelter syndrome (KS). We describe case GCT in patient, unacknowledged KS, that presented relapse 7 years from diagnosis, is, 2 after end follow-up program usually recommended for patients GCT. There no recommendations screening KS and there specific guidelines surveillance patients. Our experience suggests should be...
Abstract Objectives To use Dixon-MR images extracted from [ 18 F]FDG-PET/MR scans to perform an automatic, volumetric segmentation and quantification of body composition in pediatric patients with lymphoma. Materials methods Pediatric lymphoma examined by at diagnosis restaging were included. At each time point, axial fat water Dixon T1w the thighs automatically segmented muscle volume, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intermuscular volume quantified. The metabolic activity largest nodal lesion...
Abstract Pediatric congenital pulmonary malformations are rare abnormalities which may affect airways, parenchyma, and vasculature diagnostic imaging plays a significant role in their identification characterization. Although, nowadays, often the diagnosis of this heterogeneous group is performed prenatally by ultrasound and/or fetal magnetic resonance, after birth, computed tomography represents main technique. Radiographs used as first line tool while resonance demonstrated to be...