A5065938726- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
- Vascular Anomalies and Treatments
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
Azienda USL di Bologna
2021-2025
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2025
Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
2013-2023
University of Bologna
2010-2021
University of Florence
1986
BACKGROUND: Multimodality imaging is currently suggested for the noninvasive diagnosis of cardiac masses. The identification masses’ malignant nature essential to guide proper treatment. We aimed develop a magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived model including mass localization, morphology, and tissue characterization predict malignancy (with histology as gold standard), compare its accuracy versus diagnostic echocardiographic score, evaluate prognostic ability. METHODS: Observational cohort study...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a prevalent cause of left ventricular dysfunction. Nevertheless, effective elective revascularization, particularly surgical can enhance long-term outcomes and, in selected cases, global contractility. The assessment myocardial viability and scars still relevant guiding treatment decisions selecting patients who are likely to benefit most from blood flow restoration. Although the recent randomized studies challenge notion "hibernating myocardium" clinical...
This study aimed to define computed tomographic morphologic features of lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces, their modifications in serial scans, and 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography uptake.Computed scans 18F-FDG 24 patients (17 adenocarcinomas, 7 squamous cell carcinomas, 12 stage I II IV) airspaces were reviewed.Mean diameter airspace was initially 17.6 mm (range, 5-30 mm), 4 patterns recognized: solid nodule protruding externally (type I, n = 5) or...
We report the case of a 78-year-old patient with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) right artery, subsequently found to have large subepicardial mass. The underwent non-invasive multimodal diagnostic work-up including cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, which led diagnosis hematoma following perforation during PCI. Due clinical stability absence active bleeding sources, was managed conservatively gradual...
Aortic pseudoaneurysm is a rare but life-threatening complication following aortic surgery. Although surgical repair remains the gold standard for treatment, alternative approaches such as transcatheter strategies are increasingly considered viable options, particularly in patients with high risk due to comorbidities, anatomical challenges or technical constraints. We present case of 72-year-old male patient who developed subaortic during radiological follow-up after previous Bentall...
Background: Thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has emerged as a viable alternative of computed tomography (CT) for pneumothorax diagnosis. Ultrasound elastography (USE), technique assessing tissue elasticity, recently been proposed novel tool evaluation. Methods: This prospective, monocentric, observational study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy static and dynamic USE with TUS in detecting iatrogenic after CT-guided transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA). Results: Thirty-two patients were...
Abstract. Anti‐T agglutinin was studied in normal healthy subjects and cirrhotic patients before after oral administration of antibiotics depressing intestinal microbial flora. After antibiotic treatment anti‐T levels were significantly reduced. These observations show that bacterial antigens origin are likely to be responsible for production there must common determinants between them T antigen red blood cells. It is not sure whether the previously reported increase liver cirrhosis favour...
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the feasibility of triple rule out computed tomography (TRO-CT) in an emergency radiology workflow by comparing diagnostic performance cardiovascular and general radiologists interpretation TRO-CT studies patients with acute atypical chest pain. Methods Between July 2017 December 2019, 350 adult underwent for assessment Three different fields years expertise (a cardioradiologist—CR, senior radiologist—SER, junior radiologist—JER) retrospectively independently...
Cardiac tumors are rare and complex entities. Surgery represents the cornerstone of therapy, while role adjuvant treatment remains unclear and, in case relapse or metastatic disease, prognosis is very poor. Lack prospective, randomized clinical trials hinders generation high level evidence for optimal diagnostic workup multimodal cardiac sarcomas. Herein, we describe multidisciplinary management molecular characterization a myxofibrosarcoma an elderly woman.A 73-year-old woman presented...
Although the endovascular approach is therapeutic option of choice for thoracic and abdominal aortic diseases, open surgery still treatment arch diseases. While surgical repair remains gold standard complete replacement, it continues to be burdened by high mortality neurologic complications, especially patients who require redo surgery. Therefore, in era surgery, not surprising that hybrid operating rooms, new technologies, approaches are strongly challenging Less-invasive procedures, when...