A5031187850- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Meningioma and schwannoma management
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Soft tissue tumor case studies
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
University of Palermo
2016-2025
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di Palermo
2020-2025
ORCID
2022
Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù
2021
Jackson and Tull (United States)
2021
Tecnologie Avanzate (Italy)
2011-2020
Istituto Euro Mediterraneo di Scienza e Tecnologia
2018
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
2018
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
2018
University of Utah
2018
We tested whether nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and/or its histological severity are associated with vascular white matter lesions (WML) in patients biopsy-proven NAFLD and non-NAFLD controls. Data were recorded 79 consecutive NAFLD, 82 controls normal ALT no history of chronic diseases, without ultrasonographic evidence steatosis stiffness value <6 KPa. All subjects underwent magnetic resonance assessment WML classified according to the Fazekas score as absent (0/III), or present...
OBJECTIVE Transcranial magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound surgery (tcMRgFUS) is one of the emerging noninvasive technologies for treatment neurological disorders such as essential tremor (ET), idiopathic asymmetrical tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease (PD), and neuropathic pain. In this clinical series authors present preliminary results achieved with world’s first tcMRgFUS system integrated a 1.5-T MRI unit. METHODS The describe in sample patients ET PD who underwent procedure...
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness ultrasound in preoperative workup peripheral nerve lesions and illustrate how ultrasonography can be integrated routine clinical neurophysiological evaluation management focal injuries. diagnostic role therapeutic implications for different neuropathies are described. METHODS authors analyzed use 119 entrapment, tumoral, posttraumatic, or postsurgical injuries limbs evaluated 108 patients during 2013 2014. All were candidates...
Transcranial MR-guided Focused ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) is a surgical procedure that adopts focused ultrasounds beam towards specific therapeutic target through the intact skull. The convergence of beams onto produces tissue effects released energy. Regarding neurosurgical applications, tcMRgFUS has been successfully adopted as non-invasive for ablative purposes such thalamotomy, pallidotomy, and subthalamotomy movement disorders. Several studies confirmed effectiveness in treatment several...
This study focuses on the synthesis and characterization of gadolinium-doped carbon nanodots (CDs-Gd) their potential applications in multimodal imaging precision cancer therapy. CDs-Gd were synthesized through a solvothermal decomposition method combining citric acid, GdCl3, urea. The incorporation Gd3+ ions within carbonaceous structure resulted stable with peculiar architecture that retained optical paramagnetic properties. Combined techniques confirmed presence pH-sensitive COOH...
Brain abscesses (BAs) are focal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) that start as a localised area weakening brain parenchyma (cerebritis) and develops into collection pus surrounded by capsule. Pyogenic (bacterial) BAs represent majority all BAs; in some cases, diagnostic therapeutic management can be challenging. Imaging has primary role differentiating from other lesions. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) is essential for identification lesion, its localisation...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been associated with several neurological disorders including headache, facial palsy, encephalitis, stroke, demyelinating disorders. The present report will discuss cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) onset and relapse both beginning early after SARS-CoV-2 infection. In cases, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed widespread bilateral subcortical periventricular active lesions. Serum IgG against Spike antigens...
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a clinical condition characterized by sudden onset of unilateral or bilateral loss. In recent years deafness has been frequently described in association with anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) infarction generally presenting along other brainstem and signs such as ataxia, dysmetria peripheral facial palsy. The authors report rare case 53-year-old man who suddenly developed tinnitus without any signs. Computed tomography his brain was normal, the...