Publications by authors named "Gabriele Giannotti"
Objectives: To determine the reproducibility of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) resectability status classification for pancreatic cancer.
Background: The NCCN classification defines 3 resectability classes (resectable, borderline resectable, locally advanced), according to vascular invasion. It is used to recommend different approaches and stratify patients during clinical trials.
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- The study aimed to assess how effectively dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) can identify mural nodules in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN), using pathological results as a reference standard.
- Review of 91 preoperative MRIs showed strong correlations between the size and number of nodules identified via MRI and their pathological characteristics, notably in nodules larger than 5 mm and their relation to tumor dysplasia.
- Results indicated that dynamic MR and DWI are reliable for detecting solid nodules in IPMNs and their malignancy, with the ADC map's Entropy indicating the level of dysplasia.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a relatively novel, but increasingly used, diagnostic imaging modality. In recent years, due to its safety, quickness, and repeatability, several studies have demonstrated the accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity of CEUS. The European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology has recently updated the previous guidelines from 2012 for the use of CEUS in non-hepatic applications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of age and number of previous injections of gadodiamide on the signal intensity of unenhanced T1-weighted (T1w) images of the dentate nucleus and globus pallidus in a large population.
Materials And Methods: A large, single-center retrospective population survey was designed and received institutional review board approval. Between January 2014 and December 2014, T1w signal intensity ratios were obtained from a large population of 2500 consecutive enhanced brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.