Publications by authors named "M Bonacina"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the effectiveness of radiolabeled-PSMA PET/CT for initial staging of intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients.
- The analysis included 181 patients and found that PSMA PET/CT successfully detected primary lesions and showed a positive rate for nodes and distant organs, demonstrating high diagnostic accuracy.
- The findings suggest that incorporating PSMA PET/CT in patient management can change treatment strategies in about 13% of cases, especially for those with unfavorable disease.
Purpose: The aim of this retrospective multicentric study was to investigate the diagnostic performance, the prognostic value and the impact of F-FDG PET/CT on treatment decision-making in patients with suspected recurrent vulvar cancer (VC).
Materials And Methods: Sixty-three patients affected by VC performed F-FDG-PET/CT for restaging purposes in case of suspected clinical and/or radiological recurrence. Histopatology results if available and/or clinical-imaging follow-up for at least 12 months were considered as reference standard.
Pericardial synovial sarcoma is a rare malignancy. We report the case of a patient who was referred to our institution for a large pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis. CT imaging revealed an inhomogeneous pericardial mass beside the right atrium, and then a PET/CT scan was performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the prognostic role of chest computed tomography (CT), alone or in combination with clinical and laboratory parameters, in COVID-19 patients during the first peak of the pandemic.
Methods: A retrospective single-center study of 301 COVID-19 patients referred to our Emergency Department (ED) from February 25 to March 29, 2020. At presentation, patients underwent chest CT and clinical and laboratory examinations.