Publications by authors named "Michele Sicolo"
Prevalence of interstitial pneumonia suggestive of COVID-19 at F-FDG PET/CT in oncological asymptomatic patients in a high prevalence country during pandemic period: a national multi-centric retrospective study.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
August 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate incidental lung changes in asymptomatic cancer patients using [F]FDG PET/CT during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, where the virus was widespread.
- Researchers analyzed data from 59 centers, comparing rates of interstitial pneumonia during various periods: during COVID (March 2020), pre-COVID (January-February 2020), and a control year (2019).
- Results indicated a significant increase in interstitial pneumonia rates during the COVID period (7.1%) compared to pre-COVID (5.35%) and control (5.15%), particularly higher in Northern Italy, emphasizing the need to monitor such findings for early COVID-19 detection and management.
Background: The detection of small deep schwannomas of the peripheral nerves has been increasing since the the use of precise neuroimaging techniques has become more widespread; however, although nonpalpable lesions can be well defined by images, it is often difficult to identify them during the surgical procedure. The authors report seven cases of nonpalpable small deep schwannomas surgically treated after their identification using the radioguided occult lesion localization (ROLL) technique.
Methods: Seven men, whose ages ranged from 34 to 70 years (mean 52 years), presented with symptomatic nonpalpable peripheral nerve lesions; two cases involved the sciatic nerve, two the femoral nerve, two the radial nerve, and one the tibial nerve.
Patients with dementia often have neuropsychiatric symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between neuropsychiatric symptoms and progressive cognitive decline by assessing cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and aggressive behavior in a sample of elderly subjects. The study sample consisted of 201 subjects admitted to nursing homes.
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