Publications by authors named "N Dinapoli"

Objectives: The primary aims of this multicenter, prospective observational study were to investigate spiritual well-being, resilience, and psychosocial distress in an Italian sample of glioblastoma patients undergoing radiochemotherapy. The secondary aim was to explore the influence of demographic, clinical, and psychological characteristics on survival.

Methods: The assessment was conducted only once, within the first week of radiochemotherapy treatment.

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  • Splenomegaly is a common issue in patients with chronic blood cancers, and while splenectomy is effective, it poses significant risks; this study examines the use of magnetic resonance guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) as a treatment option.
  • The study involved a retrospective analysis of 12 patients with myelofibrosis and myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms who received targeted radiation to their spleens, resulting in pain relief and substantial reductions in spleen size.
  • Findings suggest that MRgRT for splenic irradiation can be effective with minimal non-hematological side effects, but further research is necessary to confirm long-term efficacy and safety in larger populations.
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Background: Family members dealing with the devastating impact of a cancer diagnosis are now facing even greater vulnerability due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the already overwhelming trauma, they must also bear the distressing burden of the infection risks. The purpose of this study was to examine and explore the effects in parents of pediatric cancer patients two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to compare these data with the previous data.

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Filters are commonly used to enhance specific structures and patterns in images, such as vessels or peritumoral regions, to enable clinical insights beyond the visible image using radiomics. However, their lack of standardization restricts reproducibility and clinical translation of radiomics decision support tools. In this special report, teams of researchers who developed radiomics software participated in a three-phase study (September 2020 to December 2022) to establish a standardized set of filters.

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Purpose: One of the main limiting factors of whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is the impairment of neurocognitive functions (NCFs), which is mainly caused by radiation-induced injury to the hippocampus. With a view to preventing NCF impairment and personalizing treatment, we explored the feasibility of sparing the hippocampus during WBRT by correlating the sites of PCNSL lesions with the hippocampus.

Methods And Materials: Pre-treatment MR images from patients who underwent WBRT between 2010 and January 2020-and post-radiotherapy images in cases of relapse-were imported into the Varian Eclipse treatment-planning system and registered with the simulation CT.

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