Publications by authors named "R Lo Gullo"

Aim: The purpose of this study was to develop a radiomic-based machine-learning model to predict triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) based on the contralateral unaffected breast's fibroglandular tissue (FGT) in breast cancer patients.

Materials And Methods: This study retrospectively included 541 patients (mean age, 51 years; range, 26-82) who underwent a screening breast MRI between November 2016 and September 2018 and who were subsequently diagnosed with biopsy-confirmed, treatment-naïve breast cancer. Patients were divided into training ( = 250) and validation ( = 291) sets.

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  • This study evaluated an automated system for segmenting breast cancers in MRI scans and compared its effectiveness to that of radiologists across multiple clinical sites.
  • A 3D U-Net model was trained on a substantial dataset and validated against test data from different sites, showing similar performance between the AI and radiologists.
  • The findings indicate that the AI can match radiologists' segmentation accuracy and the code and model weights are shared publicly to encourage reproducibility in radiology AI research.
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Metabolic imaging in clinical practice has long relied on PET with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), a radioactive tracer. However, this conventional method presents inherent limitations such as exposure to ionizing radiation and potential diagnostic uncertainties, particularly in organs with heightened glucose uptake like the brain. This review underscores the transformative potential of traditional deuterium MR spectroscopy (MRS) when integrated with gradient techniques, culminating in an advanced metabolic imaging modality known as deuterium MRI (DMRI).

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Purpose To compare two deep learning-based commercially available artificial intelligence (AI) systems for mammography with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and benchmark them against the performance of radiologists. Materials and Methods This retrospective study included consecutive asymptomatic patients who underwent mammography with DBT (2019-2020). Two AI systems (Transpara 1.

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Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent forms of cancer affecting women worldwide. Hypoxia, a condition characterized by insufficient oxygen supply in tumor tissues, is closely associated with tumor aggressiveness, resistance to therapy, and poor clinical outcomes. Accurate assessment of tumor hypoxia can guide treatment decisions, predict therapy response, and contribute to the development of targeted therapeutic interventions.

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