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Alfonso Fausto

University of Siena / Università di Siena, Department of Medicine, Surgery and …
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Sensitivity of MRI versus mammography for detecting foci of multifocal, multicentric breast cancer in fatty and dense breasts using the whole-breast pathologic …

…, P Panizza, M Bazzocchi, A Fausto… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Our aim was to compare the effectiveness of mammography and MRI in the
detection of multifocal, multicentric breast cancer. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. Ninety patients …

Subcutaneous direct-to-implant breast reconstruction: surgical, functional, and aesthetic results after long-term follow-up

…, U Gjondedaj, J Roselli, J Nori, A Fausto… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Direct-to-implant breast reconstruction can be achieved more easily by means
of soft-tissue replacement devices such as dermal matrices and synthetic meshes. The …

Gadobenate dimeglumine–enhanced MR imaging breast vascular maps: association between invasive cancer and ipsilateral increased vascularity

F Sardanelli, A Iozzelli, A Fausto, A Carriero… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To retrospectively compare three different doses of gadobenate dimeglumine
with a standard dose of gadopentetate dimeglumine for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging …

In vivo proton MR spectroscopy of the breast using the total choline peak integral as a marker of malignancy

F Sardanelli, A Fausto, G Di Leo… - American journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to use the total choline-containing compound (tCho)
peak integral as a marker of malignancy in breast MR spectroscopy (MRS). SUBJECTS …

A machine learning approach on multiscale texture analysis for breast microcalcification diagnosis

…, U Bottigli, R Dentamaro, V Didonna, A Fausto… - BMC …, 2020 - Springer
Background Screening programs use mammography as primary diagnostic tool for detecting
breast cancer at an early stage. The diagnosis of some lesions, such as microcalcifications, …

Potential predictive factors of osteoporosis in HIV-positive subjects

A Fausto, M Bongiovanni, P Cicconi, L Menicagli… - Bone, 2006 - Elsevier
Recent reports showed a high frequency of osteopenia/osteoporosis in HIV-infected subjects.
Mechanism on the basis of this alteration is still unclear, as the direct effect of virus or of …

Dual-energy CT for locoregional staging of breast cancer: preliminary results

L Volterrani, F Gentili, A Fausto… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of dual-energy CT
(DECT) for locoregional staging of breast cancer and differentiation of tumor histotypes. …

Fully automated support system for diagnosis of breast cancer in contrast-enhanced spectral mammography images

…, P Delogu, D Diacono, V Didonna, A Fausto… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM) is a novelty instrumentation for
diagnosing of breast cancer, but it can still be considered operator dependent. In this paper, we …

Predictive value of plasma thrombomodulin in preeclampsia and gestational hypertension

MC Boffa, L Valsecchi, A Fausto… - Thrombosis and …, 1998 - thieme-connect.com
In a prospective longitudinal study, 130 primigravidae at risk for preeclampsia were
examined and plasma sampling performed in 45 of them. Plasma thrombomodulin (pTM) was …

Ensemble discrete wavelet transform and gray-level co-occurrence matrix for microcalcification cluster classification in digital mammography

…, U Bottigli, F Campobasso, V Didonna, A Fausto… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The presence of clusters of microcalcifications is a primary sign of breast cancer. Their
identification is still difficult today for radiologists, and the wrong evaluations involve unnecessary …