Reliability of side-to-side sonographic cross-sectional area measurements of upper extremity nerves in healthy volunteersAlberto Tagliafico
Institute of Anatomy, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
J Ultrasound Med 32:457-62. 2013
..Therefore, the inherent side-to-side differences must be minimal. The goal of this study was to determine the reliability of side-to-side measurements of upper extremity nerves in healthy volunteers...
Increased reflectivity and loss in bulk of the pronator quadratus muscle does not always indicate anterior interosseous neuropathy on ultrasoundAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Human Anatomy, DIMES, Universita di Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16138 Genoa, Italy
Eur J Radiol 82:526-9. 2013
..To assess if isolated atrophy of the pronator quadratus muscle indicates anterior interosseous neuropathy on ultrasound...
Diagnostic accuracy of MRI in adults with suspect brachial plexus lesions: a multicentre retrospective study with surgical findings and clinical follow-up as reference standardAlberto Tagliafico
Institute of Anatomy, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Eur J Radiol 81:2666-72. 2012
..To evaluate brachial plexus MRI accuracy with surgical findings and clinical follow-up as reference standard in a large multicentre study...
One-to-one comparison between digital spot compression view and digital breast tomosynthesisAlberto Tagliafico
Institute of Anatomy, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16132, Genoa, Italy
Eur Radiol 22:539-44. 2012
..To assess if digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is at least equal to digital spot compression view (DSCV)...
Reliability of side-to-side ultrasound cross-sectional area measurements of lower extremity nerves in healthy subjectsAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Human Anatomy, DIMES, Universit di Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16138 Genoa, Italy
Muscle Nerve 46:717-22. 2012
..Therefore, inherent side-to-side differences must be minimal. The goal of this study was to assess intrastudy, intraobserver, and interobserver reproducibility of ultrasound in comparative side-to-side evaluation of lower limb nerves...
Mammographic density estimation: one-to-one comparison of digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis using fully automated softwareAlberto Tagliafico
Institute of Anatomy, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Eur Radiol 22:1265-70. 2012
..To compare breast density on digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis using fully automated software...
Brachial plexus and nerves about the shoulderCarlo Martinoli
Cattedra di Radiologia DISC, Universita di Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, Genoa, Italy
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 14:523-46. 2010
..In this article, the clinical entities just listed are discussed independently, providing an overview of the current status of knowledge regarding imaging assessment...
Nerves of the hand beyond the carpal tunnelAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Experimental Medicine DIMES, Institute of Anatomy, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 16:129-36. 2012
..Moreover, US is useful for a postsurgical assessment. The anterior interosseous nerve, Guyon's tunnel syndrome, and Wartenberg's syndrome are also described...
Peripheral nerves: ultrasound-guided interventional proceduresAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, Genoa, Italy
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 14:559-66. 2010
..US allows the clinician to inject drugs with little or no patient discomfort...
Imaging of neuropathies about the ankle and footCarlo Martinoli
Cattedra di Radiologia DISC, Universita di Genova, Genova, Italy
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 14:344-56. 2010
..In this article, a review of the anatomical and pathological features of nerve entrapments in the distal lower extremity is presented on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, according to the nerve involved...
Hip ultrasoundCarlo Martinoli
Radiologia, DISC, Universita di Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, I 16132 Genoa, Italy Electronic address
Eur J Radiol 81:3824-31. 2012
..The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the most common pathologic conditions about the hip, in which the contribution of US is relevant for the diagnostic work-up...
Sonographic depiction of trigger fingers in acromegalyAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, 16128 Genoa, Italy
J Ultrasound Med 28:1441-6. 2009
..The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of trigger fingers in patients with acromegaly versus an unaffected control group...
Ultrasound demonstration of distal triceps tendon tearsAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy
Eur J Radiol 81:1207-10. 2012
..Rupture of the distal triceps tendon is an uncommon injury that may be unrecognized on clinical examination. The purpose of the study is to describe the role of US in distal triceps tendon tears evaluation...
Muscle variants of the upper and lower limb (with anatomical correlation)Carlo Martinoli
Cattedra di Radiologia DISC, Universita di Genova, Genova, Italy
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 14:106-21. 2010
..Familiarity with their most common location and knowledge of the possible clinical syndromes caused by these supernumerary structures may aid in diagnosis and treatment...
Ultrasound-guided treatment of meralgia paresthetica (lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy): technical description and results of treatment in 20 consecutive patientsAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy
J Ultrasound Med 30:1341-6. 2011
..The purposes of this study were to describe a technique for treatment of meralgia paresthetica (lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy) using ultrasound guidance and to report the results of treatment...
Paediatric musculoskeletal US beyond the hip jointCarlo Martinoli
Radiologia DISC, Universita di Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Pediatr Radiol 41:S113-24. 2011
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Comparative estimation of percentage breast tissue density for digital mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, and magnetic resonance imagingAlberto Tagliafico
Institute of Anatomy, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Breast Cancer Res Treat 138:311-7. 2013
..No signficant differences in percentage density were observed when comparing DBT and MRI. Our work highlight that differences between FFDM, DBT, and MRI should be considered when measuring percentage breast density...
Diagnostic performance of ultrasound in patients with suspected brachial plexus lesions in adults: a multicenter retrospective study with MRI, surgical findings and clinical follow-up as reference standardAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Human Anatomy, DIMES, Universita di Genova, Genoa, Italy
Skeletal Radiol 42:371-6. 2013
..To evaluate brachial plexus ultrasound (US) performance in a large multicenter study...
Mammographic density estimation: comparison among BI-RADS categories, a semi-automated software and a fully automated oneAlberto Tagliafico
Cattedra di Radiologia R, DICMI, Universita di Genova, Genova, Italy
Breast 18:35-40. 2009
..Furthermore both the semi-automated and the fully automated density estimation are more accurate than BI-RADS quantitative evaluation and could also be used in the daily clinical practice...
Imaging of neuropathies about the hipCarlo Martinoli
Radiologia DISC, Universita di Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, I 16132 Genoa, Italy
Eur J Radiol 82:17-26. 2013
..The lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy (meiralgia paresthetica), femoral neuropathy, sciatic neuropathy, obturator neuropathy, superior and inferior gluteal neuropathies and pudendal neuropathy will be discussed...
Traumatic neuropathies: spectrum of imaging findings and postoperative assessmentAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, Genoa, Italy
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 14:512-22. 2010
..Imaging assessment of peripheral nerves trauma is useful for the diagnosis, follow-up, and postoperative evaluation...
In vivo imaging of human breast cancer mouse model with high level expression of calcium sensing receptor at 3TGabriella Baio
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, IST, National Cancer Institute, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Eur Radiol 22:551-8. 2012
..To demonstrate that manganese can visualise calcium sensing receptor (CaSR)-expressing cells in a human breast cancer murine model, as assessed by clinical 3T magnetic resonance (MR)...
Ultrasound-guided viscosupplementation of subacromial space in elderly patients with cuff tear arthropathy using a high weight hyaluronic acid: prospective open-label non-randomized trialAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy
Eur Radiol 21:182-7. 2011
..To assess if ultrasound (US)-guided viscosupplementation can reduce pain and improve function in elderly patients with cuff tear arthropathy...
MR Imaging of total hip arthroplasty: comparison among sequences to study the sciatic nerve at 1.5 TAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer Research, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Magn Reson Imaging 28:1319-26. 2010
..This study was done to test a series of MR sequences for evaluating the sciatic nerve after total hip arthroplasty (THA)...
Brachial plexus MR imaging: accuracy and reproducibility of DTI-derived measurements and fibre tractography at 3.0-TAlberto Tagliafico
Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer Research IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16132 Genova, Italy
Eur Radiol 21:1764-71. 2011
..To estimate intrastudy, intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility of DTI-derived measurements and fibre tractography (FT) at 3.0 T MR imaging in subjects without known brachial plexus pathology...
Musculoskeletal manifestations of chronic anemiasCarlo Martinoli
Radiologia DISC, Universita di Genova, Genoa, Italy
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 15:269-80. 2011
..Overall, familiarity with the range of radiological appearances in chronic anemias is important to diagnose complications and establish appropriate therapy...
Ultrasound demonstration of distal biceps tendon bifurcation: normal and abnormal findingsAlberto Tagliafico
Cattedra di Radiologia R DICMI, Universita di Genova, Genoa, Italy
Eur Radiol 20:202-8. 2010
..Isolated tears of one of these components can be identified by US. Knowledge of the distal biceps tendon bifurcation ultrasonographic anatomy and pathology has important diagnostic and therapeutic implications...
High-Resolution ultrasound of the pudendal nerve: normal anatomyAlberto Tagliafico
Institute of Anatomy, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, 16132, Genoa, Italy
Muscle Nerve 47:403-8. 2013
..In this study we aimed to determine whether high-resolution ultrasound (US) can identify the pudendal nerve and its terminal branches. We also attempted to identify the best approach for visualizing these structures...
Ultrasound of peripheral nerves in acromegaly: changes at 1-year follow-upEugenia Resmini
Department of Endocrinology and Medical Sciences DiSEM, Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 71:220-5. 2009
..We have previously demonstrated peripheral nerve enlargement in acromegaly...
High-resolution sonography of the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerveAlberto Tagliafico
Cattedra di Radiologia R DICMI, Universita di Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 8, I 16132 Genova, Italy
AJR Am J Roentgenol 191:107-14. 2008
..The aim of this study was to describe the potential value of high-resolution sonography for evaluation of the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve (MN)...