We investigated the possible clinical feasibility and accuracy of an innovative ultrasound (US) method for diagnosis of osteoporosis of the spine. A total of 342 female patients (aged 51-60 y)… (More)
Current methods for ultrasound (US) molecular imaging suffer the lack of image processing techniques specifically designed to identify the newer nanosized contrast agents (CAs). The available pulse… (More)
Fetal malformations are very frequent in industrialized countries. Although advanced maternal age may affect pregnancy outcome adversely, 80%-90% of fetal malformations occur in the absence of a… (More)
To improve vessel contrast in high-resolution susceptibility-based brain venography, an automatic phase contrast enhancing procedure is proposed, based on a new phase mask filter suitable for… (More)
The aim of the present work was to demonstrate the possibility of selective detection of nanoparticle contrast agents (NPCAs) on diagnostic echographic images by exploiting the second harmonic… (More)
Effective prevention and management of osteoporosis would require suitable methods for population screenings and early diagnosis. Current clinically-available diagnostic methods are mainly based on… (More)
Osteoporosis is a silent disease without any evidence of disease until a fracture occurs. Approximately 200 million people in the world are affected by osteoporosis and 8.9 million fractures occur… (More)
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are nanomaterials composed of double layered aluminosilicate minerals characterized by a wide range of medical applications. Nonetheless, systematic investigations of… (More)
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Prototypal software algorithms for advanced spectral analysis of echographic images were developed to perform automatic detection of simulated tumor masses at two different pathological stages.… (More)
Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) are nanomaterials composed of double layered aluminosilicate minerals with a predominantly hollow tubular structure in submicron range. HNTs are characterized by a wide… (More)