Ricerc@Sapienza

OBJECTIVES: The role of functional techniques, such as magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H-MRS), as noninvasive tools to increase breast MR imaging reliability has been widely investigated during the last 2 decades. Considering the growing interest in tumor biology and its influence on functional parameters, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between H-MRS parameters and breast cancer biomarkers and to evaluate whether the results of H-MRS at 3 T can correlate with established breast cancer prognostic factors in our clinical experience.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of the pubococcygeal line (PCL) position on hiatal descent grading, comparing the method recommended by the official guidelines with the other two most common methods reported in literature. Methods: Female patients prospectively included performed dynamic-MR (1,5 T) in supine position. Rectum and vagina were filled with ultrasound gel. MR protocol included TSE T2 weighted sequences on axial/sagittal/coronal planes and steady-state sequences (FIESTA) on midsagittal plane during three phases (rest, strain and defecation).

To analyze the diagnostic accuracy of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound (3D TV-US) for evaluation of parametrial status in locally advanced cervical cancer patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), using histology as the gold standard.

Objectives: To analyze the diagnostic accuracy of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound (3D TV-US) for evaluation of parametrial status in locally advanced cervical cancer patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), using histology as the gold standard. Methods: Consecutive patients with histologically confirmed cervical cancer were staged according to FIGO (International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics) criteria.

Purpose: Diagnosis of anterior prostate cancer (PCa) can be quite challenging, often leading to delay in treatment. mpMRI-guided biopsy (GB) has been introduced aiming to increase the number of diagnoses of clinically significant PCa with fewer cores. The aim of our study is to compare pathological findings of prostate biopsy, In-bore or Fusion technique, with histopathological evaluation of radical prostatectomy.