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Pacetti L, Testi D, Ferraro G, Schettini N, Gaban A, Gianessi F, Borghi A. Sweet syndrome and secondary syphilis: a rare association that should not be missed. Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2024:S2784-8671.24.07832-0. [PMID: 38619201 DOI: 10.23736/s2784-8671.24.07832-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Lucrezia Pacetti
- Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy -
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- Section of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Experimental Medicine, S. Anna Hospital, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Mikulska M, Testi D, Russo C, Balletto E, Sepulcri C, Bussini L, Dentone C, Magne F, Policarpo S, Campoli C, Miselli F, Cilli A, Ghiggi C, Aquino S, Di Grazia C, Giannella M, Giacobbe DR, Vena A, Raiola AM, Bonifazi F, Zinzani P, Cavo M, Lemoli R, Angelucci E, Viale P, Bassetti M, Bartoletti M. Outcome of early treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with haematological disorders. Br J Haematol 2023; 201:628-639. [PMID: 36806152 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Outcome of early treatment of COVID-19 with antivirals or anti-spike monoclonal antibodies (MABs) in patients with haematological malignancies (HM) is unknown. A retrospective study of HM patients treated for mild/moderate COVID-19 between March 2021 and July 2022 was performed. The main composite end-point was treatment failure (severe COVID-19 or COVID-19-related death). We included 328 consecutive patients who received MABs (n = 120, 37%; sotrovimab, n = 73) or antivirals (n = 208, 63%; nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, n = 116) over a median of two days after symptoms started; 111 (33.8%) had non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL); 89 (27%) were transplant/CAR-T (chimaeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy) recipients. Most infections (n = 309, 94%) occurred during the Omicron period. Failure developed in 31 patients (9.5%). Its independent predictors were older age, fewer vaccine doses, and treatment with MABs. Rate of failure was lower in the Omicron versus the pre-Omicron period (7.8% versus 36.8%, p < 0.001). During the Omicron period, predictors of failure were age, fewer vaccine doses and diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia/myelodysplastic syndrome (AML/MDS). Independent predictors of longer viral shedding were age, comorbidities, hospital admission at diagnosis, NHL/CLL, treatment with MABs. COVID-19-associated mortality was 3.4% (n = 11). The mortality in those who developed severe COVID-19 after early treatment was 26% in the Omicron period. Patients with HM had a significant risk of failure of early treatment, even during the Omicron period, with high mortality rate.
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- Malgorzata Mikulska
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Ematologia e Terapie Cellulari, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Ematologia e Terapie Cellulari, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Ematologia e Terapie Cellulari, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Ematologia e Terapie Cellulari, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS-Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Institute of Hematology 'L. e A. Seràgnoli', University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS-Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Institute of Hematology 'L. e A. Seràgnoli', University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS-Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Institute of Hematology 'L. e A. Seràgnoli', University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Clinic of Hematology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Ematologia e Terapie Cellulari, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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Bussini L, Testi D, Tazza B, Oltolini C, Mastaglio S, Sepulcri C, Campoli C, Trapani F, Pasquini Z, Zappulo E, Bassetti M, Viale P, Mikulska M, Bartoletti M. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies for early treatment of hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection in hematologic patients. EJHaem 2022; 3:JHA2554. [PMID: 36248618 PMCID: PMC9537893 DOI: 10.1002/jha2.554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Efficacy of early treatment with anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infection in hematologic patients is unknown. Retrospective, cohort study conducted in four Italian teaching hospitals. We included adult patients with hematologic malignancies and hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosed between November 2020 and December 2021. The principal exposure variable was administration of mAbs. The primary endpoint was clinical failure dea composite outcome of mortality and/or invasive and noninvasive ventilation within 90 days from infection onset. We included 52 patients with hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection. Males were 29 (60%), median age was 62 (interquartile range [IQR] 48-70). Forty-five (86%) patients were on chemotherapy or had received chemotherapy within 30 days. MAbs were administered in 19/52 (36%) patients. Clinical failure occurred in 22 (42%) patients; 21% (4/19) in mAbs group versus 54% (18/33) in non-mAbs group (p = 0.03). Other predictors of clinical failure were older age (median [IQR] 69 [61-72] versus 58 [46-66], p = 0.001), and higher Charlson comorbidity index (median [IQR], 5 [3.25-5] versus 3 [2-5], p = 0.002). At multivariable Cox regression model, mAbs were independently associated with a significantly lower rate of clinical failure (HR 0.11, 95% CI 0.01-0.85, p = 0.01), after adjusting for confounders. In conclusion, mAbs are promising for early treatment of hematologic patients with healthcare-related SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Linda Bussini
- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di BolognaPoliclinico di Sant'OrsolaBolognaItaly
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di BolognaPoliclinico di Sant'OrsolaBolognaItaly
- Department of Medical and Surgical SciencesAlma Mater Studiorum University of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di BolognaPoliclinico di Sant'OrsolaBolognaItaly
- Department of Medical and Surgical SciencesAlma Mater Studiorum University of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- Department of Infectious DiseasesSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanoItaly
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation UnitSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanoItaly
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL)University of GenoaGenoaItaly
- Infectious Diseases UnitIRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenoaItaly
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di BolognaPoliclinico di Sant'OrsolaBolognaItaly
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di BolognaPoliclinico di Sant'OrsolaBolognaItaly
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di BolognaPoliclinico di Sant'OrsolaBolognaItaly
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Naples Federico IINapoliItaly
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL)University of GenoaGenoaItaly
- Infectious Diseases UnitIRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenoaItaly
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di BolognaPoliclinico di Sant'OrsolaBolognaItaly
- Department of Medical and Surgical SciencesAlma Mater Studiorum University of BolognaBolognaItaly
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL)University of GenoaGenoaItaly
- Infectious Diseases UnitIRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenoaItaly
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di BolognaPoliclinico di Sant'OrsolaBolognaItaly
- Department of Medical and Surgical SciencesAlma Mater Studiorum University of BolognaBolognaItaly
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Calza L, Colangeli V, Borderi M, Testi D, Granozzi B, Bon I, Re MC, Viale P. Simplification to dual therapy containing lamivudine and raltegravir or dolutegravir in HIV-infected patients on virologically suppressive antiretroviral therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 75:3327-3333. [PMID: 32728708 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Antiretroviral dual regimens including lamivudine and one boosted PI or dolutegravir are warranted in order to optimize combination ART (cART), prevent long-term toxicity and reduce the cost of treatments. OBJECTIVES We hypothesized that a maintenance dual regimen of lamivudine plus raltegravir would be effective and as well tolerated as the dual maintenance combination of lamivudine plus dolutegravir. METHODS We performed an observational, retrospective study of HIV-infected patients on suppressive ART who switched to a dual regimen containing lamivudine 300 mg once daily plus raltegravir 1200 mg once daily or dolutegravir 50 mg once daily. RESULTS In total, 109 patients (79 men; mean age 46.4 years; mean CD4+ T lymphocyte count 605 cells/mm3) were enrolled. Overall, 50 subjects switched to lamivudine plus raltegravir (Group A) and 59 to lamivudine plus dolutegravir (Group B). After 12 months, 45 patients (90%) in Group A and 52 (88.1%) in Group B had HIV RNA <20 copies/mL. No patients had severe adverse effects in either group, and the percentages of patients with mild adverse effects were comparable, except for a higher incidence of headache and sleeping disturbances in Group B than in Group A (30.5% versus 14%, P < 0.001). A comparable and non-significant weight increase was reported in both groups (+1.91 kg in Group A and +2.28 kg in Group B). CONCLUSIONS In our study, dual therapies containing lamivudine plus raltegravir or dolutegravir in virologically suppressed patients showed high and comparable efficacy, as well as good tolerability.
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- Leonardo Calza
- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, 'Alma Mater Studiorum' University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, 'Alma Mater Studiorum' University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, 'Alma Mater Studiorum' University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, 'Alma Mater Studiorum' University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, 'Alma Mater Studiorum' University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, 'Alma Mater Studiorum' University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, 'Alma Mater Studiorum' University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, 'Alma Mater Studiorum' University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Calza L, Borderi M, Colangeli V, Testi D, Amedeo A, Bon I, Re MC, Viale P. Short Communication: No Significant Changes in Weight and Body Fat Mass in Suppressed HIV-Infected Patients Switched to Dual Combination Lamivudine Plus Dolutegravir or Raltegravir. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2021; 37:204-206. [PMID: 33126811 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2020.0117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Weight gain associated with integrase inhibitor-based treatment has become a critical issue in the clinical management of HIV infection. We analyzed changes in weight and body fat mass in 54 virologically suppressed patients who switched to lamivudine plus raltegravir or dolutegravir. Overall, after 12 months we reported a not significant increase in weight (median, +1.74 kg; p = .223) and total fat mass (median, +1.13 kg; p = .188), and these changes were comparable between groups. The median change in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) [interquartile range (IQR)] was +0.02 g/cm2 (-0.02, +0.05; p = .786), and the median change in femur neck BMD (IQR) was +0.04 g/cm2 (-0.03, +0.06; p = .598), and changes were comparable between groups. In conclusion, the switch to dolutegravir/lamivudine or raltegravir/lamivudine dual therapy in virologically suppressed patients did not produce significant increases in weight and body fat mass after a 12-month follow-up, in association with not significant changes in BMD.
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- Leonardo Calza
- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola Hospital, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola Hospital, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola Hospital, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola Hospital, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola Hospital, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, S. Orsola Hospital, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, S. Orsola Hospital, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola Hospital, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Calza L, Tamburello M, Borderi M, Colangeli V, Testi D, Amedeo A, Re MC, Bon I. Prevalence of transmitted drug resistance mutations among newly diagnosed HIV‐1‐infected patients in a large teaching hospital of the Northern Italy. J Med Virol 2020; 92:929-931. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Leonardo Calza
- Unit of Infectious Diseases, S. Orsola‐Malpighi Hospital“Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, S. Orsola‐Malpighi Hospital“Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, S. Orsola‐Malpighi Hospital“Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, S. Orsola‐Malpighi Hospital“Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, S. Orsola‐Malpighi Hospital“Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, S. Orsola‐Malpighi Hospital“Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, S. Orsola‐Malpighi Hospital“Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, S. Orsola‐Malpighi Hospital“Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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Ristori J, Cocchetti C, Castellini G, Pierdominici M, Cipriani A, Testi D, Gavazzi G, Mazzoli F, Mosconi M, Meriggiola MC, Cassioli E, Vignozzi L, Ricca V, Maggi M, Fisher AD. Hormonal Treatment Effect on Sexual Distress in Transgender Persons: 2-Year Follow-Up Data. J Sex Med 2020; 17:142-151. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Germano F, Melone P, Testi D, Cardelli P, Arcuri C. Condizioni parodontali e nascita pretermine e sottopeso. Dental Cadmos 2016. [DOI: 10.19256/d.cadmos.09.2016.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Germano F, Melone P, Testi D, Arcuri L, Marmiroli L, Petrone A, Arcuri C. Oral complications of head and neck radiotherapy: prevalence and management. Minerva Stomatol 2015; 64:189-202. [PMID: 25937580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIM The aim of the study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term toxicity caused by radiation treatment in the head and neck with the technique of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). METHODS We selected 20 patients, 18 men and 2 women aged between 21 and 71 years, undergoing radiation therapy (IMRT) in head and neck. Patients were visited during radiotherapy and followed for six months after the end of the therapy. We assessed the presence of: mucositis, xerostomia, dysgeusia, dysphagia, pain, trismus and, in the case of late-onset complications, radiation cavities. RESULTS Acute toxicity: in 20 patients, 18 reported mucositis, 19 xerostomia, 17, dysgeusia, 15 dysphagia, 18 had pain and 3 patients had trismus. Tardive toxicity: in 14 patients, 5 reported mucositis, 11 xerostomia, 6 dysgeusia, 2 dysphagia, 3 had pain, 4 trismus and in 4 patients were found radiation cavities. CONCLUSION Acute complications with higher prevalence were xerostomia (19 of 20 patients), dysgeusia of 2nd grade (11 patients of 20), mucositis of 1st grade and pain of 1st grade (10 patients of 20). Among the late complications it was noted a maintenance of the high prevalence of xerostomia (11 patients of 14) and an increase in prevalence of trismus (4 patients of 14) against a reduction of all other complications. The presence of radiation cavities in 4 patients of 14 was also recorded.
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- F Germano
- Odontostomatology Department, S. Giovanni Calibita FBF Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy -
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Spuntarelli M, Cecchetti F, Arcuri L, Testi D, Melone P, Bigelli E, Germano F. Combined orthodontic-surgical approach in the treatment of impacted maxillary canines: three clinical cases. Oral Implantol (Rome) 2015; 8:63-7. [PMID: 27555906 DOI: 10.11138/orl/2015.8.2.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Impaction of maxillary canine is a relatively frequent orthodontic anomaly which could represent fuctional and aesthetic problems for patients. Nowadays, the conventional technique to impacted canines consists of a combined orthodontic and surgical approach, aimed to guide cuspids at the center of the alveolar ridge in a stable position and surrounded by healthy hard and soft tissues. This article presents three cases studies with different combined surgical-orthodontic approaches for the treatment of infraosseous impacted canines. An impacted maxillary canine could be guided, after adequate space is created orthodontically, to the center of the ridge through an orthodontic traction directly applied to the crown of impacted cuspid. Several surgical techniques have been proposed to expose the crown of impacted tooth. Location (buccal or palatal side) of impactation and depth influence surgical approach in order to obtain best aesthetic and functional results.
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- M Spuntarelli
- Department of Periodontics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", "S. Giovanni Calibita, Fatebenefratelli" Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Periodontics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", "S. Giovanni Calibita, Fatebenefratelli" Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Graduate School in Materials for Health, Environment and Energy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Graduate School in Materials for Health, Environment and Energy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Periodontics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", "S. Giovanni Calibita, Fatebenefratelli" Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Periodontics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", "S. Giovanni Calibita, Fatebenefratelli" Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Periodontics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", "S. Giovanni Calibita, Fatebenefratelli" Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Testi D, Germano F, Bigelli E, Cardelli P, Arcuri C. Associazione tra composti volatili solforati, malattia parodontale e reflusso gastroesofageo in pazienti con alitosi. Dental Cadmos 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0011-8524(14)70191-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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McFarlane NJB, Lin X, Zhao Y, Clapworthy GJ, Dong F, Redaelli A, Parodi O, Testi D. Visualization and simulated surgery of the left ventricle in the virtual pathological heart of the Virtual Physiological Human. Interface Focus 2011; 1:374-83. [PMID: 22670207 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2010.0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ischaemic heart failure remains a significant health and economic problem worldwide. This paper presents a user-friendly software system that will form a part of the virtual pathological heart of the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH2) project, currently being developed under the European Commission Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) programme. VPH2 is an integrated medicine project, which will create a suite of modelling, simulation and visualization tools for patient-specific prediction and planning in cases of post-ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction. The work presented here describes a three-dimensional interactive visualization for simulating left ventricle restoration surgery, comprising the operations of cutting, stitching and patching, and for simulating the elastic deformation of the ventricle to its post-operative shape. This will supply the quantitative measurements required for the post-operative prediction tools being developed in parallel in the same project.
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- N J B McFarlane
- Centre for Computer Graphics and Visualisation , University of Bedfordshire , Bedfordshire , UK
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Tigani D, Rimondi E, Trentani P, Ansaloni M, Amendola L, Testi D. Three-dimensional analysis of image-free navigation system for total knee arthroplasty. Musculoskelet Surg 2010; 95:81-7. [PMID: 21190099 DOI: 10.1007/s12306-010-0090-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Malalignment causes abnormal forces that may lead to loosening after knee replacement. Whether a computer-assisted technique can improve the precision of implant positioning guaranteeing good long-term results in total knee arthroplasty, this is a matter of discussion. The authors evaluate the alignment accuracy of 20 primary total knee arthroplasties, performed using an image-free computer navigation systems, with standardized CT protocol and three-dimensional digital model reconstruction. The results of this study demonstrate that the image-free navigation system is able to improve accuracy in axial limb alignment and positioning of the components in the majority of cases; moreover, the difference between the mean mechanical axis value of the navigation system (179.7° ± 1.7°) and the median mean value obtained during the post-operative evaluation (180.3° ± 1.9°) is not statistically significant (P = 0.28).
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- D Tigani
- VII Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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Gnudi S, Malavolta N, Testi D, Viceconti M. Differences in proximal femur geometry distinguish vertebral from femoral neck fractures in osteoporotic women. Br J Radiol 2004; 77:219-23. [PMID: 15020363 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/79551075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Bone mineral density (BMD) is generally used to predict the risk of fracture in osteoporotic subjects. However, femoral neck BMD and spine BMD have been reported not to be significantly different among patients with hip or vertebral fractures, suggesting that other risk factors are needed to determine the different fracture types. Proximal femur geometry (PFG) parameters, such as hip axis length (HAL), femoral neck-shaft angle (NSA) and femoral neck diameter (FND) have also been shown to predict the risk of hip fracture. These parameters are statistically different in spine fractures compared with both types of hip fractures (trochanteric and femoral neck) when considered together. We wanted to assess the difference in these parameters by comparing spine fractures with a homogeneous group of hip fractures, i.e. femoral neck fractures. 807 post-menopausal women were divided into three groups; those with vertebral fractures (182), those with femoral neck fractures (134) and a control group without fractures (491). Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans of the spine and hip were carried out to measure BMD and define the PFG parameters of the hip. Data were statistically analysed. In agreement with other authors, we found that women with femoral neck fractures had longer HAL, wider FND and larger NSA than controls, whereas there were no statistically significant differences in PFG between women with spine fractures and controls. Logistic regression showed HAL and NSA could predict the risk of femoral neck but not vertebral fracture. These data indicate specificity of some PFG parameters for hip fracture risk.
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- S Gnudi
- Modulo Dipartimentale di Medicina Generale, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli, 1, 40100 Bologna, Italy
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Gregory JS, Testi D, Stewart A, Undrill PE, Reid DM, Aspden RM. A method for assessment of the shape of the proximal femur and its relationship to osteoporotic hip fracture. Osteoporos Int 2004; 15:5-11. [PMID: 14605797 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1451-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2003] [Accepted: 06/06/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The shape of the proximal femur has been demonstrated to be important in the occurrence of fractures of the femoral neck. Unfortunately, multiple geometric measurements frequently used to describe this shape are highly correlated. A new method, active shape modeling (ASM) has been developed to quantify the morphology of the femur. This describes the shape in terms of orthogonal modes of variation that, consequently, are all independent. To test this method, digitized standard pelvic radiographs were obtained from 26 women who had suffered a hip fracture and compared with images from 24 age-matched controls with no fracture. All subjects also had their bone mineral density (BMD) measured at five sites using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. An ASM was developed and principal components analysis used to identify the modes which best described the shape. Discriminant analysis was used to determine which variable, or combination of variables, was best able to discriminate between the groups. ASM alone correctly identified 74% of the individuals and placed them in the appropriate group. Only one of the BMD values (Ward's triangle) achieved a higher value (82%). A combination of Ward's triangle BMD and ASM improved the accuracy to 90%. Geometric variables used in this study were weaker, correctly classifying less than 60% of the study group. Logistic regression showed that after adjustment for age, body mass index, and BMD, the ASM data was still independently associated with hip fracture (odds ratio (OR)=1.83, 95% confidence interval 1.08 to 3.11). The odds ratio was calculated relative to a 10% increase in the probability of belonging to the fracture group. Though these initial results were obtained from a limited data set, this study shows that ASM may be a powerful method to help identify individuals at risk of a hip fracture in the future.
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- J S Gregory
- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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Testi D, Cappello A, Chiari L, Viceconti M, Gnudi S. Comparison of logistic and Bayesian classifiers for evaluating the risk of femoral neck fracture in osteoporotic patients. Med Biol Eng Comput 2001; 39:633-7. [PMID: 11804168 DOI: 10.1007/bf02345434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Femoral neck fracture prediction is an important social and economic issue. The research compares two statistical methods for the classification of patients at risk for femoral neck fracture: multiple logistic regression and Bayes linear classifier. The two approaches are evaluated for their ability to separate femoral neck fractured patients from osteoporotic controls. In total, 272 Italian women are studied. Densitometric and geometric measurements are obtained from the proximal femur by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. The performances of the two methods are evaluated by accuracy in the classification and receiver operating characteristic curves. The Bayes classifier achieves an accuracy approximately 1% higher than that of the multiple logistic regression. However, the performances of the two methods, evaluated by the area under the curves, are not statistically different. The study demonstrates that the Bayes linear classifier can be a valid alternative to multiple logistic regression in the classification of osteoporotic patients.
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- D Testi
- DEIS, University of Bologna, Italy.
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Testi D, Zannoni C, Cappello A, Viceconti M. Border-tracing algorithm implementation for the femoral geometry reconstruction. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2001; 65:175-182. [PMID: 11339979 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-2607(00)00125-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In some orthopaedic applications such as the design of custom-made hip prostheses, reconstruction of the bone morphology is a fundamental step. Different methods are available to extract the geometry of the femoral medullary canal from computed tomography (CT) images. In this research, an automatic procedure (border-tracing method) for the extraction of bone contours was implemented and validated. A composite replica of the human femur was scanned and the CT images processed using three different methods, a manual procedure; the border-tracing algorithm; and a threshold-based method. The resulting contours were used to estimate the accuracy of the implemented procedure. The two software techniques were more accurate than the manual procedure. Then, these two procedures were applied to an in vivo CT data set in order to determine to most critical region for repeatability. Only for the images located in this region, the repeatability measurement was carried out for six in vivo CT data sets to evaluate the inter-femur repeatability. The border-tracing method was found to achieve the highest repeatability.
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- D Testi
- Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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Baruffaldi F, Angelini AL, Testi D, Mattioli P, Pierotti L. CCD film digitizers in clinical practice: evaluation of the main properties. Med Inform Internet Med 2001; 26:101-14. [PMID: 11560291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Until hospitals convert to 'filmless' radiology departments, computerized display and archival of x-ray images will necessitate devices to transform conventional X-ray films into digital images. Current methods for digitizing x-ray films include laser based and Charged Couple Device (CCD) based scanners. There is now much interest in the use of CCD devices for demanding applications, with the lower cost of ownership contributing towards the diffusion of CCD scanners. We report a study comparing the performance of three CCD based systems (an x-ray film digitizer, and two low cost flatbed scanners), looking at characteristic curve, useful optical range with respect the noise, repeatability, Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), and geometric distortion. In addition, we evaluated the potential and limitations of these devices in the clinical assessment of x-ray films. The most important weakness of CCD devices derived from the stability and the noise of CCD detectors, mostly affecting the useful optical range in the darker regions of x-ray films. Spatial resolution and geometric distortion were confirmed be the real points of strength of CCD technology. Therefore, the most appropriate system for each user depends on what type of clinical decision will be made following inspection of the digitised images.
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- F Baruffaldi
- Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, Bologna, Italy.
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Baruffaldi F, Angelini AL, Testi D, Mattioli P, Pierotti L. CCD film digitizers in clinical practice: evaluation of the main properties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1080/14639230110055604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Viceconti M, Testi D, Gori R, Zannoni C, Cappello A. HIDE: a new hybrid environment for the design of custom-made hip prosthesis. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2001; 64:137-144. [PMID: 11137197 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-2607(00)00097-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This technical note describes a new software environment (HIPCOM design environment, HIDE) for the design of custom-made total hip replacements. These devices are frequently designed using general-purpose mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) programs using a set of bone contours extracted from the computer tomography (CT) images as anatomical reference. On the contrary, the HIDE system was developed to let the operator directly design the stem shape onto the CT images in a single-step operation. The operator can directly import CT data in DICOM format or use special functions to reconvert to a digital stack, the CT images printed on a radiological film. Once the stack of CT images is loaded, the operator can design the implant shape by imposing control sections directly on the CT images. The interpolation of these control sections produces the basic 3D shape of the custom-made stem. The shape is then exported to the CAD-computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) program to refine the design and to generate the part program to manufacture the implant with a CNC tooling machine. Using HIDE, the duration of design steps it affected was reduced by more than 50% with respect to the standard method in use at the manufacturer site. HIDE also improved the accuracy and the repeatability of the whole procedure. The learning curve became flat after only ten cases. These good results were achieved because of the integration of the vectorial description of the prosthetic component with the raster description of the CT data that allowed the designer to use all details available in the CT images.
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- M Viceconti
- Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano, 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
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Testi D, Viceconti M, Cappello A, Gnudi S, Toni A. Fracture prediction for the femoral neck using finite element models. Chir Organi Mov 2001; 86:59-64. [PMID: 12025104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Fracture of the femoral neck is an important clinical, social and economic topic. Prediction in subjects who are at risk for this type of fracture has been the object of numerous studies. Nonetheless, the methods of classification based on densitometric indicators alone have shown poor accuracy. It is the purpose of this study to propose a method to obtain an estimate of the resistance of the proximal femur, and to improve accuracy in prediction in subjects who are at risk for fracture. Based on the densitometric dataset alone, a bidimensional finite element model was developed that takes into account the distribution of density together with the femoral anatomy and the typical conditions of trauma. The model was applied to a group of preliminary osteoporotic patients. The statistical classification showed an increase in accuracy by 13%, as compared to a classification based on densitometric indicators alone.
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- D Testi
- Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italia
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Viceconti M, Testi D, Gori R, Zannoni C. Development of a software for the design of custom-made hip prostheses using an open-source rapid application development environment. Med Inform Internet Med 2000; 25:183-93. [PMID: 11086969 DOI: 10.1080/146392300750019181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The present work describes a technology transfer project called HIPCOM devoted to the re-engineering of the process used by a medical devices manufacturer to design custom-made hip prostheses. Although it started with insufficient support from the end-user management, a very tight scheduling and a moderate budget, the project developed into what is considered by all partners a success story. In particular, the development of the design software, called HIPCOM Interactive Design Environment (HIDE) was completed in a time shorter than any optimistic expectation. The software was quite stable since its first beta version, and once introduced at the user site it fully replaced the original procedure in less than two months. One year after the early adoption, more than 80 custom-made prostheses had been designed with HIDE and the user had reported only two bugs, both cosmetics. The scope of the present work was to report the development experience and to investigate the reasons for these positive results, with particular reference to the development procedure and the software architecture. The choice of TCL/TK as development language and the adoption of well-defined software architecture were found to be the success key factors. Other important determinants were found to be the adoption of an incremental software engineering strategy, well suited for small to medium projects and the presence in the development staff of a technology transfer expert.
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- M Viceconti
- Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
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Testi D, Viceconti M, Baruffaldi F, Cappello A. Risk of fracture in elderly patients: a new predictive index based on bone mineral density and finite element analysis. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 1999; 60:23-33. [PMID: 10430460 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-2607(99)00007-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Hip fracture is more and more frequent in elderly population. For this reason, an increasing attention has been focused on the development of a non-invasive method to predict femoral neck fracture. A conventional approach to fracture diagnosis is the measurement of bone mass by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in some regions of interest. The aim of this work is to assess a method that accounts for the structural details of the bone providing a more direct determination of strength properties, and improving the diagnostic power of the current densitometric systems. A 2D finite element model of the proximal femur is derived from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry data. Initially, the method is validated in vitro using a replica of the human femur. The predicted results are compared to strain-gauge measurements and to a 3D finite element model, with good agreement being observed. Then, an in vivo preliminary study on a limited group of patients is carried out. The loading condition that simulates a fall to the side onto the greater trochanter from standing height is employed. All simulations show a peak strain at the femoral neck region with a strain distribution typical of a fall on the side. The proposed method seems to supply a useful tool for the in vivo analysis of the risk of hip fracture.
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- D Testi
- Laboratorio Tecnologia dei Materiali, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
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Viceconti M, Zannoni C, Testi D, Cappello A. CT data sets surface extraction for biomechanical modeling of long bones. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 1999; 59:159-166. [PMID: 10386765 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-2607(98)00107-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In modelling applications such as custom-made implants design is useful to have a surface representation of the anatomy of bones rather than the voxel-based representation generated by tomography systems. A voxel-to-surface conversion process is usually done by a 2D segmentation of the images stack. However, other methods allow a direct 3D segmentation of the CT or MRI data set. In the present work, two of these methods, namely the Standard Marching Cube (SMC) and the Discretized Marching Cube (DMC) algorithms, were compared in terms of local accuracy when used to reconstruct the geometry of a human femur. The SMC method was found to be more accurate than the DMC method. The SMC method was capable of reconstructing the inner and outer geometry of a human femur with a peak error lower than 0.9 mm and an average error comparable to the pixel size (0.3 mm). However, the large number of triangles generated by the algorithm may limit its adoption in many modelling applications. The peak error of the DMC algorithm was 1.6 mm but it produced approximately 70% less triangles than the SMC method. From the results of this study, it may be concluded that three dimensional segmentation algorithms are useful not only in visualisation applications but also in the creation of geometry models.
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- M Viceconti
- Laboratorio di Tecnologia dei Materiali, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
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A new procedure for the automatic generation of finite element meshes of bone segments from computed tomography (CT) data sets is described. The new method allows a direct automatic generation from the CT data and produces a very accurate unstructured hexahedral mesh. The accuracy of the method was established using the CT images of an artificial femur showing range of attenuation values comparable to those of a human femur. To establish the optimal values for the parameters controlling the mesh a sensitivity analysis was carried out using mesh-conditioning indicators. Some of the best meshes, with increasing levels of refinement, were used to analyse the stresses induced in the proximal femur by single leg stance posture. The accuracy of the meshes was evaluated using an implicit a posteriori residual-based error estimates. The number of elements with stress residuals larger than 10% of the peak stress was 7.8% using the coarsest mesh and only 1.8% with the finest mesh. The proposed method has been proved able to conjugate full automation with high-quality finite element meshes. The stress predictions obtained using these hexahedral-only meshes have been more accurate than those obtained by any other automatic mesh generation algorithm. Once properly integrated in an easy-to-use application, the described method could finally make feasible many clinical applications of finite element analysis.
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- M Viceconti
- Laboratorio di Tecnologia dei Materiali, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
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