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Parodi F, Severi I, Flora G, Cioni S, Vallone IM, Betti V, Martini G, Tassi R. Concurrent subarachnoid haemorrhage and internal carotid artery dissection: a transcranial colour-coded sonography diagnosis. J Ultrasound 2023; 26:771-776. [PMID: 35482247 PMCID: PMC10632309 DOI: 10.1007/s40477-022-00686-z] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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We report the case of a young woman affected by an aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and numerous anatomic abnormalities. A Transcranial Colour-Coded Duplex Sonography, performed with the aim of monitoring the vasospasm, showed a non-pulsatile flow with loss of sharp systolic peak and lowering of mean flow velocities in the right extracranial Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) and all its intra-cranial branches. This event suggested a possible concomitant acute right ICA sub-occlusion with a lack of collateral circulation. This type of flow is typically found in systemic and brain arteries of patients undergoing to venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or to left ventricular assist devices. The absence of an adequate cerebral collateral circulation might be the explanation for this type of atypical flow. Aneurysms and arterial dissections contribute to SAH and ischemic stroke events, leading to long-term physical and cognitive disability. In our case, the prompt neurosonological diagnosis leaded to patient's good outcome.
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- Francesca Parodi
- Stroke Unit, Department of Emergency and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Viale Mario Bracci, 16, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Department of Emergency and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Viale Mario Bracci, 16, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Neurology and Human Movement Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Neurology and Human Movement Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Neurology and Human Movement Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Neuro-ICU, Department of Neurological and Sensorineural, Azienda Opsedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Department of Emergency and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Viale Mario Bracci, 16, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Department of Emergency and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Viale Mario Bracci, 16, 53100, Siena, Italy.
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Lovecchio J, Betti V, Cortesi M, Ravagli E, Severi S, Giordano E. Design of a custom-made device for real-time optical measurement of differential mineral concentrations in three-dimensional scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. R Soc Open Sci 2022; 9:210791. [PMID: 35242342 PMCID: PMC8753176 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.210791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Monitoring bone tissue engineered (TEed) constructs during their maturation is important to ensure the quality of applied protocols. Several destructive, mainly histochemical, methods are conventionally used to this aim, requiring the sacrifice of the investigated samples. This implies (i) to plan several scaffold replicates, (ii) expensive and time consuming procedures and (iii) to infer the maturity level of a given tissue construct from a cognate replica. To solve these issues, non-destructive techniques such as light spectroscopy-based methods have been reported to be useful. Here, a miniaturized and inexpensive custom-made spectrometer device is proposed to enable the non-destructive analysis of hydrogel scaffolds. Testing involved samples with a differential amount of calcium salt. When compared to a reference standard device, this custom-made spectrometer demonstrates the ability to perform measurements without requiring elaborate sample preparation and/or a complex instrumentation. This preliminary study shows the feasibility of light spectroscopy-based methods as useful for the non-destructive analysis of TEed constructs. Based on these results, this custom-made spectrometer device appears as a useful option to perform real-time/in-line analysis. Finally, this device can be considered as a component that can be easily integrated on board of recently prototyped bioreactor systems, for the monitoring of TEed constructs during their conditioning.
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- J. Lovecchio
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Engineering ‘Silvio Cavalcanti’—Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering ‘Guglielmo Marconi’ (DEI), University of Bologna, Cesena (FC), Italy
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Engineering ‘Silvio Cavalcanti’—Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering ‘Guglielmo Marconi’ (DEI), University of Bologna, Cesena (FC), Italy
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- BioEngLab, Health Science and Technology, Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research (HST-CIRI), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, UK
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Engineering ‘Silvio Cavalcanti’—Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering ‘Guglielmo Marconi’ (DEI), University of Bologna, Cesena (FC), Italy
- BioEngLab, Health Science and Technology, Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research (HST-CIRI), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Engineering ‘Silvio Cavalcanti’—Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering ‘Guglielmo Marconi’ (DEI), University of Bologna, Cesena (FC), Italy
- BioEngLab, Health Science and Technology, Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research (HST-CIRI), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy
- Advanced Research Center on Electronic Systems (ARCES), University of Bologna, Bologna (BO), Italy
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de Pasquale F, Spadone S, Betti V, Corbetta M, Della Penna S. Temporal modes of hub synchronization at rest. Neuroimage 2021; 235:118005. [PMID: 33819608 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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The brain is a dynamic system that generates a broad repertoire of perceptual, motor, and cognitive states by the integration and segregation of different functional domains represented in large-scale brain networks. However, the fundamental mechanisms underlying brain network integration remain elusive. Here, for the first time to our knowledge, we found that in the resting state the brain visits few synchronization modes defined as clusters of temporally aligned functional hubs. These modes alternate over time and their probability of switching leads to specific temporal loops among them. Notably, although each mode involves a small set of nodes, the brain integration seems highly vulnerable to a simulated attack on this temporal synchronization mechanism. In line with the hypothesis that the resting state represents a prior sculpted by the task activity, the observed synchronization modes might be interpreted as a temporal brain template needed to respond to task/environmental demands .
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- F de Pasquale
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, and Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy; IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00142, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Padova Neuroscience Center (PNC), University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), Padua, Italy; Department of Neurology, Radiology, and Neuroscience, Washington University St. Louis
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, and Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Marrano D, Plicchi G, Spighi M, Casadei MM, Betti V, Andollina A, Liguori L, Campione O, Roversi C, Giulianini G. Study of the Hemocoagulative Parameters in Hemoperfusion on Polymer Coated Resins. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139888200500508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A hemoperfusion column containing anionic exchange resin coated with a new polymer has been tested in vivo for blood compatibility. The hemocoagulative parameters, evaluated before and after the cartridge during hemoperfusion, did not show any significant alteration even as regards the number and the functionality of the platelets nor as regards a possible activation of the fibrinolysis process. On the basis of these results, the hemoperfusion system examined can be regarded as hemocompatible from the hemocoagulative standpoint.
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- D. Marrano
- Ist Surgical Clinic, University of Bologna St. Orsola Hospital, Bologna
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- Department of Biomedical Technology U.S.L. 28, Bologna
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- Department of Biomedical Technology U.S.L. 28, Bologna
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- Department of Biomedical Technology U.S.L. 28, Bologna
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- Central Laboratory, Malpighi Hospital U.S.L. 28, Bologna
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- Ist Surgical Clinic, University of Bologna St. Orsola Hospital, Bologna
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- Ist Surgical Clinic, University of Bologna St. Orsola Hospital, Bologna
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- Ist Surgical Clinic, University of Bologna St. Orsola Hospital, Bologna
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- Department of Biomedical Technology U.S.L. 28, Bologna
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Varoni E, Canciani E, Palazzo B, Betti V, Dellavia C, Rimondini L. Nanostructured hydroxyapatite-dextran composite scaffolds for tissue engineering. Dent Mater 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2010.08.187] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Valentini E, Betti V, Aglioti S. 332 HYPNOTIC MODULATION OF SENSORY AND AFFECTIVE DIMENSIONS OF PAIN: A LASER EVOKED POTENTIALS STUDY. Eur J Pain 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1090-3801(09)60335-9] [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: 10/20/2022]
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- E. Valentini
- University of Rome La Sapienza, department of Psychology, Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome La Sapienza, department of Psychology, Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome La Sapienza, department of Psychology, Rome, Italy
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Valeriano M, Betti V, Le Pera D, De Armas L, Miliucci R, Aglioti S. FC36.2 Reduction of the SII area response to painful laser stimuli during the observation of other’s pain. Clin Neurophysiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.06.119] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Gatti A, Monari E, Tanza D, Betti V. [Evaluation of the biocompatibility of grafts for bone defects]. Minerva Stomatol 1999; 48:47-52. [PMID: 10549217] [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: 02/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND This paper examines a new material composed of polylactic and polyglycolic acids mixed with destrane easy to handle in bone defect reconstruction in periodontology and implantology: its name is fisiograft. METHODS According to the European directives, fisiograft was checked for some biological tests selected for its specific use. In particular, tests of cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, sensitization and implantation in rabbit's femurs were carried out. RESULTS The results show that the composite material is not cytotoxic when it is in direct and indirect contact with murine fibroblasts. It is not genotoxic and not allergenic. The implantation in rabbit, already after 30 days, shows that around the material there is a rapid bone growth and the material is reabsorbing. The degradation is suitable for its clinical use. CONCLUSIONS Fisiograft showed to be biocompatible, easy to handle and its degradation kinetics in bone is appropriate.
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- A Gatti
- Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Università degli Studi, Modena
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Betti V, Matteuzzi M. [Microwaves for sterilization of surgical instruments]. Attual Dent 1989; 5:41-5. [PMID: 2640810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Marrano D, Plicchi G, Spighi M, Maldini Casadei M, Betti V, Andollina A, Liguori L, Campione O, Roversi CA, Giulianini G. Study of the hemocoagulative parameters in hemoperfusion on polymer coated resins. Int J Artif Organs 1982; 5:309-13. [PMID: 7174137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
A hemoperfusion column containing anionic exchange resin coated with a new polymer has been tested in vivo for blood compatibility. The hemocoagulative parameters, evaluated before and after the cartridge during hemoperfusion, did not show any significant alteration even as regards the number and the functionality of the platelets nor as regards a possible activation of the fibrinolysis process. On the basis of these results, the hemoperfusion system examined can be regarded as hemocompatible from the hemocoagulative standpoint.
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Casadei Maldini M, Andollina A, Betti V, Campione O, Spighi M, Mazzuca A, Donati A, Roversi CA. [Control of heparinemia during hemoperfusion on microencapsulated anion exchange resin. (Experiment conducted on 10 pigs)]. Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1981; 57:1223-9. [PMID: 7284096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Betti V. [Effect of preoperative glucose perfusions on natremia]. Minerva Anestesiol 1967; 33:139-42. [PMID: 5602383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Betti V. [Degradation of the curare-like action of succinylcholine by a cholinesterase reactivator]. Minerva Anestesiol 1967; 33:159-61. [PMID: 5602387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Betti V, Franchi L. [Emergency respiratory resuscitation in acute trichloroethylene poisoning]. Omnia Med Ther 1966; 44:715-20. [PMID: 4296485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Betti V, Franchi L. [Emergency resuscitation of severely burned patients]. Omnia Med Ther 1966; 44:720-9. [PMID: 5993662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Betti V, Franchi L. [Continuous digestive aspiration in surgery]. Atti Accad Fisiocrit Siena Med Fis 1966; 15:223-228. [PMID: 6001427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Betti V, Franchi L, Possenti F. [Decrease of the curariform activity of succinylcholine by cholinesterase reactivator. (Results obtained in 60 patients treated with RP 7676]. Atti Accad Fisiocrit Siena Med Fis 1966; 15:278-284. [PMID: 6001433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Betti V, Mezzadrelli U, Pezzoli A. [Considerations on the relationships between sponge kidney and nephrocalcinosis (with illustration of a clinical case)]. Atti Accad Fisiocrit Siena Med Fis 1966; 15:559-576. [PMID: 6001458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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