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MCI conversion to dementia and the APOE genotype: A prediction study with FDG-PET by MOSCONI, L, PERANI, D, BORRONI, B, FRANCESCHI, M, BRACCO, L, PUPI, A, SORBI, S, HERHOLZ, K, NACMIAS, B, HOLTHOFF, V, SALMON, E, BARON, J.-C, DE CRISTOFARO, M. T. R, PADOVANI, A

“…To investigate whether the combination of fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) PET measures with the APOE genotype would improve prediction of the conversion from…”
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AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR THE SEISMIC VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF HISTORICAL CENTRES IN MASONRY BUILDING AGGREGATES: APPLICATION TO THE CITY OF SCARPERIA, ITALY by Cardinali, V., Cristofaro, M. T., Ferrini, M., Nudo, R., Paoletti, B., Tanganelli, M.

“…The seismic vulnerability of masonry building aggregates is very difficult to determine, since it is affected by many uncertainties. The most uncertain…”
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Multi-risk assessment in a historical city by Arrighi, C., Tanganelli, M., Cristofaro, M. T., Cardinali, V., Marra, A., Castelli, F., De Stefano, M.

“…Natural hazards pose a significant threat to historical cities which have an authentic and universal value for mankind. This study aims at codifying a…”
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MRI and SPECT of midbrain and striatal degeneration in fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome by Scaglione, C., Ginestroni, A., Vella, A., Dotti, M. T., Nave, R. Della, Rizzo, G., De Cristofaro, M. T., De Stefano, N., Piacentini, S., Martinelli, P., Mascalchi, M.

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Brain metabolic decreases related to the dose of the ApoE e4 allele in Alzheimer’s disease by Mosconi, L, Nacmias, B, Sorbi, S, De Cristofaro, M T R, Fayazz, M, Tedde, A, Bracco, L, Herholz, K, Pupi, A

“…Objectives: Declines in brain glucose metabolism have been described early in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and there is evidence that a genetic predisposition to…”
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Alternative normalization methods demonstrate widespread cortical hypometabolism in untreated de novo Parkinson's disease by Berti, V, Polito, C, Borghammer, P, Ramat, S, Mosconi, L, Vanzi, E, De Cristofaro, M T, De Leon, M, Sorbi, S, Pupi, A

“…Previous positron emission tomography (PET) [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) studies in Parkinson's disease (PD) demonstrated that moderate to late stage…”
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Metabolic interaction between ApoE genotype and onset age in Alzheimer’s disease: implications for brain reserve by Mosconi, L, Herholz, K, Prohovnik, I, Nacmias, B, De Cristofaro, M T R, Fayyaz, M, Bracco, L, Sorbi, S, Pupi, A

“…Background: Clinically apparent Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is thought to result when brain tissue damage exceeds a critical threshold of “brain reserve”, a…”
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Brain metabolic differences between sporadic and familial Alzheimer's disease by MOSCONI, L, SORBI, S, NACMIAS, B, DE CRISTOFARO, M. T. R, FAYYAZ, M, CELLINI, E, BAGNOLI, S, BRACCO, L, HERHOLZ, K, PUPI, A

“…This FDG-PET study with SPM99 compared 46 patients with sporadic Alzheimer disease (SAD) to 40 patients with familial AD (FAD) and to 35 matched controls. AD…”
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New predictive models to evaluate concrete compressive strength using the SonReb method by Cristofaro, M.T., Viti, S., Tanganelli, M.

“…An accurate assessment of the concrete compressive strength is a fundamental step towards evaluation of existing reinforced concrete structures under gravity…”
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Brain perfusion abnormalities in drug-naive, lactate-sensitive panic patients: a SPECT study by De Cristofaro, M T, Sessarego, A, Pupi, A, Biondi, F, Faravelli, C

“…Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HM-PAO), we assessed brain perfusion in seven patients with…”
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Use of technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime SPET for the study of cerebral blood flow reactivity after acetazolamide infusion in patients with Behçet's disease by Pupi, A, Sestini, S, De Cristofaro, M T, Emmi, L, Marchione, T, Salvati, G, Gobbi, F L, Massacesi, L, Meldolesi, U

“…The purpose of this study was to characterise the nature of the baseline perfusion defects found in patients with Behçet's disease using hexamethylpropylene…”
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MRI and SPECT investigations of the CNS in SLE patients by Emmi, L, Bramati, M, De Cristofaro, M T, Mascalchi, M, Dal Pozzo, G, Marconi, G P, Massai, G, Passaleva, A

“…Twenty-two SLE patients were examined with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT). Multifocal areas of…”
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High-performance computing and networking as tools for accurate emission computed tomography reconstruction by Passeri, A, Formiconi, A R, De Cristofaro, M T, Pupi, A, Meldolesi, U

“…It is well known that the quantitative potential of emission computed tomography (ECT) relies on the ability to compensate for resolution, attenuation and…”
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Merkel cell carcinoma and iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine scan by Castagnoli, A, Biti, G, De Cristofaro, M T, Ferri, P, Magrini, S M, Papi, M G, Bianchi, S

“…Two cases of Merkel cell carcinoma, a neuroendocrine neoplasia of the skin, investigated with iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-mIBG) scintigraphy, are…”
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Evaluation of technetium 99m cyclobutylpropylene amine oxime as a potential brain perfusion imaging agent for SPET by Bacciottini, L, Lunghi, F, Pupi, A, Bonino, C, Formiconi, A R, De Cristofaro, M T, Petti, A R, Meldolesi, U

“…Technetium 99m d,l-cyclobutylpropylene amine oxime (99mTc-CBPAO) has been developed as a brain-imaging agent for single photon emission tomography (SPET)…”
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Subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy: single photon emission computed tomography-magnetic resonance imaging correlation by De Cristofaro, M T, Mascalchi, M, Pupi, A, Nencini, P, Formiconi, A R, Inzitari, D, Dal Pozzo, G, Meldolesi, U

“…Regional cerebral blood flow was studied using 99mTc-HM-PAO and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in five healthy subjects and in eight…”
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Regional cerebral blood flow in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective SPECT study. Single photon emission computed tomography by Falcini, F, De Cristofaro, M T, Ermini, M, Guarnieri, M, Massai, G, Olmastroni, M, Masi, A, Pupi, A, Meldolesi, U

“…Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) we evaluated the presence and evolution of changes in brain perfusion in juvenile systemic lupus…”
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Paradoxical embolism in a preterm infant by Filippi, Luca, Palermo, Ludovica, Pezzati, Marco, Dani, Carlo, Matteini, Maria, De Cristofaro, M Teresa, Rubaltelli, Firmino F

“…Cerebral paradoxical embolism has not until now been described as a cause of cryptogenic stroke in newborn infants. A male infant was born at 27 weeks 2 days'…”
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Fast dynamic measurements of dopamine receptors with a three-headed SPECT system: A phantom study by Vanzi, Eleonora, Pupi, A., De Cristofaro, M.T., Ramat, S., Formiconi, A.R.

“…The segmentation error gave greater changes in DSPECT ACRs (up to 15% for a 20% error) than in EM ACR values (up to 5%). [...]fast DSPECT is feasible and…”
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Possible Pathogenetic Role of Activated Platelets in the Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome Involving the Central Nervous System by EMMI, LORENZO, BERGAMINI, CARLO, SPINELLI, ALESSANDRO, LIOTTA, FRANCESCO, MARCHIONE, TERESA, CALDINI, ANNA, FANELLI, ALESSANDRA, TERESA DE CRISTOFARO, MARIA, DAL POZZO, GIANFRANCO

“…Neurological disorders occurring in the primary antiphospholipid syndrome (neuro-PAPS) have not yet been completely understood. Platelet activation has been…”
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