Pierpaolo Purpura

Dr. Pierpaolo Purpura

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 October 2021 in Diagnostics
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FMFederico Midiri
Federico Midiri
Federica VernuccioFederica Vernuccio
Federica Vernuccio
PPPierpaolo Purpura
Pierpaolo Purpura
Pierpaolo AlongiPierpaolo Alongi
Pierpaolo Alongi
TBTommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta
Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta
Prostate cancer (PCa) represents the fourth most common cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death of men worldwide. Multiparametric MRI (mp-MRI) has high sensitivity and specificity in the detection of PCa, and it is currently the most widely used imaging technique for tumor localization and cancer staging. mp-MRI plays a key role in risk stratification of naïve patients, in active surveillance for low-risk patients, and in monitoring recurrence after definitive therapy. Radiomics is an emerging and promising tool which allows a quantitative tumor evaluation from radiological images via conversion of digital images into mineable high-dimensional data. The purpose of radiomics is to increase the features available to detect PCa, to avoid unnecessary biopsies, to define tumor aggressiveness, and to monitor post-treatment recurrence of PCa. The integration of radiomics data, including different imaging modalities (such as PET-CT) and other clinical and histopathological data, could improve the prediction of tumor aggressiveness as well as guide clinical decisions and patient management. The purpose of this review is to describe the current research applications of radiomics in PCa on MR images.

7 April 2025 in Life
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Viviana BenfanteViviana Benfante
Viviana Benfante
Ignazio Gaspare VetranoIgnazio Gaspare Vetrano
Ignazio Gaspare Vetrano
Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
PPPierpaolo Purpura
Pierpaolo Purpura
Cesare GagliardoCesare Gagliardo
Cesare Gagliardo
Pierpaolo AlongiPierpaolo Alongi
Pierpaolo Alongi
Meningiomas arise from the meningeal layers covering the central nervous system structures. Although most are benign, meningiomas can still cause neurological morbidity due to the mass effect and compression of the surrounding parenchyma. The prognosis also depends on several factors such as growth pattern or location. Morphological imaging approaches, such as MRI and CT, that emphasize intracranial calcifications, vascular patterns, or invasion of major vessels act as the basis of the diagnosis; PET/CT imaging is a valuable diagnostic tool for assessing somatostatin receptor activity in tumors. It enables the visualization and quantification of somatostatin receptor expression, providing insights into tumor biology, receptor status, and potential therapeutic targets. Aside from radiosurgery and neurosurgical intervention, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) has also shown promising results. Somatostatin receptors 1 and 2 are nearly universally expressed in meningioma tissue. This characteristic is increasingly exploited to identify patients eligible for adjuvant therapy using DOTA-conjugated somatostatin receptor-targeting peptides PET. In the treatment of relapsed/refractory meningiomas, PRRT is increasingly considered a safe and effective therapeutic option. It is often supported by artificial intelligence strategies for dose optimization and side-effect monitoring. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and benefits of these strategies based on the latest findings.

1 May 2020
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PPPierpaolo Purpura
Pierpaolo Purpura
RBR Bignone
R Bignone
FLFrancesco Lombardo
Francesco Lombardo
GGG Giannone
G Giannone
ACA Lo Casto
A Lo Casto