Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hideaki Nakajima, Arisa Kubota, Shuji Watanabe, Kazuya Honjoh, Akihiko Matsumine
Summary: Patients with low lumbar OVC and PD have faster progression and destructive changes of OVC, associated with lower lumbar BMD and severe sarcopenia. Higher postoperative complication rates are related to vertebral fragility and longer fusion surgery. Invasive long-fusion surgery should be avoided for single low lumbar OVC.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Letter
Orthopedics
Xiang-Ge Liu, Xin Chen, Biao Chen, Pei-Jie Liang, Han-Hui Liu, Meiqi Fu
Summary: This study aimed to measure the vertebral bone quality (VBQ) in people of all ages and compare changes in VBQ across ages. Differences in VBQ under various MRI parameters were compared.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Fay Crawford-Manning, Martha Z. Vardaki, Ellen Green, Judith R. Meakin, Claudio Vergari, Nick Stone, C. Peter Winlove
Summary: This study used multiphoton imaging and Raman spectroscopy to investigate the structural and biochemical composition of the vertebral endplate, cartilage endplate, and intervertebral disc in healthy bovine tails. The research revealed that the cartilage endplate is structurally distinct from both bone and disc, playing a crucial role as a transition zone between soft and hard tissues. Raman spectroscopy showed gradients in mineral content through the depth of the endplate and differences beneath the nucleus and annulus, indicating varying rates of remodelling in different regions.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michal Latalski, Tomasz Szponder, Grzegorz Starobrat, Edward Warda, Magdalena Wojciak, Slawomir Dresler, Anna Danielewicz, Jan Sawicki, Ireneusz Sowa
Summary: Flexible spine tethering is a novel surgical technique that corrects scoliosis by activating vertebral growth plate function. Using a rat tail model, this study found that after correction, the activity and thickness of the growth plate increased. Relief of pressure on the growth plate during correction allows the physiological activity of growth cartilage to resume and restores the deformed vertebral body.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Jad S. Husseini, Sina Habibollahi, Sandra B. Nelson, Daniel Rosenthal, Connie Y. Chang
Summary: Vertebral discitis-osteomyelitis is an infection that can affect intervertebral disks and vertebral bodies, with various biopsy methods available for identifying causative microorganisms. Less invasive CT-guided sampling may be preferred for its safety and cost-effectiveness, with consideration for repeat biopsy if pathogen remains unidentified after initial procedure for targeted antimicrobial therapy.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Pavel Proks, Trude Maria Johansen, Ivana Nyvltova, Dominik Komenda, Hana Cernochova, Massimo Vignoli
Summary: This study reviewed radiographs of the vertebral column in 240 guinea pigs to determine numerical variants and the prevalence of congenital anomalies. Results showed nine numerical variants of vertebral columns, with 12.5% of guinea pigs having congenital anomalies predominantly in the thoracolumbar and lumbosacral regions. These findings contribute to the understanding of clinical morphology in guinea pigs and have implications for both research and clinical practice.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Euijoon Choi, Doohyun Park, Geonhui Son, Seongwon Bak, Taejoon Eo, Daemyung Youn, Dosik Hwang
Summary: This study develops a weakly supervised deep learning model for vertebral-level VCF classification using image-level labelled data. The proposed model shows comparable or better performance in vertebral-level analysis.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dominik Waldmeier, Jan Herzberg, Frank-Peter Stephan, Marcus Seemann, Nisha Arenja
Summary: This review provides an overview of the use of multimodality imaging in cardiac amyloidosis, highlighting its diagnostic possibilities and prognostic values. Echocardiography is the preferred diagnostic tool, while cardiac magnetic resonance and scintigraphy play crucial roles in diagnosis and subtype differentiation.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Nandish G. Shah, Abhishek Keraliya, Mitchel B. Harris, Christopher M. Bono, Bharti Khurana
Summary: A study comparing spine injuries in DISH and AS patients found a lower prevalence of posterior element injury in DISH patients compared to AS patients on CT or MRI. In patients with isolated vertebral body fractures without neurological deficits detected on CT, MRI revealed a significantly lower rate of posterior element injury in DISH patients compared to AS patients.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jordy P. Pijl, Thomas C. Kwee, Riemer H. J. A. Slart, Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans
Summary: PET/CT is increasingly used in infectious diseases for its ability to diagnose infections based on glucose consumption. Advances in PET/CT technology, such as total body scanning and new radiotracers, are expected to enhance personalized treatment capabilities for infectious diseases in the future.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Alessandro Cannavale, Mariangela Santoni, Piergiorgio Nardis, Pierleone Lucatelli, Mario Corona, Giuseppe Cannavale, Carlo Catalano, Paolo Ricci
Summary: The role of computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessing spondylodiscitis and identifying target structures for biopsy was evaluated in this study. The findings showed that MRI had higher sensitivity in the acute phase of spondylodiscitis and good agreement in diagnosing different phases. Specific MRI findings, such as extensive hyperintensity of vertebral body and/or disc, fractures, and paravertebral collections, were predictive factors for positive cultures.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Michael Kriegbaum Skjodt, Bo Abrahamsen
Summary: This article summarizes the recent advances in the understanding of vertebral fractures, with a focus on endocrine diseases, prevention, and treatment. It highlights the increased risk of vertebral fractures in patients with endocrine diseases and the current focus on invasive treatments. It also mentions that licensed treatments are effective in reducing the occurrence of vertebral fractures in osteoporosis patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ralph Laeubli, Robin Brugger, Tatiana Pirvu, Sven Hoppe, Dominik Sieron, Karol Szyluk, Christoph E. Albers, Andreas Christe
Summary: This study found that the presence of disproportionate motion segments in the lower spine may lead to a significantly higher risk for disc herniation in patients undergoing discectomy.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hans Liebl, David Schinz, Anjany Sekuboyina, Luca Malagutti, Maximilian T. Loeffler, Amirhossein Bayat, Malek El Husseini, Giles Tetteh, Katharina Grau, Eva Niederreiter, Thomas Baum, Benedikt Wiestler, Bjoern Menze, Rickmer Braren, Claus Zimmer, Jan S. Kirschke
Summary: With the development of deep learning algorithms, fully automated radiological image analysis is approaching reality. The VerSe 2020 dataset includes annotated spine CT images, covering various anatomical variations of vertebrae.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yasmina Al Khalil, Edoardo A. Becherucci, Jan S. Kirschke, Dimitrios C. Karampinos, Marcel Breeuwer, Thomas Baum, Nico Sollmann
Summary: MRI is widely used for diagnosing and monitoring spinal disorders. Manual segmentation of examined structures is time-consuming and prone to errors. This study presents a manually segmented lumbar spine MRI database for developing and testing automated lumbar spine segmentation algorithms in multi-domain scenarios.
Letter
Hematology
Carmen Corciulo, Beatrice Dal Pino, Daniela Visentini, Federico Bigazzi, Andrea Ripoli, Emanuela Sozio, Francesco Curcio, Carlo Tascini, Martina Fabris, Tiziana Sampietro, Francesco Sbrana
TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Manjunath P. Pai, Pier Giorgio Cojutti, Valentina Gerussi, Paola Della Siega, Carlo Tascini, Federico Pea
Summary: Linezolid-induced myelosuppression is likely to occur in cardiosurgical patients due to reduced kidney function and potential drug interactions. Population modeling and simulation demonstrate that lower doses coupled with therapeutic drug monitoring are necessary in this vulnerable population. Thus, reducing the empiric linezolid doses in cardiosurgical patients may help avoid toxicities, and further studies are needed to verify potential drug interactions.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alvisa Palese, Erica Visintini, Valentina Bressan, Federico Fonda, Stefania Chiappinotto, Luca Grassetti, Maddalena Peghin, Carlo Tascini, Matteo Balestrieri, Marco Colizzi
Summary: This study aims to collect COVID-19 survivors' experiences through metaphors and explore the association between metaphor orientation and socio-demographic variables. The findings indicate that COVID-19 patients tend to use negative-oriented metaphors, which increase over time. The study emphasizes the need for personalized healthcare strategies to address the long-term traumatic consequences of COVID-19.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Letter
Oncology
Francesco Marchesi, Jon Salmanton-Garcia, Caterina Buquicchio, Federico Itri, Caroline Besson, Julio Davila-Valls, Sonia Martin-Perez, Luana Fianchi, Laman Rahimli, Giuseppe Tarantini, Federica Irene Grifoni, Mariarita Sciume, Jorge Labrador, Raul Cordoba, Alberto Lopez-Garcia, Nicola S. Fracchiolla, Francesca Farina, Emanuele Ammatuna, Antonella Cingolani, Daniel Garcia-Bordallo, Stefanie K. Graefe, Yavuz M. Bilgin, Michelina Dargenio, Tomas Jose Gonzalez-Lopez, Anna Guidetti, Tobias Lahmer, Esperanza Lavilla-Rubira, Gustavo-Adolfo Mendez, Lucia Prezioso, Martin Schoenlein, Jaap Van Doesum, Dominik Wolf, Ditte Stampe Hersby, Ferenc Magyari, Jens Van Praet, Verena Petzer, Carlo Tascini, Iker Falces-Romero, Andreas Glenthoj, Oliver A. Cornely, Livio Pagano
Summary: This study reports breakthrough COVID-19 infections in hematologic malignancies patients who received prophylactic tixagevimab/cilgavimab. Most patients had lymphoproliferative disorders and were infected with the omicron variant. The use of tixagevimab/cilgavimab appears to reduce the severity of COVID-19 in these patients, but further studies are needed to determine the optimal drug administration strategies for immunocompromised patients.
JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Umberto Pizzano, Gabriele Facchin, Chiara Marcon, Martina Fabris, Marta Lisa Battista, Michela Cerno, Antonella Geromin, Martina Pucillo, Giuseppe Petruzzellis, Giampaolo Vianello, Giulia Battaglia, Roberto Peressutti, Lucrezia Grillone, Carlo Tascini, Francesco Curcio, Renato Fanin, Francesca Patriarca
Summary: We compared humoral responses and infection onset in patients undergoing allogeneic stem-cell transplantation (allo-SCT) after receiving anti-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine. We found that an interval shorter than 12 months between allo-SCT and first vaccine dose, as well as ongoing immunosuppression, were associated with deficiency in humoral and cellular response after two doses. The third dose induced a sustained and increased humoral response in the majority of patients, but those within 1 year after allo-SCT remained at a higher infection risk.
TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Luigi Vetrugno, Cristian Deana, Nadia Castaldo, Alberto Fantin, Alessandro Belletti, Emanuela Sozio, Maria De Martino, Miriam Isola, Diego Palumbo, Federico Longhini, Gianmaria Cammarota, Savino Spadaro, Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore, Flavio Bassi, Carlo Tascini, Vincenzo Patruno
Summary: NIRS in COVID-19 patients outside the ICU carries a low risk of barotrauma, which is more common in older patients with more severe systemic disease. The type of NIRS does not seem to increase the risk. Escalation of respiratory support is associated with higher in-hospital mortality.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Tommaso Cai, Umberto Anceschi, Francesco Prata, Lucia Collini, Anna Brugnolli, Serena Migno, Michele Rizzo, Giovanni Liguori, Luca Gallelli, Florian M. E. Wagenlehner, Truls E. Bjerklund Johansen, Luca Montanari, Alessandro Palmieri, Carlo Tascini
Summary: By using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN), we can predict the clinical efficacy of empiric antimicrobial treatment for women with recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs). This study trained the ANN on data from 1043 women and found that it had a high sensitivity (87.8%) and specificity (97.3%) in predicting the clinical efficacy of empirical therapy.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Simone Giuliano, Jacopo Angelini, Denise D'Elia, Monica Geminiani, Roberto Daniele Barison, Alessandro Giacinta, Assunta Sartor, Floriana Campanile, Francesco Curcio, Menino Osbert Cotta, Jason A. Roberts, Massimo Baraldo, Carlo Tascini
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with E. faecalis infections in a university hospital. The combination of ampicillin and ceftobiprole achieved high clinical success and microbiological cure rates. Therapeutic drug monitoring helped optimize treatment efficacy with fewer side effects.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Carlo Tascini, Simone Giuliano, Vittorio Attanasio, Luca Segreti, Andrea Ripoli, Francesco Sbrana, Sergio Severino, Chiara Sordelli, Sara Hana Weisz, Agnese Zanus-Fortes, Gabriele Maria Leanza, Novella Carannante, Andrea Di Cori, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Giulio Zucchelli, Stefano De Vivo
Summary: This study compares the outcome and safety of a single-procedure device extraction and contralateral implantation with the standard two-stage replacement for infected cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. There were no significant differences in mortality rates between the single-procedure group and the standard-of-care group. Therefore, single-procedure reimplantation with active antibiofilm therapy may be a feasible and effective therapeutic option.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marina Giuliano, Dorina Tiple, Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Benedetta Armocida, Ludovico Biardi, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Andrea Campana, Maria Ciardi, Fabiano Di Marco, Marco Floridia, Paola Gnerre, Tiziana Grassi, Ignazio Grattagliano, Paola Kruger, Matilde Leonardi, Rocco Liguori, Elisabetta Pagani, Elisa Perger, Flavia Pricci, Marinella Ruggeri, Andrea Silenzi, Francesco Spannella, Carlo Tascini, Giulia Tete, Matteo Tosato, Simona Vecchi, Marika Villa, Graziano Onder
Summary: A significant number of people experience persistent or new symptoms after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, known as Long-COVID. In Italy, dedicated health facilities were established for the management of Long-COVID, but there is significant variation in the services provided. To address this, a multidisciplinary panel was formed to create recommendations for the clinical management of Long-COVID.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Ivan Gentile, Antonio Riccardo Buonomo, Silvia Corcione, Laurenza Paradiso, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Davide Fiore Bavaro, Giusy Tiseo, Francesca Sordella, Michele Bartoletti, Giulia Palmiero, Antonietta Vozza, Antonio Vena, Francesca Canta, Nicola Schiano Moriello, Paola Congera, Arta Karruli, Carlo Tascini, Pierluigi Viale, Valerio Del Bono, Marco Falcone, Sergio Carbonara, Malgorzata Karolina Mikulskan, Matteo Bassettie, Emanuele Durante-Mangonid, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Alberto Enrico Maraolo
Summary: This study evaluated the use of Ceftobiprole in a real-world setting and found it to be a safe and effective therapeutic choice, particularly for pneumonia and hospital-acquired pneumonia. The study also identified factors associated with treatment success or fatal outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Simone Giuliano, Sarah Flammini, Agnese Zanus-Fortes, Luca Montanari, Gabriele Maria Leanza, Vittorio Attanasio, Davide Pecori, Francesco Sbrana, Carlo Tascini
Summary: Although progress has led to a decline in meningitis infections, it remains a global threat with varying impacts across different regions. Timely recognition and treatment are crucial as it is a medical emergency. Diagnosis often requires invasive methods, and delays in treatment can result in mortality and long-term complications. It is essential to evaluate appropriate interventions to optimize treatment, prevent overuse of antimicrobials, and reduce negative outcomes. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a roadmap to reduce the burden of meningitis by 2030, but there is a need for updated guidelines due to the increasing availability of novel diagnostic methods and pharmacological interventions. This paper aims to summarize existing data and evidence and propose potential novel solutions to address this complex problem.
NEW MICROBIOLOGICA
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Simone Giuliano, Andrea Scatena, Francesco Sbrana, Luca Martini, Alice Chiara Manetti, Carlo Tascini, Marco Di Paolo
Summary: Lactococcus species are low virulence micro-aerophilic Gram positive bacteria widely used in food fermentation processes. Although their pathogenic potential is low, L. lactis can cause infections, especially in immunocompromised hosts, and there is limited data on L. lactis infections from blood transfusion products. This case report describes the first instance of L. lactis infection from transfusion of blood products in an 82-year-old immunocompromised patient.
NEW MICROBIOLOGICA
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Simone Giuliano, Angela Acquasanta, Luca Martini, Francesco Sbrana, Sarah Flammini, Carlo Tascini
Summary: This study provides an overview of the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and clinical indications of cefditoren. Cefditoren is an oral third-generation cephalosporin with broad-spectrum activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, making it effective in treating respiratory tract and skin and skin structure infections.
NEW MICROBIOLOGICA
(2023)
Letter
Pediatrics
Francesco Sbrana, Cristiana Domenichini, Paola Bellacchi, Emanuela Sozio, Beatrice Dal Pino, Carlo Tascini
MINERVA PEDIATRICS
(2023)