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Gruppo Colagrande

Florence University Radiology Group

 

Coordinator of Research Team

Name: Stefano Colagrande

Position:  Full Professor and Chief

Name of Research Team:  Florence University Radiology Group (FURG)

e-mail: stefano.colagrande@unifi.it

telephone number: +39 055 794 6338

 

Brief biographical sketch of the Coordinator

• Place and date of birth: in Rome on May 2^nd, 1955
• Degrees: graduated in Medicine in 1981 at the University of Florence; specialized in Diagnostic Radiology in 1985 at the University of Florence; Associate Professor of Radiology of the University of Florence since 2000. Chief of Radiology University Unit since 2009;

Full Professor of Radiology of the University of Florence from 2018.

 

Member of the scientific board of the Doctorate/PhD Program in

“Research Postgraduate School (PhD) of Clinical and Experimental Medicine” of the University of Florence (2004-2019)

 

Member of the following Scientific Societies

1. SIRM – Italian Society of Radiology (since 1982)
2. ESR - European Society of Radiology (since 2007)
3. President of Magnetic Resonance group of SIRM (2019-2022)

 

Member of the editorial board of the following Journals

1. World Journal of Hepatology
2. La Radiologia medica

 

Research Team

1. Cosimo Nardi, graduated in Medicine at the University of Florence in 2008, specialized in Diagnostic Radiology in 2014, PhD in 2018, born in Florence on September 1^st 1982;
2. Linda Calistri, graduated in Medicine at the University of Florence in 2008, specialized in Diagnostic Radiology in 2014, PhD in 2019, born in Pistoia on August 20^th 1977;
3. Eleonora Barcali, graduated in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florence in 2021. PhD student in Information Engineering from 2021. Born in Florence on January 4^th 1995
4. Martina Orlandi, graduated in Medicine at the University of Florence in 2010, specialized in Rheumatology in 2017, PhD in 2021, born in Pistoia on November 3^rd 1984.
5. Andrea Magnini, graduated in Medicine at the University of Florence in 2021, resident radiologist at the University of Florence, born in Florence on October 16 1996.
6. Lorenzo Cinci, graduated in Medicine at the University of Florence in 2021, resident radiologist at the University of Florence, born in Prato on September 27^th 1980.
7. Vieri Rastrelli, graduated in Medicine at the University of Florence in 2018, resident radiologist at the University of Florence, born in Florence on March 3^rd 1993.

               

Current research interests and reference people

1. Epato-bilio-pancreatic Imaging. Reference: Dr. Linda Calistri, Prof. Stefano Colagrande, Prof. Fabio Marra, Prof. Luca Messerini.
2. Head and neck Imaging. Reference: Dr. Cosimo Nardi.
3. Cardiac Imaging. Reference: Dr. Linda Calistri.
4. Oncology Imaging. Reference: Dr. Linda Calistri
5. Imaging in Rheumatology. Reference: Dr. Cosimo Nardi, Dr. Martina Orlandi, Prof. Marco Matucci Cerinic

 

Teaching staff

Degree Course in Medicine, Dentistry, X-ray technician.

Dr. Cosimo Nardi and Dr. Linda Calistri are part of the academic group of the PhD scholarship.

In Italy PhD courses in radiology are available only in our university in Florence.

 

Current / recent sources of funding

1. PRIN 2000: Ruolo TC nello screening dell’HCC
2. PRIN 2006: Imaging PET/TC/RM nella valutazione progressione fibrogenica epatopatie croniche
3. Ricerca SIRM 2010: Finanziamento progetto “Assessment of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to predict the chemotherapy outcome in liver metastases”
4. Regione Toscana 2012: Finanziamento progetto “TESORM-Predizione precoce e valutazione della risposta alla terapia con Sorafenib in pazienti affetti da HCC avanzato mediante RM (sequenze pesate in DwI e mdc epatospecifico)
5. Fondo Giovani MIUR 2013: Finanziamento Borsa Dottorato
6. CRPP 2014: Finanziamento progetto “Imaging avanzato di RM per la valutazione della risposta terapeutica nei linfomi”
7. HCMR-Novel predictors of Outcome in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
8. HORIZON 2020, Progetto DRAGON (rapiD and secuRe AI imaging based diaGnosis, stratification, fOllow-up, and preparedness for coronavirus paNdemics).
9. 23 profit trials ongoing

 

 best publications of the research team in the last 5 years, ABOUT

 

“Epato-bilio-pancreatic Imaging”

1. Calistri L, Rastrelli V, Nardi C, Maraghelli D, Vidali S, Pietragalla M, Colagrande S.

Imaging of chemotherapy-induced hepatic damage: yellow liver, blue liver, and pseudocirrhosis.

World J Gastroenterol. 2021 Dec 14;27(46):7866-7893. doi: 10.3748/wjg. v27.i46.7866.

 

2. Colagrande S, Calistri L, Campani C, Dragoni G, Lorini C, Nardi C, Castellani A, Marra F.

CT volume of enhancement of disease (VED) can predict the early response to treatment and overall survival in patients with advanced HCC treated with sorafenib.

Eur Radiol. 2021 Mar;31(3):1608-1619. doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-07171-3.

 

3. Colagrande S, Calistri L, Grazzini G, Nardi C, Busoni S, Morana G, Grazioli L.

MRI features of primary hepatic lymphoma

Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Sep;43(9):2277-2287. doi: 10.1007/s00261-018-1476-5.

 

 “Head and neck Imaging”

1. Nardi C, Tomei M, Pietragalla M, Calistri L, Landini N, Bonomo P, Mannelli G, Mungai F, Bonasera L, Colagrande S. Texture analysis in the characterization of parotid salivary gland lesions: A study on MR diffusion weighted imaging.

Eur J Radiol. 2021 Mar; 136:109529. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109529.

 

2. Nardi C, Vignoli C, Pietragalla M, Tonelli P, Calistri L, Franchi L, Preda L, Colagrande S.

Imaging of mandibular fractures: a pictorial review.

Insights Imaging. 2020 Feb 19;11(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s13244-020-0837-0.

 

3. Nardi C, Calistri L, Grazzini G, Desideri I, Lorini C, Occhipinti M, Mungai F, Colagrande S.

Is Panoramic Radiography an Accurate Imaging Technique for the Detection of Endodontically Treated Asymptomatic Apical Periodontitis?

J Endod. 2018 Oct;44(10):1500-1508. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2018.07.003.

 

“Cardiac Imaging”

1. Zhang Q, omissis Colagrande S, Calistri L, omissis Piechnik SK.

Quality assurance of quantitative cardiac T1-mapping in multicenter clinical trials - A T1 phantom program from the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy registry (HCMR) study.

Int J Cardiol. 2021 May 1; 330:251-258. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.01.026.

 

2. Pontecorboli G, Grazzini G, Stolcova M, Calistri L, Acquafresca M, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Colagrande S, Di Mario C.

Myocardial infarction with nonobstructed coronary arteries following accidental nitrogen inhalation: diagnosis by cardiac magnetic resonance and coronary computed tomography.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2019 Jul;20(7):487-488. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000750.

 

3. Pradella S, Grazzini G, Brandani M, Calistri L, Nardi C, Mori F, Miele V, Colagrande S.

Cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with mitral valve prolapse: Focus on late gadolinium enhancement and T1 mapping.

Eur Radiol. 2019 Mar;29(3):1546-1554. doi: 10.1007/s00330-018-5634-5.

 

 “Oncology Imaging”

1. Cianci R, Cristel G, Agostini A, Ambrosini R, Calistri L, Petralia G, Colagrande S.

MRI for Rectal Cancer Primary Staging and Restaging After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy: How to Do It During Daily Clinical Practice. Eur J Radiol. 2020 Oct; 131:109238. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.109238.

 

2. Petralia G, Summers PE, Agostini A, Ambrosini R, Cianci R, Cristel G, Calistri L, Colagrande S.

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in oncology: how we do it. Radiol Med. 2020 Dec;125(12):1288-1300. doi: 10.1007/s11547-020-01220-z.

 

3. Calistri L, Puccini B, Berti V, Grazzini G, Nardi C, Rigacci L, Colagrande S.

Diffusion-Weighted and Perfusion-Weighted MRI to Evaluate Therapeutic Response in Lymphoma: A Comparison with FDG-PET/CT.

Acta Haematol. 2018;139(2):74-76. doi: 10.1159/000485548.

 

“Rheumatology Imaging”

1. Orlandi M, omissis Nardi C, omissis Colagrande S, Matucci-Cerinic M.

The role of chest CT in deciphering interstitial lung involvement: systemic sclerosis versus COVID-19.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Apr 11;61(4):1600-1609. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab615.

 

2. Orlandi M, Landini N, Bruni C, Sambataro G, Nardi C, Bargagli E, Tomassetti S, Occhipinti M, Bellando Randone S, Guiducci S, Vancheri C, Colagrande S, Matucci-Cerinic M.

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis in rheumatic autoimmune diseases: a systematic literature review.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Dec 1;59(12):3645-3656. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa451.

 

3. Landini N, Orlandi M, Bruni C, Carlesi E, Nardi C, Calistri L, Morana G, Tomassetti S, Colagrande S, Matucci-Cerinic M

Computed Tomography Predictors of Mortality or Disease Progression in Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Review.

Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jan 27; 8:807982. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.807982.