Fabio Piscaglia

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1 Field-practice study of sorafenib therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a prospective multicenter study in Italy. Hepatology 2011 4.60
2 Characterization of small nodules in cirrhosis by assessment of vascularity: the problem of hypovascular hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2005 2.50
3 The impact of vascular and nonvascular findings on the noninvasive diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma based on the EASL and AASLD criteria. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 2.47
4 Guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the liver - update 2012: A WFUMB-EFSUMB initiative in cooperation with representatives of AFSUMB, AIUM, ASUM, FLAUS and ICUS. Ultrasound Med Biol 2012 2.39
5 Contrast enhanced CT-scan to diagnose intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in patients with cirrhosis. J Hepatol 2013 2.23
6 When to perform hepatic resection for intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2015 2.15
7 Analysis of risk factors for tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: key role of immunosuppression. Liver Transpl 2005 2.04
8 Comparison of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after resection in patients with cirrhosis to its occurrence in a surveilled cirrhotic population. Ann Surg Oncol 2008 1.98
9 Heterogeneity of patients with intermediate (BCLC B) Hepatocellular Carcinoma: proposal for a subclassification to facilitate treatment decisions. Semin Liver Dis 2013 1.85
10 Patterns of appearance and risk of misdiagnosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in cirrhosis at contrast enhanced ultrasound. Liver Int 2013 1.57
11 Efficacy of selective transarterial chemoembolization in inducing tumor necrosis in small (<5 cm) hepatocellular carcinomas. Hepatology 2011 1.50
12 Percutaneous ablation procedures in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma submitted to liver transplantation: Assessment of efficacy at explant analysis and of safety for tumor recurrence. Liver Transpl 2005 1.30
13 Priority of candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma awaiting liver transplantation can be reduced after successful bridge therapy. Liver Transpl 2011 1.22
14 Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse elastography for fibrosis evaluation in patients with chronic hepatitis C: an international multicenter study. Eur J Radiol 2012 1.18
15 Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2008 1.11
16 VEGF and VEGFR genotyping in the prediction of clinical outcome for HCC patients receiving sorafenib: the ALICE-1 study. Int J Cancer 2014 1.11
17 Preoperative prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma tumour grade and micro-vascular invasion by means of artificial neural network: a pilot study. J Hepatol 2010 1.06
18 Contrast enhanced ultrasound for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): comments on AASLD guidelines. J Hepatol 2012 1.05
19 Long-term effectiveness of resection and radiofrequency ablation for single hepatocellular carcinoma ≤3 cm. Results of a multicenter Italian survey. J Hepatol 2013 1.04
20 Position paper of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF): the multidisciplinary clinical approach to hepatocellular carcinoma. Dig Liver Dis 2013 1.02
21 Cost-effectiveness of hepatic resection versus percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for early hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2013 1.00
22 Expression of reelin in hepatic stellate cells and during hepatic tissue repair: a novel marker for the differentiation of HSC from other liver myofibroblasts. J Hepatol 2002 0.99
23 Usefulness of contrast-enhanced perfusional sonography in the assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma hypervascular at spiral computed tomography. J Hepatol 2004 0.97
24 Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for liver imaging: recent advances. Curr Pharm Des 2012 0.96
25 A benign tumour of the liver mimicking malignant liver disease--cholangiocellular adenoma. Scand J Gastroenterol 2009 0.94
26 Characterization of liver lesions by real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 0.94
27 Systematic review of surgical resection vs radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2013 0.89
28 Hepatocellular carcinoma responding to superselective transarterial chemoembolization: an issue of nodule dimension? J Vasc Interv Radiol 2013 0.89
29 Predictors of sustained virological response after antiviral treatment for hepatitis C recurrence following liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2009 0.89
30 Safety of ultrasound contrast agents in patients with known or suspected cardiac shunts. Am J Cardiol 2013 0.88
31 Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in primary hepatic lymphoma. J Ultrasound Med 2010 0.88
32 Quantification of enhancement of focal liver lesions during contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). Analysis of ten selected frames is more simple but as reliable as the analysis of the entire loop for most parameters. Eur J Radiol 2011 0.86
33 Conditional survival after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients. Clin Cancer Res 2012 0.86
34 The influence of aminotransferase levels on liver stiffness assessed by Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography: a retrospective multicentre study. Dig Liver Dis 2013 0.85
35 Comparison of international guidelines for noninvasive diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Cancer 2012 0.83
36 Tumor doubling time predicts recurrence after surgery and describes the histological pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis. J Hepatol 2005 0.82
37 Long-term effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation for solitary small hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective analysis of 363 patients. Dig Liver Dis 2012 0.82
38 Detection of HCV antigens in liver graft: relevance to the management of recurrent post-liver transplant hepatitis C. Liver Transpl 2006 0.81
39 Metronomic capecitabine in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma unresponsive to or ineligible for sorafenib treatment: report of two cases. Hepat Mon 2013 0.81
40 Extracorporeal detoxification for hepatic failure using molecular adsorbent recirculating system: depurative efficiency and clinical results in a long-term follow-up. Artif Organs 2013 0.81
41 The ART score is not effective to select patients for transarterial chemoembolization retreatment in an Italian series. Dig Dis 2014 0.80
42 Use of VEGFR-2 targeted ultrasound contrast agent for the early evaluation of response to sorafenib in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Mol Imaging Biol 2015 0.80
43 Onset of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in a liver transplant recipient under peg-interferon and ribavirin treatment. Intern Emerg Med 2008 0.80
44 In human hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is involved in cell proliferation and cooperates with P21 in DNA repair. J Hepatol 2003 0.79
45 Outcomes from a program of home care attendance in very frail elderly subjects. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2006 0.78
46 Assessment of donor steatosis in liver transplantation: is it possible without liver biopsy? Clin Transplant 2009 0.77
47 Effect of Levovist on splanchnic hemodynamics in cirrhotic patients. Ultrasound Med Biol 2003 0.76
48 Recent advances in the imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma. From ultrasound to positron emission tomography scan. Saudi Med J 2007 0.76
49 Letter to the editor. Ultraschall Med 2012 0.75
50 Down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: the power of selection. Hepatology 2009 0.75
51 Down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: should we change our clinical practice? Ann Surg 2009 0.75
52 Reply to: "non-invasive diagnosis of small nodules in cirrhosis". J Hepatol 2013 0.75
53 Portal pressure and Doppler. Ultrasound Med Biol 2003 0.75
54 Yttrium 90 radioembolization: the horizon is changing for patients with intermediate and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2013 0.75
55 Selecting patients with hepatocellular carcinoma for transplantation. Liver Transpl 2007 0.75
56 A phase I study of continuous hepatic arterial infusion of Irinotecan in patients with locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Dig Liver Dis 2011 0.75
57 Hepatic artery thrombosis and graft ischemia in the presence of preserved arterial inflow: not a contradiction but a real possibility. Liver Transpl 2004 0.75
58 Echo-enhanced ultrasonography: is it the future gold standard of imaging in acute pancreatitis? JOP 2005 0.75
59 Validation of noninvasive methods for the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after transplantation. Liver Transpl 2010 0.75
60 Development and validation of a nomogram based on clinical factors and standard laboratory tests for prediction of clinically significant liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013 0.75
61 Effect of potassium canrenoate, an anti-aldosterone agent, on incidence of ascites and variceal progression in cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 0.75