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  1. Status of, and strategies for improving, adherence to HCC screening and surveillance

    Article • Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, July 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  2. A critical appraisal of the use of ultrasound in hepatic steatosis

    Article • Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Amedeo LONARDO, Dr Giampiero Francica, stefano ballestri

  3. Management and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in the elderly: Results of an in-field multicenter cohort study

    Article • Liver International, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  4. Needle track seeding after radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: prevalence, impact, and management challenge

    Article • Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, January 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  5. Role of ablation: should it be used as primary therapy for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma?

    Article • Hepatic Oncology, October 2015, Future Medicine

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  6. Laser ablation: an alternative to radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients?

    Article • Hepatic Oncology, April 2015, Future Medicine

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  7. Role of ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its complications

    Article • Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Giampiero Francica, Professor Amedeo LONARDO, stefano ballestri

  8. “Wait and see” policy for early hepatocellular carcinoma

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  9. A novel needle guide system to perform percutaneous laser ablation of liver tumors using the multifiber technique

    Article • Acta Radiologica, May 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  10. Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Incomplete Review

    Article • American Journal of Roentgenology, May 2012, American Roentgen Ray Society

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  11. Influence of ablative margin on local tumor progression and survival in patients with HCC <=4 cm after laser ablation

    Article • Acta Radiologica, May 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  12. Reliable clinical and sonographic findings in the diagnosis of abdominal wall endometriosis near cesarean section scar

    Article • World Journal of Radiology, January 2012, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  13. Infectious Complications After Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures in the Liver

    Article • American Journal of Roentgenology, June 2011, American Roentgen Ray Society

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  14. Prospective evaluation of interobserver diagnostic agreement for focal urinary bladder wall abnormalities detected by ultrasound

    Article • Journal of Ultrasound, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  15. Referrals for bowel ultrasound in clinical practice: A survey in 12 nationwide centres in Italy

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  16. Laser Ablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Article • Radiology Research and Practice, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  17. Scar Endometrioma: Too Unusual to Be Remembered?

    Article • American Journal of Roentgenology, January 2010, American Roentgen Ray Society

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  18. Delayed diagnosis is associated with changes in the clinical and ultrasound features of subcutaneous endometriosis near cesarean section scars

    Article • Journal of Ultrasound, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  19. 824 ANALYSIS OF FACTORS PREDICTING SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH EARLY-STAGE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA TREATED WITH LASER ABLATION (LA) FOLLOWED BY SELECTIVE CHEMOEMBOLIZATION (STACE)

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  20. Long-Term Outcome of Cirrhotic Patients With Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Laser Ablation: A Retrospective Analysis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Oncology, March 2009, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  21. Bladder Cancer Detection with CT Urography

    Article • Radiology, March 2009, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  22. SMALL HYPOECHOIC NODULES IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH PREVIOUSLY TREATED HCC: ANALYSIS OF NON-ENHANCING NODULES AT CONTRAST-ENHANCED-US

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  23. ANALYSIS OF FACTORS PREDICTING SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH EARLY-STAGE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA TREATED WITH LASER ABLATION (LA) FOLLOWED BY SELECTIVE CHEMOEMBOLIZATION (STACE)

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  24. REFERRALS FOR BOWEL ULTRASOUND IN ITALY DEMAND, INDICATIONS AND RESULTS IN 12 NATIONWIDE CENTRES

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  25. Bridge Treatments of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhotic Patients Submitted to Liver Transplantation

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  26. Focal Liver Lesions: One More Example of Discordance Between Contrast-Enhanced Sonography and CT Pattern of Enhancement

    Article • American Journal of Roentgenology, March 2008, American Roentgen Ray Society

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  27. 413 SMALL HYPOECHOIC NODULES IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH PREVIOUSLY TREATED HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  28. Small hypoechoic nodules in cirrhotic patients with previously treated HCC: analysis of non-enhancing nodules at contrast-enhanced-US

    Article • Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, January 2008, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  29. 25 CONTRAST-ENHANCED US: A SIMPLE, QUICK AND SENSITIVE TOOL IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  30. Assessment of effectiveness of percutaneous laser ablation (PLA) in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) submitted to liver transplantation (LT)

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  31. Percutaneous Laser Ablation of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Article • Current Medical Imaging Formerly Current Medical Imaging Reviews, February 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  32. Percutaneous laser ablation (PLA) in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) submitted to liver transplantation (OLT): Assessment of effectiveness at explant analysis

    Article • Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, January 2007, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  33. Urinary bladder wall abnormalities (BWA) detected at transabdominal ultrasound (US): A prospective study on diagnostic agreement between two operators with different experience

    Article • Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, January 2007, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  34. Factors Predicting Complete Necrosis Rate after Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Laser Thermoablation of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumors in Cirrhotic Patients: A Multivariate Analysis

    Article • Acta Radiologica, January 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  35. Diagnosis of benign and malignant portal vein thrombosis in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: color Doppler US, contrast-enhanced US, and fine-needle biopsy

    Article • Abdominal Imaging, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giampiero Francica, Dr Giovanna Ferraioli

  36. Sonographic Features of Abdominal Wall Endometrioma

    Article • American Journal of Roentgenology, July 2006, American Roentgen Ray Society

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  37. 2111

    Article • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  38. Giant Mucocele of the Appendix

    Article • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, May 2006, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  39. Analysis of factors predicting survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with percutaneous laser ablation

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  40. Dieulafoy's lesion band ligation: A case report

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, April 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  41. ERCP in patients with bill roth II gastrectomy: A single centre experience

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, April 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  42. Seeding from hepatocellular carcinoma after percutaneous ablation: color Doppler ultrasound findings

    Article • Abdominal Imaging, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  43. Schwannoma of the prostate: ultrasonographic features

    Article • European Radiology, August 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  44. Liver nodule and US medium contrast agents: Past and future

    Article • Hepatology, August 2002, Wiley

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  45. 13 OC Efficacy of “cold needle” radio-frequency in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, June 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  46. Response:

    Article • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, November 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  47. Complications of Radio-frequency Thermal Ablation

    Article • Radiology, August 2001, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  48. Radio-frequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Lesions

    Article • Radiology, March 2001, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  49. Single-step treatment of gallbladder and bile duct stones: A combined endoscopic-laparoscopic technique

    Article • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, March 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  50. Single-step treatment of gallbladder and bile duct stones: A combined endoscopic-laparoscopic technique

    Article • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, March 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  51. Hemobilia, intrahepatic hematoma and acute thrombosis with cavernomatous transformation of the portal vein after percutaneous thermoablation of a liver metastasis

    Article • European Radiology, June 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  52. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma by radiofrequency hyperthermia with a ‘cooled-tip needle’. A preliminary clinical experience

    Article • European Journal of Ultrasound, May 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  53. Acute thermal injury of the gallbladder in the course of interstitial radiofrequency hyperthermia treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma

    Article • European Journal of Ultrasound, October 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  54. One-Shot Percutaneous Ethanol Injection of Liver Tumors Under General Anesthesia: Preliminary Data on Efficacy and Complications

    Article • CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  55. One-shot percutaneous ethanol injection of liver tumors under general anesthesia: Preliminary data on efficacy and complications

    Article • CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  56. Percutaneous ethanol injection under sonographic guidance of hepatocellular carcinoma in compensated and decompensated cirrhotic patients

    Article • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, November 1992, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  57. Unilocular hydatid liver cysts: treatment with US-guided, double percutaneous aspiration and alcohol injection.

    Article • Radiology, September 1992, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  58. Hepatic sarcoidosis as a cause of hypertrophy of the caudate lobe: sonographic findings.

    Article • American Journal of Roentgenology, October 1991, American Roentgen Ray Society

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  59. Sonographic recognition of intraparenchymal regenerating nodules using high-frequency transducers in patients with cirrhosis.

    Article • Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, July 1991, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  60. Double percutaneous aspiration and alcohal injection (D-PAI): A safe and effective therapy for hydatid liver cyst (HLC)

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, January 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  61. Ultrasonography in Chronic Liver Disease

    Article • Gastroenterology, December 1988, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  62. Ultrasonography and diffuse hepatic disease

    Article • Gastroenterology, August 1986, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica

  63. Liver cirrhosis as A diabetogenic condition

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, January 1986, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Giampiero Francica, Professor Amedeo LONARDO

  64. Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Liver Disease

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 1985, Elsevier

    Dr Giampiero Francica