DAMASIO , Maria Beatrice

Background: Knowing that ureteropelvic junction obstruction is due to a crossing renal vessel is essential in choosing the appropriate surgical treatment. Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of non-contrast magnetic resonance (MR) angiography in identifying crossing renal vessels in children younger than 4 years old with unilateral...

Pediatric vasculitides are rare conditions that can represent a diagnostic challenge because symptoms are usually aspecific and variable. Symptoms are related to the size of the involved vessel, extension of disease, and organs affected. The outcome is closely linked to an early diagnosis and proper treatment. Diagnostic imaging allows...

Background Hip involvement predicts severe disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and is accurately assessed by MRI. However, a child-specific hip MRI scoring system has not been validated.Objective To test the intra- and interobserver agreement of several MRI markers for active and chronic hip changes in children and young adults with...

: The aim of this study is to retrospectively assess onset and progression of scoliosis in type II SMA patients not treated with the approved disease modifying treatments. Scoliosis was evaluated by measuring the scoliosis angle on X-ray obtained in the anteroposterior view in sitting position (Cobb's angle method). Eighty-four patients had at...