OREFICE , A.

Background. Aim of this paper is to describe a computer program which can provide objective and quantitative data useful for the selection of the proper implant in order to obtain the symmetry with the contralateral breast in case of unilateral breast reconstruction by tissue expansion, especially for the surgeon without experience or for the...

When dealing with soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities and aiming to perform limb-sparing surgery, it is mandatory to define the extent of the tumor and the connections with the surrounding tissues and anatomic structures. We started with MR images of 256×256 pixels (each pixel represented by 12 bits), at the same slice location in a given...

In this paper, we obtain an accurate estimation of the rupture velocity of the 6 April 2009 Mw 6.3 L'Aquila earthquake (Central Apennines) by analyzing its apparent source time functions (ASTFs). These ASTFs have been extracted by deconvolving an empirical Green's function (EGF) at seismic stations located 200-800 km from the earthquake. From...

Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate, in an in vitro model, the survival and growth rates of transversely sectioned human hair follicles to assess experimentally the efficacy of this approach as a future possible method for 'duplicating' available donor hair grafts in hair transplantation procedures. Methods. A total of 300 human...

The aim of this paper was to present an H-shaped splint for digital flexor tendon repair designed to enhance the biomechanical properties of the repair as related to resistance to both gap formation and repair failure. Comparing (in an ex vivo study) the tensionmetric properties (gap-formation and failure strengths) of 12 FDP tendons repaired...

To achieve a good result in the surgical treatment of unilateral breast hypoplasia, it is of the utmost importance to obtain a reasonable symmetry with the contralateral, uninvolved breast. In this paper we described a C++ computer program able to provide (supplied the semicircumference and the projection of the breasts) objective, quantitative...

When performing hair transplantation procedures, it is of the foremost importance to try to obtain the maximum survival rate possible of transplanted micrografts. The aim of our studies were: to evaluate the effects of preserving micrografts, for five hours, in an enriched storage medium in order to enhance the survival rate of hair...

The aim of this paper is to introduce a computer program developed to provide objective, quantitative data useful to ensure proper implant selection when having to use a tissue expander for soft-tissue reconstructions. The only data to be supplied are the length and the width of the defect to be reconstructed, or the projection and the...

To achieve a good result with tissue expansion for unilateral breast reconstruction, it is of the outmost importance to select an expander, the size of which will allow to obtain a semicircumference and the projection of the contralateral breast) objective, quantitative data useful to aid in proper expander selection when performing tissue...

The 6 April 2009 Mw 6.3 L'Aquila earthquake, central Italy, has been recorded by the Irpinia Seismic Network (ISNet) about 250 km southeast of the epicenter. Up to 19 three-component accelerometer stations could be used to infer the main source parameters with different seismological methods. We obtained an approximate location of the event...