Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to A Franzini.
A surgical graphic console is presented. It allows the display of multimodal images (CT, MR and digital angiography), and the identification of tridimensional outlines of structures of surgical relevance, within a surgical reference system, together with the trajectory of surgical approach.
The prognostic accuracy of cell kinetics investigations in patients affected from glial tumors, submitted to serial stereotactic biopsy is reported. The methodology is described and the results obtained in 103 patients are discussed with particular regard to mature and anaplastic astrocytoma series. In conclusion the value of the procedure has been clearly demonstrated in glial tumors different form glioblastoma.
A study about alizapride in out patients with nausea and vomiting during infusional antiblastic chemotherapy.
In order to evaluate the possibility of early detection of minimal cerebral damages in the professional boxers, ten young pugilists were submitted to complete neurological examination, EEG recording and CT-scan. Neuroradiological data, electrical patterns and neurological aspects were examined in connection with sporting career of each boxer. Neurological examination was normal in all cases. EEG patterns were considered normal in 3 cases, borderline in 4 cases and pathological in 3 cases. CT-scan was considered normal in 4 cases, borderline in 4 and pathological (showing signs of cerebral atrophy) in 2 cases. A good correlation was found between CT-scan pictures, EEG patterns and sporting career of the boxers: the pugilistis who suffered knockouts had pathological and/or borderline CT-scan and EEGs, while the pugilists who did not experience knockouts during their career showed a normal CT-scan and EEG, independently of the years of activity and number of matches.