CURRICULUM VITAE ET STUDIORUM of Elena Lazzeri

Medicine and Surgery Degree acquired in 1987/88 years at Medicine and Surgery Faculty of University of Study of Pisa.
Nuclear Medicine bachelor acquired in July 1994 at the University of Study of Pisa.
External Universitary Professor in School of Specialization of Nuclear Medicine from 2004 to 2015 at University of Studies of Pisa
Responsible of Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases at Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine of A.O.U.P. Pisa from 2004.
Director of Simple Structure of Nuclear Medicine, Cardio-Thoracic Department, A.O.U.P. Pisa from 2004.

UNIVERSITY ACTIVITY

Attended, as guest researcher, Research laboratory on fibrinolysis and coagulation of National Institute of Dental Research at National Institute of Health in Bethesda (Washington) under supervision of Dr. S.I. Chung (July-August 1987).
Attended, as internal and specialization student, Nuclear Medicine Institute of the University of Studi of Pisa under supervision of Prof. Romano Bianchi (1988 al 1993).
Attended, as teacher, to course of students of 3rd year of School of Specialization of Nuclear Medicine of the University of Studies of Pisa (1995-1998).
Attended, as teacher, to cells and peptides labeling courses organized by Prof. Signore at University of Study of Sapienza of Rome in years 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2010 and 2013.
Attended, as Professor with formal contract with the Univesity of Study of Pisa, to 3^rd year of School of Specialization in Nuclear Medicine from 2004 to 2015
Attended, as teacher, to course for radiology technicians organized by Grosseto Hospital (February 2002).
Attended, as teacher, Nuclear Medicine Course for nuclear medicine physicians organized by Clinic Physiology Institute of CNR e AIMN (September 2003).
Attended, as speaker,, to Consensus Conference on “Guide-lines in the diagnosis of osteo-articular infections” in Ferrara (March 2004).
Attended, as teacher, to Tuscany Regional Course AIDS 2005-2006 for infettivologists in 2006 and 2013.
PhD University of Groningen (The Netherland) in Groningen (May 2009).
AIMN National Coordinator of working study group “Infection-Inflammation” from 2010 to 2015.
2010-2013. Member of EANM Committee of “Inflammation and Infection”.
2013-2017. Vice-chair of EANM Committee of “Inflammation and Infection”.
2014-2016 Member of EANM Committee of “Congress Strategy”
Reviewer of procedural Guidelines of Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine “Infection-inflammation” and “Labelling of blood elements” 2011
2014-present Expert Consultant for education/training in developing countries organized by the Nuclear Medicine Section of the IAEA (Vienna, Austria).
2015-2016 Teacher of the European School of Nuclear Medicine (ESNM) for Theoretical and Practical Courses on Infection and Inflammation
2016-present Certified Speaker of European School of Multimodality Imaging and Therapy (ESMIT)
2017-2018 Senior Advisor of EANM Committee of “Inflammation and Infection”.

PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

Bernini G.P., Gasperi M., Mariotti F., Miccoli P., Molea N., Lazzeri E., Goletti O., Franchi F.: Endocrine-scintigraphic evaluation of 13 patients with asymptomatic adrenal masses. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, vol. 14, suppl. 2 to 4, 1991.

Nicolini A, Ferrari P, Boni G, Colombini C, Lazzeri E, Ferla R, Matteucci F, Metelli MR, Ferdeghini M, Anselmi L. Tumor markers, bone scanning and radiological examinations for the differential diagnosis of bone metastases in breast cancer. J Nucl Med Biol, 1994; 38(3): 481-82.

Mariani G, Molea N, La Civita L, Porciello G, Lazzeri E, Ferri C, Scintigraphic findings on ^99mTc-MDP, ^99mTc-sestamibi and ^99mTc-HMPAO images in Gaucher’s disease. Eur J Nucl Med 1996; 23: 466-470.

La Civita L, Mariani G, Porciello G, Viacava P, Molea N, Lazzeri E., Pasero G, Ferri C. Bone involvement in Gaucher’s disease: “bone crisis” or disease complication? Clin Exper Rheumatol 1996; 14: 195-198.

Di Bello V, Bellina CR, Gori E, Molea N, Talarico L, Boni G, Magagnini E, , Matteucci F, Giorgi D, Lazzeri E, Bertini A, , Bianchi R, Giusti C. Incremental diagnostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography and dobutamine scintigraphy (99m Tc MIBI-SPECT) for assessment of presence and extent of coronary artery disease. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. Vol 3, N° 3, 212-220. May-June1996

Mazzeo S, Caramella D, Lencioni R, Molea N, De Liperi A, Marcocci C, Miccoli P, Iacconi P, Bruno Bossio G, Viacava P, Lazzeri E, Bartolozzi C. Comparison among sonography, double-tracer subtraction scintigraphy and double-phase scintigraphy in the detection of parathyroid lesions. AJR:166, June 1996.

Di Bello V, Bellina CR, Molea N, Talarico L, Boni G, Magagnini E, , Matteucci F, Giorgi D, Lazzeri E, Bertini A,Romano MF , Bianchi R, Giusti C. Simultaneous dobutamine stress echocardiography and dobutamine scintigraphy (99mTc-MIBI-SPET) for assessment of coronary artery disease, International journal of cardiac imaging, num 3, vol 12, p. 185, 1996

Cavina E, Goletti O, Molea N, Buccianti P, Chiarugi M, Boni G, Lazzeri E, Bianchi R Trocar site tumor recurrences. May pneumoperitoneum be responsible? Surgical endoscopy-ultrasound and interventional techniques, num. 11, vol 12, p 1294, 1998

Lazzeri E., Manca M., Molea N., Marchetti S., Consoli V., Bodei L., Bianchi R., Chinol M., Paganelli G., Mariani G. Clinical validation of the avidin/indium-111 biotin approach for imaging ingection/inflammation in orthopaedic patients. Eur J Nucl Med 1999, 26:606-614.

G. Carulli, E. Lazzeri, G. Lagomarsini Scintigraphic imaging with 99mTc-HMPAO labelled leukocytes in neutropenia due to increased neutrophil sequestration. Haematologica 2000; 85:1214.

Lazzeri E, Pauwels EK, Erba PA, Volterrani D, Manca M, Bodei L, Trippi D, Bottoni A, Cristofani R, Consoli V, Palestro CJ, Mariani G. Clinical feasibility of two-step streptavidin/111In-biotin scintigraphy in patients with suspected vertebral osteomyelitis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2004 Nov;31(11):1505-11. Epub 2004 Jul 06.

Prandini N., Lazzeri E., Rossi B., Erba P., Parisella M.G., SignoreA. Nuclear medicine imaging of bone infections Nucl Med Comm 2006. 27:633-644.

Concia E., Prandini N., Massari L., Ghisellini F., Consoli V., Menichetti F., Lazzeri E. Osteomyelitis: clinical update for practical guidelines Nucl Med Comm 2006. 27:645-660.

G. Carulli, E. Lazzeri, G. Lagomarsini, A. Zucca, E. Canizzo, R. Riccioni, M. Petrini. Recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration in a case of neutropenia due to increased neutrophil sequestration. Clin Ter 2007. 158(3):235-237.

Dardano A, Ballardin M, Ferdeghini M, Lazzeri E, Traino C, Caraccio N, Mariani G, Barale R, Monzani F. Anticlastogenic effect of ginkgo biloba extract in graves’ disease patients receiving radioiodine therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Nov;92(11):4286-9.

Lazzeri E., Erba P, Perri M, Tascini C, Doria R, Giorgetti J, Mariani G. Scintigraphic Imaging of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with ¹¹¹In-Biotin. Spine. 2008 Apr 1;33(7):198-204.

Perri M, Erba P, Volterrani D, Lazzeri E, Boni G, Grosso M, Mariani G. Octreo-SPECT/CT imaging for accurate detection and localization of suspected neuroendocrine tumors. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2008 May

A Signore, C. D’Alessandria, E. Lazzeri, R. Dierckx. Can we produce an image of bacteria with radiopharmaceuticals? Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2008 June;35(6):1051-5

CURRICULUM VITAE ET STUDIORUM of Elena Lazzeri

Medicine and Surgery Degree acquired in 1987/88 years at Medicine and Surgery Faculty of University of Study of Pisa.
Nuclear Medicine bachelor acquired in July 1994 at the University of Study of Pisa.
External Universitary Professor in School of Specialization of Nuclear Medicine from 2004 to 2015 at University of Studies of Pisa
Responsible of Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases at Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine of A.O.U.P. Pisa from 2004.
Director of Simple Structure of Nuclear Medicine, Cardio-Thoracic Department, A.O.U.P. Pisa from 2004.

UNIVERSITY ACTIVITY

Attended, as guest researcher, Research laboratory on fibrinolysis and coagulation of National Institute of Dental Research at National Institute of Health in Bethesda (Washington) under supervision of Dr. S.I. Chung (July-August 1987).
Attended, as internal and specialization student, Nuclear Medicine Institute of the University of Studi of Pisa under supervision of Prof. Romano Bianchi (1988 al 1993).
Attended, as teacher, to course of students of 3rd year of School of Specialization of Nuclear Medicine of the University of Studies of Pisa (1995-1998).
Attended, as teacher, to cells and peptides labeling courses organized by Prof. Signore at University of Study of Sapienza of Rome in years 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2010 and 2013.
Attended, as Professor with formal contract with the Univesity of Study of Pisa, to 3^rd year of School of Specialization in Nuclear Medicine from 2004 to 2015
Attended, as teacher, to course for radiology technicians organized by Grosseto Hospital (February 2002).
Attended, as teacher, Nuclear Medicine Course for nuclear medicine physicians organized by Clinic Physiology Institute of CNR e AIMN (September 2003).
Attended, as speaker,, to Consensus Conference on “Guide-lines in the diagnosis of osteo-articular infections” in Ferrara (March 2004).
Attended, as teacher, to Tuscany Regional Course AIDS 2005-2006 for infettivologists in 2006 and 2013.
PhD University of Groningen (The Netherland) in Groningen (May 2009).
AIMN National Coordinator of working study group “Infection-Inflammation” from 2010 to 2015.
2010-2013. Member of EANM Committee of “Inflammation and Infection”.
2013-2017. Vice-chair of EANM Committee of “Inflammation and Infection”.
2014-2016 Member of EANM Committee of “Congress Strategy”
Reviewer of procedural Guidelines of Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine “Infection-inflammation” and “Labelling of blood elements” 2011
2014-present Expert Consultant for education/training in developing countries organized by the Nuclear Medicine Section of the IAEA (Vienna, Austria).
2015-2016 Teacher of the European School of Nuclear Medicine (ESNM) for Theoretical and Practical Courses on Infection and Inflammation
2016-present Certified Speaker of European School of Multimodality Imaging and Therapy (ESMIT)
2017-2018 Senior Advisor of EANM Committee of “Inflammation and Infection”.

PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

G. Carulli, E. Lazzeri, G. Lagomarsini Scintigraphic imaging with 99mTc-HMPAO labelled leukocytes in neutropenia due to increased neutrophil sequestration. Haematologica 2000; 85:1214.

Prandini N., Lazzeri E., Rossi B., Erba P., Parisella M.G., SignoreA. Nuclear medicine imaging of bone infections Nucl Med Comm 2006. 27:633-644.

Concia E., Prandini N., Massari L., Ghisellini F., Consoli V., Menichetti F., Lazzeri E. Osteomyelitis: clinical update for practical guidelines Nucl Med Comm 2006. 27:645-660.

Lazzeri E., Erba P, Perri M, Tascini C, Doria R, Giorgetti J, Mariani G. Scintigraphic Imaging of Vertebral Osteomyelitis with ¹¹¹In-Biotin. Spine. 2008 Apr 1;33(7):198-204.

A Signore, C. D’Alessandria, E. Lazzeri, R. Dierckx. Can we produce an image of bacteria with radiopharmaceuticals? Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2008 June;35(6):1051-5

Perri M, Erba P, Volterrani D, Lazzeri E, Boni G, Grosso M, Mariani G. Octreo-SPECT/CT imaging for accurate detection and localization of suspected neuroendocrine tumors. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2008 Dec;52(4):323-33.

Lazzeri E., Erba P., Perri M, Doria R, Tascini C, Mariani G. Clinical Impact of SPECT/CT with ¹¹¹In-Biotin on the Management of Patients with Suspected Spine Infection Clin Nucl Med. 2010 Jan;35(1):12-7

Erba PA, Manfredi C, Lazzeri E, Minichilli F, Pauwels EK, Sbrana A, Strauss HW, Mariani G. Time course of Paclitaxel-induced apoptosis in an experimental model of virus-induced breast cancer. J Nucl Med. 2010 May;51(5):775-81.

Erba P, Cataldi G., Tascini C. Leonildi A., Mariani G., Lazzeri E. ¹¹¹In-DTPA-Biotin uptake by Staphylococcus aureus Nucl Med Commun 2010 Nov;31(11):994-7

Perri M, Erba P, Volterrani D, Guidoccio F, Lazzeri E, Caramella D, Mariani G. Adrenal masses in patients with cancer: PET/CT characterization with combined CT histogram and standardized uptake value PET analysis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011; 197:209-16.

Erba PA, Conti U, Lazzeri E, Sollini M, Doria R, De Tommasi SM, Bandera F, Tascini C, Menichetti F, Dierckx RA, Signore A, Mariani G. Added value of ^99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte SPECT/CT in the characterization and management of patients with infectious endocarditis. J Nucl Med. 2012 Aug;53(8):1235-43

Signore A, Glaudemans AW, Malviya G, Lazzeri E, Prandini N, Viglietti AL, De Vries EF, Dierckx RA. Development and testing of a new disposable sterile device for labelling white blood cells. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2012 Aug;56(4):400-8

Erba PA, Sollini M, Lazzeri E, Mariani G. FDG-PET in cardiac infections. Semin Nucl Med. 2013 Sep;43(5):377-95

P. Jutte, E. Lazzeri, N. Petrosillo, A. Signore Diagnostic flowcharts in osteomyelitis, spondylodiscitis and prosthetic joint infection. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2014 Mar;58(1):2-19.

B. Iung, P. Erba, N. Petrosillo, E. Lazzeri Common diagnostic flowcharts in infective endocarditis Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2014;58:55-65

Lazzeri E, Israel O, Erba PA, Chakravartty R, Comin JM, Jamar F, Rouzet F, Glaudemans AW, Signore A Comment on Aksoy et al.: FDG and FDG-labelled leucocyte PET/CT in the imaging of prosthetic joint infection. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2014 May;

Sollini M., Boni R., Traino A. C., Lazzeri E., Pasqualetti F., Modeo L., Mariani G., Petrini M., Erba P. A. New approaches for imaging and therapy of solid cancer Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2015;59:168-83

Glaudemans AW, Jutte P., Petrosillo N., Erba P., Lazzeri E., Signore A. Comment on Diaz-Ledezma C. et al: Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: The role of Nuclear Medicine may be overestimated J of Arthroplasty 2015;

Lazzeri E. Systematic Review of in vivo microorganisms imaging with labeled vitamins, bacteriophages and oligomers Clin Transl Imag 2016;4:265-272

Sollini M, Pasqualetti F, Perri M, Coraggio G, Castellucci P, Roncali M, Boni R, Lazzeri E, Galeandro M, Paiar F, Versari A, Erba PA Detection of a second malignancy in prostate cancer patients by using [18F]Choline PET/CT: a case series Cancer Imaging. 2016 Aug 31;16(1):27

Fuente A, Zanca R, Boni R, Cataldi AG, Sollini M, Lazzeri E, Mariani G, Erba PA. Miniaturized Radiochemical Purity Testing for _99mTc-HMPAO, _99mTc-HMDP, and _99mTc-Tetrofosmin. J Nucl Med Technol. 2017 Sep;45(3):236-240.

Ebenhan T, Lazzeri E, Gheysens O. Imaging bacteria: is there any hope for the future based on past experience? Curr Pharm Des 2018;24:1-16

Glaudemans AW, Prandini N, Di Girolamo M, Argento, Lauri C, Lazzeri E, Muto M, Scofienza LM, Signore A Hybrid imaging of musculoskeletal infections QJNMMI 2018 March;62(1):3-13

Sollini M, Lauri C, Boni R, Lazzeri E, Erba PA, Signore A. Current status of molecular imaging in infections Curr Pharm Des. 2018;24:………..

Raghavan M, Lazzeri E, Palestro CJ.Imaging of Spondylodiscitis. Semin Nucl Med. 2018 Mar;48(2):131-147

Signore A, Jamar F, Israel O, Buscombe J, Martin-Comin J, Lazzeri E Clinical indications, image acquisition and data interpretation for white blood cells and anti-granulocyte monoclonal antibody scintigraphy 2018 May 31. doi: 10.1007/s00259-018-4052-x.

Signore A, Lazzeri E, Glaudemans AW Infection and inflammation imaging standardization: the EANM guidelines July 2018 July doi: 10.1007/s40336-018-0288-5 non presente on pubmed

Sollini M, Berchiolli R, Delgado Bolton RC, Rossi A, Kirienko M, Boni R, Lazzeri E, Slart R, Erba PA.The “3M” Approach to Cardiovascular Infections: Multimodality, Multitracers and Multidisciplinary. Semin Nucl Med 2018 May;48(3):199-224.

Sollini M, Lauri C, Boni R, Lazzeri E, Erba PA, Signore A. Current Status of Molecular Imaging in Infections Curr Pharm Des. 2018;24(7):754-771

Lazzeri E, Muto M, Bozzao A, Petrosillo N, Cataldo A, Signore A Joint EANM and ESNR and ESCMID endorsed consensus document for the diagnosis of Spine Infection in Adults. EJNMMI 2019 Nov;46(12):2464-2487

Treglia G, Pascale M, Lazzeri E, van der Bruggen W, Delgado Bolton RC, Glaudemans AWJM, Diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with spinal infection: a systematic review and a bivariate meta-analysis. EJNMMI 2020 May;47(5):1287-1301.

Signore A, Boni R, XXXXX, XXXXXX, Lazzeri E Comparison WBC, Scintimun and PET/CT in PJI 2018 to be submitted

Casali M, Lauri C, Altini C, Bertagna F, Cassarino G, Cistaro A, Erba AP, Ferrari C, Mainolfi CG, Palucci A, Prandini N, Baldari S, Bartoli F, Bartolomei M, D’Antonio A, Dondi F, Gandolfo P, Giordano A, Laudicella R, Massollo M, Nieri A, Piccardo A, Vendramin L, Muratore F, Lavelli V, Albano D, Burroni L, Cuocolo A, Evangelista L, Lazzeri E, Quartuccio N, Rossi B, Rubini G, · Sollini M, Versari A, Signore A State of the art of 18F‑FDG PET/CT application in infammation and infection: a guide for image acquisition and interpretation Clinical and Translational Imaging (2021) 9:299–339

Erba PA, Bartoli F, Sollini M, Berchiolli R, Zanca R, Esposito E, Lazzeri E Alternative Nuclear Imaging Tools for Infection Imaging Current Cardiology Reports 2022

National and International Congresses Attendance

2003:

Coimbra (Portogallo) April: 11^th International Meeting of the international Society of Radiolabelled Blood Elements (ISORBE), as author of oral comunication “One-Step Radiolabeled Biotin Scintigraphy In Patients With Suspected Vertebral Infectionsand and as coauthor of oral comunication “Biodistribution Patterns Of Native And Mutant ^99mTc-Labeled Annexin V In Mice”.
Capri (Italy) May: 16^th International Meeting of the International Research Group in Immunoscintigraphy and Immunotherapy as author of oral comunication “One-Step Radiolabeled Biotin Scintigraphy In Patients With Suspected Vertebral Infections” and “Unexpected Patterns of Heterogeneous Somatostatin Receptor Expression by Primary Neuroendocrine Tumors and Their Metastatic Lesions” and as coauthor of oral comunication “Biodistribution Patterns Of Native And Mutant ^99mTc-Labeled Annexin V In Mice”.
New Orleans (Louisiana, USA), 50^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine as author of oral comunication “One-Step Radiolabeled Biotin Scintigraphy In Patients With Suspected orthopedic Infections“ and as coauthor of oral comunications “Unexpected Patterns of Heterogeneous Somatostatin Receptor Expression by Primary Neuroendocrine Tumors and Their Metastatic Lesions” and “Genotoxic Damage after Radioiodine Theraphy: Beneficial Effect of Dietary Supplementation with the Antioxidant Ginkgo Biloba extract”.
Amsterdam (The Netherlands) August: Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine as coauthor of oral comunication “Effect of Ginko Biloba Exctract in Protecting from Genotoxic Damage during Radioiodine Theraphy: Preliminary Results”.

2004:

Milano (Italy)May: European Bone and Joint Infection Society 23^rd Annual Meeting as author of oral comunication “Three-phase ^99mTc-HDP bone scintigraphy and ^99mTc-HMPAO leukocyte scintigraphy for the evaluation of prosthetic infection”
Philadelphia (USA) June: 51^st Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine as author of poster “Total-body skeletal scan to detect previously undiagnosed bone lesions in patients with multiple traumatic bone fractures”
Helsinky (Finland) September: Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine as author of poster “^99mTc-labelled Teicoplanin: a new radiopharmaceuticale for localizing infection?” and as coauthor of poster “ Biodistribution of ^99mTc-Annxin V in mice with virus-induced breast cancer: effects of cytotoxic treatment and glucocorticoids administration” and “Tissue distribution of radiolabeled Human Endothelial Progenotor Cells in normal mice and in a model of peripheral skeletal muscle ischemia amd inflammation”
Palermo (Italy) October: National Congress of Italian Nuclear Medicine Association as author of poster “^99mTc-HMPAO labeled white blood cells scintigraphy in patients admitted in intensive care unit with FUO” winner of 1^st award

2005:

Toronto (Canada) June: 52^nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine as coauthor of oral comunication “Timing of Taxol-induced apoptosis as assessed by 99mTc-Annexin V biodistribution in mice with endogenous virus-induced breast cancer” and as author of poster “Biodistribution pattern in normal mice of ^99mTc-labelled teicoplanin, a potential infection imaging agent”.
Istanbul (Turkey) October: Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine as coauthor of oral comunication “Differential pattern of cytokines and chemochines expression in muscle tissue of normal, hind-limb ischemic and inflammed mice and radiolabeled Human Endothelial Progenitor Cells homing” and as author of poster “Biodistribution pattern of ^99mTc-labelled Teicoplanin in animal model” and “^99mTc-HMPAO-leukocytes scintigraphy utility in intensive care patients with fever of unkown origin (FUO)”.

2006:

Termoli (Italy)March: Congress “Nuclear medicne Role in benign bone pathology” as author of oral comunication “Nuclear medicine diagnosis in the study of vertebral osteomyelitis”
Torino (Italy) October: National Congress of Italian Nuclear Medicine Association as author of oral comunication “Role of one-step radiolabeled Biotin SPECT/TC in the diagnosis of spinal infections” and coauthor of oral comunications “^99mTc-HMPAO labelled leukocytes SPECT/CT imaging of infection”and coauthorof poster of “^99mTc-HMPAO labelled leukocytes SPECT/CT helps in the evaluation of endocarditis and vascular graft infection: work in progress”
Palermo (Italy) October: 1^st Congress of A.N.I.O. on bone infections as author of oral comunication “Present role and future prospectives of nuclear medicine in the syudy of vertebral infections”
Pisa (Italy)December: Congress “Giornate Pisane del Torace” as author of oral comunication “
Roma (Italy) December: Theoretical and Practical Course of Professional Update on “Metodologie Medico Nucleari per lo studio dei processi infiammatori” as organizer and teacher .

2007

Varese (Italy) May: Seminars of Nuclear Medicine in Infettivology as teacher of oral comunication “Le spondilodisciti: le risposte che può dare la Medicina Nucleare”. Washington D.C. (USA)June: 54^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine as author of poster “Role Of One-Step Radiolabelled Biotin SPECT/TC In The Diagnosis Of Spinal Infection”.
Il Cairo (Egypt)October: World Congress on External Fixation as author of oral comunication “Labelled Leukocytes SPECT/TC in Diagnosis of Bone Infection in Patients with External Fixation”.

2008

Siena (Italy) April: Symposium “Infections of prosthesis: new diagnostic ant therapeutic orientation” as speaker in round table on clinical cases of bone and prosthesis infections.
Groningen (The Netherland) May: Symposium “Nuclear Medicine Methods for the Study of Inflammatory Processes and Infection” as author of oral communication “What can nuclear medicine offer to the diagnosis of osteomyelitis”
New Orleans (USA) June: 55^nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine as coauthor of oral comunication “^99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte SPECT/TC helps in the evaluation of endocarditis and cardiac devices infection” and poster “Comparison of [18F]FDG-PET and CT findings in Staging, early assessment of Response to Therapy, and Restaging of Lymphomas”

2009

Livorno (Italy) March: International Meeting “Spondilosi e spondiliti. New aspects of surgical treatment of inflammatory and degenerative diseases of vertebral column” as author of oral communication “Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Spine Infection”
Firenze (Italy) March:. National Congress of Italian Nuclear Medicine Association as chairwoman and author of oral comunication of Session “clinical cases”

2010

Roma (Italy) January: “Morphological and functional integration: a course on PET and CT fusion imaging” as author of oral comunication ”Radiolabelled Biotin”
Salt Lake City (USA) June) : (57^th SNM annual meeting as author of poster “¹¹¹In-DTPA-Biotin uptake by Staphilococcus Aureus”
Cape-Town (South Africa) September: Congress of World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology 2010 as author of oral comunication “Radiolabelled Vitamins”
Vienna (Austria) October: Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine as author of poster “Comparison between ¹¹¹In-biotin SPECT/TC versus ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in spine infection”

2011

Rimini (Italy)March: National Congress of Italian Nuclear Medicine Association as chairwoman of Session “Clinical cases of infection-inflammation diseases”, as author of oral comunication of “Nuclear medicine imaging of osteomyelitis: clinical cases” in CIS-BIO Symposiun, as author of oral communication of “Nuclear medicine imaging of spondilodiscitiis” and as coauthor of poster “Comparison between ^99mTc-Scintimun, ^99mTc-HMPAO-WBC e ¹⁸F-FDG in hip prosthesis infection”
Bertinoro (Italy)April: “Seconde Giornate Medico Nucleari Romagnole” as author of oral communication “Infezioni dell’osso: PET o leucociti marcati?”
Baia delle Zagare (Italy) September: as chairlady of session “osteomielytis: the radiologist, infectivologist and nuclear medicine point of view”
Birmingham (United Kingdom) October: Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine as author of oral communication“Comparison between ^99mTc-Scintimun, ^99mTc-HMPAO-WBC and ¹⁸F-FDG in hip prosthesis infection”

2012

Napoli (Italy): May: Updating National Course as teacher on “Altre Applicazioni cliniche dell’ Imaging Integrato:Infection-Inflammation”
Catania (Italy): May: Congress on “La medicina nucleare nelle patologie dell’apparato osteo-articolare” as author of oral communication “I leucociti marcati”
Milano (Italy): October: Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine as author of oral communication “Infective Endocarditis: the nuclear medicine point of view” and as chairwoman of session:”

2013

Torino (Italy) March: National Congress of Italian Nuclear Medicine Association as editor of Session “Infection-Inflammation: Paediatric infections, Infections of cardiovascular system and FUO”
Pisa (Italy) March: Corso AIDS as speaker of “Le infezioni delle protesi ortopediche:
la diagnosi del Medico Nucleare”
Modena (Italy) Ottobre: Corso aggiornamento SIMIT as author of “La PET nell’approccio diagnostico e nel follow-up della spondilodiscite”
Lyon (France) October: European Congress of Nuclear Medicine Medicine as author of oral communication “Infective Endocarditis: the nuclear medicine” and as chairwoman of session:
Pisa (Italy) December: International Atomic Energy Association Course as speaker of oral communications “Pathophysiologic principles of radionuclide imaging of infection/inflammation” and “Hybrid imaging of osteomyelitis “
Rome (Italy) December: Imaging Infections and inflammation: 1^st European Theoretical and Practical course SPECT/PET as organizer and speaker of the communications “SPECT/PET studies for vertebral infections” and “Techniques for in vitro labelling of WBC and devices for WBC labelling”

2014

Bangkok (Thailand) March: IAEA Mission for teaching labelling of autologous white blood cells visit to Ministry of Science and Technology, Office of Atoms for Peace.
Verona (Italy) March: Course on Nuclear Medicine Imaging on infective diseases as speaker of “I quesiti dell’Ortopedico: le possibili risposte del medico nucleare” and “Diagnostica medico-nucleare delle spondilodisciti”
Mantova (Italy) April: Updating National Course of Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine as teacher on “Le protesi articolari, fratture e processi infiammatori-osteomieliti: Ruolo della PET”
Firenze (Italy) April: International Course on Diabetic Foot as speaker on “OSTEOMYELITIS: Is there a gold standard for diagnosis of osteomyelitis? the nuclear medicine specialist”
Negrar (VR) (Italy) May: 1st National Course of Interdisciplinar Group of Radiopharmaceuticals (GICR) as speaker of “L’input del processo : l’infezione e l’infiammazione”
Castelbolognese (Italy) May: Course on Good practice in in nuclear medicine radiopharmacyas speaker on “NBP, Mediafill e Marcature cellulari”

Pisa (Italy) June: Congress on La fibrosi polmonare idiopatica: un approccio multidisciplinare as speaker of “TR-IPF: l’imaging e l’inquadramento diagnostico: Ruolo della Medicina Nucleare”
Goteborg (Sweden) October: European Congress of Nuclear Medicine Medicine as speaker of oral communication “Low back pain in immune-compromised patients” in CME “Low back pain”, coauthor of poster “Scintigraphy with ^99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocytes in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with fever of unknown origin (FUO) and as chairwoman of two oral sessions: PET/MRI and Cardiovascular Infection-inflammation.
Pisa (Italy) as teacher at Summer School “Up-to-date meThods for the Radiolabelling Of Peptides, Immunoconjugates and Cells, and their(pre)cinicAL appLication” – TROPI-CALL on “Radiolabelling of white blood cells (WBCs)” and “Clinical application: radiolabelled WBCs and antibodies”

2015

Rimini (Italy) April: National Congress of Italian Nuclear Medicine Association as editor of Sessions “Scintigraphic Imaging of Acute Infection-Inflammation” and “Clinical Cases of Infection-Inflammation”
Wien (Austria) June:as teacher at ESNM Practical Course on Infection and Inflammation.
Napoli (Italy) September 38th ESNR Annual Meeting as speaker on “”Special Focus: Spondilodiscitis Update: Nuclear Medicine diagnosis”
Hamburg (Germany) October: European Congress of Nuclear Medicine Medicine as speaker of oral communication “Pitfalls and artefacts in Imaging Inflammation and Infection: Labelled Leucocytes and oral communication on “Overview on Inflammation/Infection and Standardized cell Labelling Procedure”
Wien (Austria) November: IAEA Meeting of CRF on Spondylodiscitis “Evaluation of Multimodality Imaging in the diagnosis and assessment of post-operative spinal infections”

2016

Wien (Austria) June: as teacher at ESNM Practical Course on Infection and Inflammation.
Beograd (Serbia) September: as speaker of oral communication “Role of Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Musculoskeletal Infections”
Barcelona (Spain) September: European Congress of Nuclear Medicine Medicine as speaker of oral communication “Imaging in Painful Spine (including the new joint EANM-ESNR-ESCMID endorsed Guidelines for Imaging Spondylodiscitis)
Roma (Italy) December: 2^nd European Congress Imaging Infections and Inflammation as organizer and speaker of the communication “Spondylodiscitis: Nuclear Medicine Imaging”
Roma (Italy) December: as teacher at Theoretical and Practical Course of white blood cells labelling with Leukokit

2017

Groningen (The Netherlands) March: as teacher of Musculo-Skeletal-Track at ESMIT Spring School
Rimini (Italy) March: National Congress of Italian Nuclear Medicine Association as speaker of communication “Imaging di Infezioni-Infiammazioni: cosa c’è di nuovo? Scintigrafia con leucociti marcati o anticorpi monoclonali: quali vantaggi e svantaggi?”
Denver (Colorado, USA) June: SNM annual meeting as speaker of oral communications “Available Guidelines on Musculoskeletal Infections” and “Spondylodiscitis: Role of Imaging for Diagnosis and Monitoring Treatment Response: PET/CT”
Vienna (Austria) October: European Congress of Nuclear Medicine Medicine as speaker of oral communications “Pitfalls and Artefacts in Imaging Inflammation and Infection: Labelled Leucocytes” and “⁶⁸Ga-Biotin”
Wien (Austria) December: IAEA Meeting of CRF on Spondylodiscitis “Evaluation of Multimodality Imaging in the diagnosis and assessment of post-operative spinal infections”

2018

Bergamo (Italy) February: as teacher ofMusculo-Skeletal-Track at ESMIT Winter School
Ciutad Real (Spain) May: as teacher of Course on Infection and Inflammation: “Soft tissues infection” and “New tracers in the management of infection”
Philalelphia (USA) June: SNM annual meeting as speaker of oral communication “Spondylodiscitis: Role of Imaging for Diagnosis and Monitoring Treatment Response: PET/CT”
Dusseldorf (Deutschland) October: European Congress of Nuclear Medicine Medicine as speaker of oral communication in CME: “Role of Nuclear Medicine in FUO diagnosis: when and how to do WBC scintigraphy”

2019

Wien (Austria) February: IAEA Meeting of CRF on Spondylodiscitis “Evaluation of Multimodality Imaging in the diagnosis and assessment of post-operative spinal infections”
Nantes (France) May: as teacher ofMusculo-Skeletal-Track at ESMIT Springer School
Roma (Italy) December: 3^nd European Congress Imaging Infections and Inflammation as organizer and speaker of the communications “Procedural Guidelines Available on Inflammation/Infection Imaging” and “Spondylodiscitis: Nuclear Medicine Imaging”
Roma (Italy) December: as teacher at Theoretical and Practical Course of white blood cells labelling with Leukokit

2020

New Orleans (USA) June: SNM annual meeting as invited speaker of oral communication “Hybrid imaging of peripheral osteomyelitis, spondylodiscitis and post-operative hardware-related spine infections”NOT DONE FOR COVID
Padova (Italy) September: VIII Congress of GICR as speaker of “Imaging of Infection/Inflammation with Gallio-68 Radiopharmaceuticals”
Virtual European Congress of Nuclear Medicine Medicine October: as speaker of oral communication in Mid-Congress-Symposium “Diagnostic Flow-Chart in Spine Infection”
Ciutad Real (Spain) November: as teacher of II Course on Infection and Inflammation: “Soft tissues infection” and “New tracers in the management of infection”NOT DONE FOR COVID
ESMIT webinar for IAEA December: as teacher of Paediatric Trackof “Leukocytes (WBC): labelling procedures, imaging acquisition and interpretation criteria“

2021:

Ciutad Real (Spain) November: as teacher of II Course on Infection and Inflammation: “Soft tissues infection” and “New tracers in the management of infection”

2022:

Vancouver (Canada) June: SNMMI Annual Meeting as invited speaker of oral communication “Hybrid imaging of peripheral osteomyelitis, spondylodiscitis and post-operative hardware-related spine infections”

BOOKS

Le fratture dell’arto superiore nello Sport. V convegno Ortopedia e Sport. ACSI. Febbraio 2001

La scintigrafia in otorinolaringoiatria. Quaderni monografici di aggiornamento. Febbraio 2003

Fondamenti di Medicina Nucleare. Springer 2010

Medicina Nucleare: Tecniche Metodologie Applicazioni Idelson-Gnocchi 2010

La qualità nella preparazione dei radiofarmaci Springer 2011

Atlas of SPECT/CT Springer 2011

Radionuclide imaging of infection and inflammation: A Pictorial Case-based Atlas. Springer 2012

Diagnostic imaging of infections and inflammatory diseases: a multidisciplinary approach. J. Whiley 2013

Atlas de Inflamacion e infeccion en Medicina Nuclear Aula Médica. 2017

I leucociti marcati nella pratica clinica. Manuale operativo. Esculapio 2019

Atlas de Inflamacion e infeccion en Medicina Nuclear Aula Médica. 2019 in press

Nuclear Medicine in Infectious Diseases. Springer 2019

Nuclear Medicine Textbook. Springer 2019

Radionuclide imaging of infection and inflammation: A Pictorial Case-based Atlas. Springer 2021