Post-Doctoral Scholar: Francesco Sanvito, M.D.
Office 924 Westwood Blvd, Suite 615
E-mail fsanvito AT mednet DOT ucla DOT edu
Web Brain Tumor Imaging Labratory
Research – Application and validation of advanced MRI techniques to assess brain tumor biology and response to
treatment.
Research Interests – Neuroimaging, Brain Tumors, Neuro-Oncology, Diffusion MRI, Perfusion MRI, Image Processing,
Artificial Intelligence in Radiology.
Background:
– Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy MD 10/2017
– Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy Italian MD State Examination 02/2018
– Pavia University, Pavia, Italy Radiology Residency Diploma 10/2022
– University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Postdoctoral Fellowship In Progress
Favorite thing about UCLA? – The research mentality and work environment in our Lab.
Selected Publications:
- Sanvito F, Caverzasi E, Riva M, et al. fMRI-Targeted High-Angular Resolution Diffusion MR Tractography to Identify Functional Language Tracts in Healthy Controls and Glioma Patients. Front. Neurosci. 2020;14:225
- Pieri V and Sanvito F, Riva M, et al. Along-tract statistics of neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging diffusion metrics to enhance MR tractography quantitative analysis in healthy controls and in patients with brain tumors. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020;1–19
- Sanvito F, Castellano A, Falini A. Advancements in Neuroimaging to Unravel Biological and Molecular Features of Brain Tumors. Cancers (Basel) . 2021;13(3):424
- Sanvito F, Palesi F, Rognone E, et al. Impact of the inversion time on regional brain perfusion estimation with clinical arterial spin labeling protocols. MAGMA. 2021 Epub 2021 Oct 13.
- Pasca L and Sanvito F, Ballante E, et al. Arterial spin labelling qualitative assessment in paediatric
patients with MRI-negative epilepsy. Clin Radiol. 2021; 76(12):942.