Editors

EDITORS IN CHIEF

Boris Brkljačić, MD, PhD 
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
University of Zagreb School of Medicine
Avenija Zagreb

Francesco Maria Drudi, MD
Department of Radiology, Oncology and Pathology
University La Sapienza
Rome, Italy

Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, MD
Dept. of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Rome, Italy

Cosima Schiavone, MD, PhD
Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences
University of Chieti “Grabriele D’Annunzio”
Chieti, Italy

Roberto Stramare, MD
Department of Medicine (DIMED), Radiology Unit
University of Padua
Padua, Italy

Gianfranco Vallone, MD
Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy
University of Molise
Campobasso, Italy

EDITORIAL OFFICE

Emanuela Cascione
Tel. 06 32110740 / 06 32120041
Fax. 06 3128257
Email: jusredazione@siumb.it

EDITORIAL BOARD

Fernando Alfageme Roldan, MD, Universidad Autonoma de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
Giorgio Ascenti, MD, Dept. of Biomedical and Odontoiatric Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Italy
Radu Ion Badea, MD,  Dept. of Clinical Imaging, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", Cluj Napoca, Romania
Richard G. Barr, MD, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Youngstown, OH, USA
Paolo Belli, MD, Radiology Institute, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Michele Bertolotto, MD, Radiology Dept., University Hospital Cattinara, Trieste, Italy
Annalisa Berzigotti, MD, PhD, University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Stefano Bianchi, MD, Dept. of Radiodiagnostics and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Chandra Bortolotto, MD, San Matteo Foundation, Institute of Radiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Luigi Bolondi, MD, Ultrasound Center, "Alma Mater Studiorum" University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Peter Burns, PhD, Imaging Research, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
Fabrizio Calliada, MD, San Matteo Foundation, Institute of Radiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Vito Cantisani, MD, PhD, Radiological Sciences Dept., La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Orlando Catalano, MD, Diagnostic Institute Varelli, Radiology, Naples, Italy
Cristina Chammas, MD, PhD, Dept. of Radiology and Oncology, Institute of Radiology, University of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Jean-Michel Correas, MD, PhD, Service de radiologie adultes, Hôpital Necker, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
Annamaria Deganello, MD, King's College Hospital, Radiology, London, UK
Lorenzo Derchi, MD, Institute of Radiology,  University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Donald Di Salvo, MD, Radiology, Brigham & Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Christoph F. Dietrich, MD, MBA, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Caritas Hospital, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
Mirko D'Onofrio, MD, Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Institute of Radiology, University of Verona, Italy
Ferdinando Draghi, MD, San Matteo Foundation, Institute of Radiology, University of Pavia, Italy
Andrea Elefante, MD, University Federico II of Naples, Italy
Sukru Mehmet Erturk, MD, Dept. of Radiology , Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Caroline Ewertsen, MD, PhD, Dept. of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
Giovanna Ferraioli, MD, Policlinico San Matteo, Institute of Infectious Diseases, University of Pavia, Italy
Sabina Gallina, MD, Dept. of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University " G. D'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Odd Helge Gilja, MD, Dept. of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Lucas Greiner, MD, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
Pintong Huang, MD, PhD, Dept. of Ultrasound in Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Adnan Kabaalioglu, MD, Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
Andrea S. Klauser, MD, Dept. of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Riccardo Lencioni, MD, FSIR, EBIR, Institute of Radiology, University of Pisa, Italy
Giovanni Maconi, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital, University of Milan, Italy
Nicola Maffulli, MD, MS, PhD, FRCP, FRCS(Orth), Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Salerno, Italy
Robert Mattrey F., MD,  Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
Jean-Yves Meuwly, MD, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Daniela Messineo, MD, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Vittorio Miele, MD, Department of Radiology and Laboratory-Emergency Radiology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Michael Moynagh, MD, MB, B.Ch., Division of Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Philippe Peetrons, MD, Hôpital Molière-Longchamp, Universitè de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
Fabio Piscaglia, MD, Medical and Surgical Sciences Dept., "Alma Mater Studiorum" University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Maurizio Pompili, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Silvia Pradella, MD, PhD, Dept. of Diagnostic Imaging, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Maija Radzina, MD, PhD, Dept.of Radiology, University Hospital Pauls Stradins, Riga, Latvia
Giuliano Ramadori, MD, Dept. of Gastroenterology/Endocrinology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
Tomas Ripolles, MD, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain
Marco Russo, MD, Dept. of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy
Adrian Saftoiu, MD, Ph.D, MSc, FASGE, Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania
Luca Maria Sconfienza, MD, PhD, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Paul S. Sidhu, MD, King's College Hospital, London, UK
Luigi A. Solbiati, MD, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
Maurizio Soresi, MD, Biomedical Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Emilio Quaia, MD, Institute of Radiology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Carla Serra, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine Dept., "Alma Mater Studiorum" University of Bologna, Italy
Ioan Sporea, MD, PhD, Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
Antonia Carla Testa, MD, PhD, Gynecology and Obstetrics Dept., Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Valerie Vilgrain, MD, PhD, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
Ximena Wortsman, MD, FAIUM, Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues (IDIEP), Santiago, Chile
Rongqin Zheng, MD, Sun Yat-Set University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Luca Aiani, MD, Radiology, Valduce Hospital, Como, Italy
Giuseppe Balconi, MD, Unit of Radiology, San Raffaele Turro Hospital, Milan, Italy
Laura Ballesio, MD, Dept. of Radiological, Pathological, and Oncological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta, MD, PhD, Radiology-University Hospital of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Raffaella Basilico, MD, Radiology, University G. D'Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Daniela Berritto, MD, Dipartimento di Radiologia, Seconda Università di Napoli, Italy
Giovanna Bertolini, DVM, PhD, Dept. of veterinary Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Cristina Bezzio, MD, PhD, L. Salvini Hospital, Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
Andrea Boccatonda, MD, Emergency Dept., Policlinico S. Orsola - Malpighi Bologna, Italy
Corrado Caiazzo, MD, Radiology Unit, Local Health Agency "ASL NA1", Naples, Italy
Alder Casadei, MD, Clinical and Vascular Ultrasound, Bolzano Health District, Bolzano, Italy
Sergio Castellani, MD, Experimental and Clinical Medicine Dept., University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Roberto Catalini, MD, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy
Eugenio Caturelli, MD, Unit of Gastroenterology, Belcolle Hospital, Viterbo, Italy
Luigi Cavanna, MD, Dept.  of General Surgery, Piacenza General Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
Paolo Ivo Cavoretto, MD, PhD, San Raffaele Resnati Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Mario Cipone, DVM, Dept. of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Giulio Cocco, MD, PhD, Unit of Ultrasound in Internal Medicine, Dept.of Medicine and Science of Aging, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
Beniamino Corcioni, MD, Radiology Unit, Dept. of Diagnostic and Preventive Medicine, Sant'Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Anna Colarieti, MD, Institute of Radiology, Sapienza University,  Rome, Italy
Maria Antonietta D'Agostino, MD, MSc, PhD, Unit of Reumathology, Policlinico Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Emanuele David, MD, Det. of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Ernesto Di Cesare, MD, San Salvatore Coppito Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy
Nicola Di Leo, MD, "Policlinico Umberto I" Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Mattia Di Segni, MD, "Policlinico Umberto I" Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Ilario de Sio, MD, Dept. of Hepatogastroenterology, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University of Campania,  Naples, Italy
Giulio Di Candio, MD, Dept. of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Fabio Fornari, MD, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Piacenza Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
Alessandro Fruganti, DVM, Veterinary Sciences, University of Camerino, Macerata, Italy
Michele Galluzzo, MD, Emergency Dept., S. Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
Francesco Giangregorio, MD, gastroenterology and Epathology, "Guglielmo da Saliceto" Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
Maria Teresa Guagnano,  Dept. of Medicine and Aging Science, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
Annamaria Iagnocco, MD, Academic Rheumatology Centre, Mauriziano Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Stefania Ianniello, MD, Radiology Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Marco Liberati, MD, PhD, Dept. of Gynecology and Obstetrics, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
Francesco Lotti, MD, PhD, Dept. of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Lucia Manganaro, MD, Gynaecology Unit, Dept. of Radiological, Pathological and Oncological Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Alberto Martegani, MD, Radiology, Valduce Hospital, Como, Italy
Maria Franca Meloni, MD, Radiology Unit, Casa di Cura Villa Igea, Milan, Italy
Ilario Menchi, MD, Santa Maria Nova Hospital, Florence, Italy
Mario Meola, MD, PhD, Santa Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy
Paoletta Mirk, MD, Dept. of Radiology, Policlinico A. Gemelli Foundation, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Luca Morelli, MD, FACS, FASCRS, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
Francesca Moro, MD, PhD, Gynecology and Obstetrics Dept., Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Chiara Mozzini, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Valerio Papa, MD, Policlinico A. Gemelli Foundation, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Pietro Pavlica, MD, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Mauro Pittiruti, MD, Dept. of Surgery, Policlinico A. Gemelli Foundation, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Carlo Poggiani, MD, Pediatrics and Pathology Dept., Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
Francesco Porciello, DVM, Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Vincenzo Ricci, MD, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Alfonso Maria Romano, MD, Department of Shoulder Surgery, Campolongo Hospital, Eboli, Italy
Marcello Romano, MD, Geriatrics Unit, Garibaldi Hospital, Catania, Italy
Luigia Romano, MD, Diagnostic Imaging Dept., Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
David Sacerdoti, MD, Experimental and Clinical Medicine Dept., University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Angelo Santoliquido, MD, Internal Medicine and Vascular diseases Dept., Policlinico A. Gemelli Foundation, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Francesco Maria Solivetti, MD, IRCCS Istituto Dermosifilipatico di Santa Maria e San Gallicano, Rome, Italy
Marco Sperandeo, MD, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Stefano Spiezia, MD, "Santa Maria del Popolo degli Incurabili" Hospital, Naples, Italy
Luciano Tarantino, MD, Interventional Hepatology, "Andrea Tortora" Hospital, Pagani, Italy
Margherita Trinci, MD, Emergency Dept., "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy
Carlo Trombetta, MD, FEBU, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy
Massimo Valentino, MD, Dept of Radiology, Tolmezzo Hospital, Tolmezzo, Italy
Gianpaolo Vidili, MD, PhD, Internal and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Massimo Vignoli, DMV, DScM, PhD, Service of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Antonella Volta, DMV, PhD, Dept. of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Parma, Italy