Latest Publications

2023

Transformer-Based Approach to Melanoma Detection
Cirrincione, G., Cannata, S., Cicceri, G., Prinzi, F., Currieri, T., Lovino, M., Militello, C., Pasero, E. and Vitabile, S.
Sensors, MDPI    DOI

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: diagnosis, follow-up and role of radiomics in a single center experience
Giudice, F., Salerno, S., Badalamenti, G., Muto, G., Pinto, A., Galia, M., Prinzi, F., Vitabile, S. and Re, G.L.
Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI, Elsevier    DOI

Machine Learning for Early Diagnosis of ATTRv Amyloidosis in Non-Endemic Areas
Di Stefano, V., Prinzi, F., Luigetti, M., Russo, M., Tozza, S., Alonge, P., Romano, A., Sciarrone, M.A., Vitali, F., Mazzeo, A. and Gentile, L. et al.
Brain Sciences,, MDPI.    DOI

Epicardial and thoracic subcutaneous fat texture analysis in patients undergoing cardiac CT.
Agnese, M., Toia, P., Sollami, G., Militello, C., Rundo, L., Vitabile, S., Maffei, E., Agnello, F., Gagliardo, C., Grassedonio, E. and Galia, M.
Heliyon, Elsevier.    DOI

Impact of Wavelet Kernels on Predictive Capability of Radiomic Features: A Case Study on COVID-19 Chest X-ray Images
Prinzi, F., Militello, C., Conti, V. and Vitabile, S.
Journal of Imaging, MDPI.    DOI

CT radiomic features and clinical biomarkers for predicting coronary artery disease
Militello, C., Prinzi, F., Sollami, G., Rundo, L., La Grutta, L. and Vitabile, S.
Cognitive Computation, Springer.    DOI


2022

An Optimized Architecture for CGA Operations and Its Application to a Simulated Robotic Arm
Vitabile, S., Franchini, S. and Vassallo, G.
Electronics, MDPI    DOI

ML-Based Radiomics Analysis for Breast Cancer Classification in DCE-MRI
Prinzi, F., Orlando, A., Gaglio, S., Midiri, M. and Vitabile, S.
International Conference on Applied Intelligence and Informatics, Springer    DOI


2021

Fingerprint classification based on deep learning approaches: experimental findings and comparisons
Militello, C., Rundo, L., Vitabile, S. and Conti, V.
Symmetry, MDPI    DOI

A computational study on temperature variations in mrgfus treatments using prf thermometry techniques and optical probes
Militello, C., Rundo, L., Vicari, F., Agnello, L., Borasi, G., Vitabile, S. and Russo, G.
Journal of Imaging, MDPI    DOI

A novel bio-inspired approach for high-performance management in service-oriented networks
Conti, V., Militello, C., Rundo, L. and Vitabile, S.
IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, IEEE.    DOI

Geometric calculus applications to medical imaging: status and perspectives
Franchini, S. and Vitabile, S.
Systems, Patterns and Data Engineering with Geometric Calculi , Springer.    DOI

A multimodal retina‐iris biometric system using the Levenshtein distance for spatial feature comparison
Conti, V., Rundo, L., Militello, C., Salerno, V.M., Vitabile, S. and Siniscalchi, S.M.
IET Biometrics, Wiley Online Library.    DOI

A novel system for multi-level Crohn’s disease classification and grading based on a multiclass support vector machine
Franchini, S., Terranova, M.C., Lo Re, G., Galia, M., Salerno, S., Midiri, M. and Vitabile, S.
Progresses in Artificial Intelligence and Neural Systems, Springer.    DOI


2020

HCI for biomedical decision-making:: From diagnosis to therapy
Gambino, O., Rundo, L., Pirrone, R. and Vitabile, S.
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, Elsevier    DOI

Recent advances of HCI in decision-making tasks for optimized clinical workflows and precision medicine
Rundo, L., Pirrone, R., Vitabile, S., Sala, E. and Gambino, O.
Journal of biomedical informatics, Elsevier.    DOI

Bio-inspired security analysis for IoT scenarios
Conti, V., Ziggiotto, A., Migliardi, M. and Vitabile, S.
International Journal of Embedded Systems,    DOI

CNN-based prostate zonal segmentation on T2-weighted MR images: a cross-dataset study.
Rundo, L., Han, C., Zhang, J., Hataya, R., Nagano, Y., Militello, C., Ferretti, C., Nobile, M.S., Tangherloni, A., Gilardi, M.C. and Vitabile, S.
Neural Approaches to Dynamics of Signal Exchanges, Springer.    DOI

Recent Advances of HCI in Decision-making Tasks for Optimized Clinical Workflows and Precision Medicine
L. Rundo, R. Pirrone, S. Vitabile, E. Sala, O. Gambino.
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, Elsevier.    DOI

Implementation and Evaluation of Medical Imaging Techniques based on Conformal Geometric Algebra
S. Franchini, A. Gentile, G. Vassallo, S. Vitabile.
International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Walter de Gruyter GmbH.    DOI

A Novel Solution Based on Scale Invariant Feature Transform Descriptors and Deep Learning for the Detection of Suspicious Regions in Mammogram Images
A. Bruno, E. Ardizzone, S. Vitabile, M. Midiri.
Journal of Medical Signals & Sensors, Wolters Kluwer.    DOI

A Survey on Nature-Inspired Medical Image Analysis: A Step Further in Biomedical Data Integration
L. Rundo, C. Militello, S. Vitabile, G. Russo, E. Sala, M.C. Gilardi.
Fundamenta Informaticae, IOS Press.    DOI


2019

A Semi-Automatic Approach for Epicardial Adipose Tissue Segmentation and Quantification on Cardiac CT Scans
C. Militello, L. Rundo, P. Toia, V. Conti, G. Russo, C. Filorizzo, E. Maffei, F. Cademartiri, L. La Grutta, M. Midiri, S. Vitabile.
Computers in Biology and Medicine, Elsevier.    DOI

USE-Net: Incorporating Squeeze-and-Excitation Blocks into U-Net for Prostate Zonal Segmentation of Multi-institutional MRI Datasets
L. Rundo, C. Han, Y. Nagano, J. Zhang, R. Hataya, C. Militello, A. Tangherloni, M.S. Nobile, C. Ferretti, D. Besozzi, M.C. Gilardi, S. Vitabile, G. Mauri, H. Nakayama, P. Cazzaniga.
Neurocomputing, Elsevier.    DOI

A novel framework for MR image segmentation and quantification by using MedGA
L. Rundo, A. Tangherloni, P. Cazzaniga, M.S. Nobile, G. Russo, M.C. Gilardi, S. Vitabile, G. Mauri, D. Besozzi, C. Militello.
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Elsevier.    DOI


2018

A Framework for Data-Driven Adaptive GUI Generation Based on DICOM
O. Gambino, L. Rundo, V. Cannella, S. Vitabile, R. Pirrone.
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, Elsevier.    DOI

GTVcut for neuro-radiosurgery treatment planning: an MRI brain cancer seeded image segmentation method based on a cellular automata model
L. Rundo, C. Militello, G. Russo, S. Vitabile, M.C. Gilardi, G. Mauri.
Natural Computing, Springer.    DOI

NeXt for Neuro-radiosurgery: A Fully Automatic Approach for Necrosis Extraction in Brain Tumor MRI Using an Unsupervised Machine Learning Technique
L. Rundo, C. Militello, A. Tangherloni, G. Russo, S. Vitabile, M.C. Gilardi, G. Mauri.
International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Wiley-Blackwell.    DOI


2017

An Enhanced Random Walk Algorithm for Delineation of Head and Neck Cancers in PET studies
A. Stefano, S. Vitabile, G. Russo, M. Ippolito, M.G. Sabini, D. Sardina, O. Gambino, R. Pirrone, E. Ardizzone, M.C. Gilardi.
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Springer.    DOI

Automated Prostate Gland Segmentation Based on an Unsupervised Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Technique Using Multispectral T1w and T2w MR Imaging
L. Rundo, C. Militello, G. Russo, A. Garufi, S. Vitabile, M.C. Gilardi, G. Mauri.
Information, MDPI AG.    DOI

A Fully Automatic Approach for Multimodal PET and MR Image Segmentation in Gamma Knife Treatment Planning
13. L. Rundo, A. Stefano, C. Militello, G. Russo, M.G. Sabini, C. D'Arrigo, F. Marletta, M. Ippolito, G. Mauri, S. Vitabile, M.C. Gilardi.
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Elsevier.    DOI


2016

Combining Split-and-Merge and Multi-Seed Region Growing Algorithms for Uterine Fibroid Segmentation in MRgFUS Treatments
L. Rundo, C. Militello, S. Vitabile, C. Casarino, G. Russo, M. Midiri, M.C. Gilardi.
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Springer.    DOI

Quantification of epicardial adipose tissue in coronary calcium score and computed tomography coronary angiography image datasets: comparison of attenuation values, thickness and volumes
L. La Grutta, P. Toia, A. Farruggia, D. Albano, E. Grassedonio, A. Palmeri, E. Maffei, M. Galia, S. Vitabile, F. Cademartiri, M. Midiri.
The British Journal of Radiology, British Institute of Radiology Press.    DOI

A Fully Automatic Method for Biological Target Volume Segmentation of Brain Metastases
A. Stefano, S. Vitabile, G. Russo, M. Ippolito, F. Marletta, C. D’Arrigo, D. D’Urso, O. Gambino, R. Pirrone, E. Ardizzone, M.C. Gilardi.
International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Wiley-Blackwell.    DOI


2015

Gamma Knife Treatment Planning: MR Brain Tumor Segmentation and Volume Measurement based on Unsupervised Fuzzy C-Means Clustering
C. Militello, L. Rundo, S. Vitabile, G. Russo, P. Pisciotta, F. Marletta, M. Ippolito, C. D’Arrigo, M. Midiri, M.C. Gilardi.
International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Wiley-Blackwell.    DOI

Metabolic Response Assessment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients after Platinum-Based Therapy: A Preliminary Analysis
A. Stefano, N. Porcino, G. Banna, G. Russo, V. Mocciaro, G. Anile, S. Gieri, S. Cosentino, G. Murè, S. Baldari, M.G. Sabini, D. Sardina, F. Fraggetta, S. Vitabile, M.C. Gilardi, M. Ippolito.
Current Medical Imaging Reviews, Bentham Science.    DOI

A Fully Automatic 2D Segmentation Method for Uterine Fibroid in MRgFUS Treatment Evaluation
C. Militello, S. Vitabile, L. Rundo, G. Russo, M. Midiri, M.C. Gilardi.
Computers in Biology and Medicine, Elsevier.    DOI

ConformalALU: a Conformal Geometric Algebra Coprocessor for Medical Image Processing
S. Franchini, A. Gentile, F. Sorbello, G. Vassallo, S. Vitabile.
IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE.    DOI


2014

A Text Based Indexing System for Mammographic Image Retrieval and Classification
A. Farruggia, R. Magro, and S. Vitabile.
Future Generation Computer Systems, Elsevier.    DOI

A Semi-Automatic Volumetric Segmentation of Upper Airways in Patients with Pierre Robin Sequence
S. Salerno, C. Gagliardo, S. Vitabile, C. Militello, G. La Tona, M. Giuffrè, A. Lo Casto, M. Midiri.
The Neuroradiology Journal, Sage Publications.    DOI

Illumination correction on biomedical images
E. Ardizzone R. Pirrone O. Gambino, S. Vitabile.
Computing and Informatics, Slovak Acad Sciences Inst Informatics Publishers.    DOI


Others

Metabolic Networks Robustness: Theory, Simulations and Results
24. S. Vitabile, V. Conti, B. Lanza, D. Cusumano, and F. Sorbello.
Journal of Interconnection Networks, World Scientific Publishing Co - 2011.    DOI

Visceral Adiposity Index A reliable indicator of visceral fat function associated with cardiometabolic risk1
M. C. Amato, C. Giordano, M. Galia, A. Criscimanna, S. Vitabile, M. Midiri, A. Galluzzo.
Diabetes Care, American Diabetes Association Press - 2010.    DOI


1. As of January 2016/December 2020, this highly cited paper received enough citations to place it in the top 1% of the academic field of Clinical Medicine based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year. Data from Essential Science Indicators℠, Thomson Reuters (Accession Number: WOS:000276793200045)