Luca Saba

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Luca Saba is an Italian radiologist and neuroradiologist. [1] He has made contributions in the field of imaging for the detection and characterization of vulnerable plaque and the identification of the causes of stroke. [2] [3] [4] He is also the author of both American. [5] and European consensus documents on this matter. [6] [7]

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Currently, Saba holds the position of Professor and Chair of Radiology at the University of Cagliari in Cagliari, Italy. He also serves as the Dean of the School of Medicine in the same university. [8] In addition, Saba is the Editor-in-Chief of The Neuroradiology Journal [9] and co-chair of the vascular section of the QIBA Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance. [10] He is on the editorial board of 10 journals and has authored over 650 papers in peer-reviewed journals, [11] including notable journals like the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet Neurology, Stroke, and American Journal of Neuroradiology. [11] Additionally, he has authored 16 books.

From 2017, he served as a Member of the regional committee of Europe for RSNA. He has also been involved with various committees, including the Neuroradiology/Head & Neck Subcommittee of the Scientific Program Committee of RSNA and the Guidelines Committee of the European Society for Cardiovascular Radiology. Furthermore, he has held positions in the Publication Committee of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology, the Scientific Committee of the Italian Society of Vascular Medicine, and the ASNR Computer Science & Informatics Committee of the American Society of Neuroradiology.

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Honors

In 2017, Saba was awarded the title of Cavaliere in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (OMRI) [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Luca Saba". The Lancet Neurology. 18 (6): 527. June 2019. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30114-0. PMID   31122492. S2CID   159040703.
  2. ↑ Saba, L.; Brinjikji, W.; Spence, J.D.; Wintermark, M.; Castillo, M.; de Borst, G.J.; Yang, Q.; Yuan, C.; Buckler, A.; Edjlali, M.; Saam, T.; Saloner, D.; Lal, B.K.; Capodanno, D.; Sun, J.; Balu, N.; Naylor, R.; Lugt, A.v.d.; Wasserman, B.A.; Kooi, M.E.; Wardlaw, J.; Gillard, J.; Lanzino, G.; Hedin, U.; Mikulis, D.; Gupta, A.; DeMarco, J.K.; Hess, C.; Goethem, J.V.; Hatsukami, T.; Rothwell, P.; Brown, M.M.; Moody, A.R. (September 2021). "Roadmap Consensus on Carotid Artery Plaque Imaging and Impact on Therapy Strategies and Guidelines: An International, Multispecialty, Expert Review and Position Statement". American Journal of Neuroradiology. 42 (9): 1566–1575. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A7223. PMC   8423069 . PMID   34326105.[ non-primary source needed ]
  3. ↑ Saba, Luca; Moody, Alan R.; Saam, Tobias; Kooi, M. Eline; Wasserman, Bruce A.; Staub, Daniel; van der Lugt, Aad; DeMarco, J. Kevin; Saloner, David; Wintermark, Max; Gupta, Ajay (November 2020). "Vessel Wall–Imaging Biomarkers of Carotid Plaque Vulnerability in Stroke Prevention Trials". JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 13 (11): 2445–2456. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.07.046 . PMID   33153534. S2CID   226269495.[ non-primary source needed ]
  4. ↑ Saba, Luca; Saam, Tobias; Jäger, H Rolf; Yuan, Chun; Hatsukami, Thomas S; Saloner, David; Wasserman, Bruce A; Bonati, Leo H; Wintermark, Max (June 2019). "Imaging biomarkers of vulnerable carotid plaques for stroke risk prediction and their potential clinical implications". The Lancet Neurology. 18 (6): 559–572. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30035-3. PMID   30954372. S2CID   93004024.[ non-primary source needed ]
  5. ↑ Saba, L.; Yuan, C.; Hatsukami, T.S.; Balu, N.; Qiao, Y.; DeMarco, J.K.; Saam, T.; Moody, A.R.; Li, D.; Matouk, C.C.; Johnson, M.H.; Jäger, H.R.; Mossa-Basha, M.; Kooi, M.E.; Fan, Z.; Saloner, D.; Wintermark, M.; Mikulis, D.J.; Wasserman, B.A.; Vessel Wall Imaging Study Group of the American Society of, Neuroradiology (February 2018). "Carotid Artery Wall Imaging: Perspective and Guidelines from the ASNR Vessel Wall Imaging Study Group and Expert Consensus Recommendations of the American Society of Neuroradiology". American Journal of Neuroradiology. 39 (2): E9–E31. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A5488. PMC   7410574 . PMID   29326139.[ non-primary source needed ]
  6. ↑ Saba, Luca; Antignani, Pier Luigi; Gupta, Ajay; Cau, Riccardo; Paraskevas, Kosmas I.; Poredos, Pavel; Wasserman, Bruce A.; Kamel, Hooman; Avgerinos, Efthymios D.; Salgado, Rodrigo; Caobelli, Federico; Aluigi, Leonardo; Savastano, Luis; Brown, Martin; Hatsukami, Tom; Hussein, Emad; Suri, Jasjit S.; Mansilha, Armado; Wintermark, Max; Staub, Daniel; Montequin, Jose Fernandes; Rodriguez, Ruben Tomas Toro; Balu, Niranjan; Pitha, Jan; Kooi, M. Eline; Lal, Brajesh K.; Spence, J. David; Lanzino, Giuseppe; Marcus, Hugh Stephen; Mancini, Marcello; Chaturvedi, Seemant; Blinc, Ales (August 2022). "International Union of Angiology (IUA) consensus paper on imaging strategies in atherosclerotic carotid artery imaging: From basic strategies to advanced approaches". Atherosclerosis. 354: 23–40. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.06.1014 . PMID   35816927. S2CID   250130928.[ non-primary source needed ]
  7. ↑ Saba, Luca; Loewe, Christian; Weikert, Thomas; Williams, Michelle C.; Galea, Nicola; Budde, Ricardo P. J.; Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn; Velthuis, Birgitta K.; Francone, Marco; Bremerich, Jens; Natale, Luigi; Nikolaou, Konstantin; Dacher, Jean-Nicolas; Peebles, Charles; Caobelli, Federico; Redheuil, Alban; Dewey, Marc; Kreitner, Karl-Friedrich; Salgado, Rodrigo (4 October 2022). "State-of-the-art CT and MR imaging and assessment of atherosclerotic carotid artery disease: standardization of scanning protocols and measurements—a consensus document by the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR)". European Radiology. 33 (2): 1063–1087. doi:10.1007/s00330-022-09024-7. PMC   9889495 . PMID   36194267.[ non-primary source needed ]
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  9. ↑ "Editorial Board: The Neuroradiology Journal: Sage Journals".
  10. ↑ "CT Angiography Biomarker Ctte - QIBA Wiki". qibawiki.rsna.org.
  11. 1 2 Search Results for author Saba L on PubMed .
  12. ↑ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
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