During the year 2022, the Medical Molecular Imaging Research Group has progressed notably in different research projects. In addition, a new EU project was awarded from the Pathfinder call for the development of a new ultrasound equipment. Also, another national project was awarded from the strategic research lines call from the Spanish Agency for Research to develop new PET radiopharmaceuticals for the personalized diagnosis of glioblastoma. On the other hand, the group's participation in a spin-off, FrontWave Imaging, has been formalized for the development of a 3D ultrasound supercomputing software for breast cancer imaging. In addition, we have grown in the area of theragnosis using radiopharmaceuticals and the European Neuroendocrine Tumors Society has even accredited us as a center of excellence. On the other hand, the group continues to participate in two key projects for assistance and for research, the one-step ictus and the clinical imaging center of Catalonia, CicloCAT.

Group Leader
José Raul Herance Camacho

Principal Investigator (PI)
Santiago Aguade Bruix, Xavier Serres Créixams, Ana Maria Rodriguez Arana

Researchers
Julia Baguña Torres, Cristina Gámez Cenzano, Maria Nazarena Pizzi, Cuellar Calabria, Hug, Roque Pérez, Albert, Diego A Villasboas Rosciolesi, Joan Castell Conesa, Marc Simó Perdigó, Manuel Escobar Amores, Carles Lorenzo Bosquet, Gemma Cuberas Borros, Juan Pablo Salazar Gutierrez, Gemma Burcet Rodríguez, Fiorella Dellepiane Clarke, Ignacio Navales Mateu, Mª Jose Moreno Negreie, Mº Teresa Veintemillas Araiz, Daniel Eiroa Gutierrez, Mònica Velasco Nuño, Esperanza Medina Gutiérrez, Nuria Roson Gradaille, Jorge Guillermo Romero Farina, Maria Boronat Ferrater, Marta Barios Profitos, Amparo García Burillo

PhD Students
Mª Àngels Hernández Fructuoso, Beatriz Santos Montero, Xingpeng Xiao, Marina Llenas Martinez, Clara Ramirez Serra, Carina Espinet Coll, Queralt Martin Saladich, Álvaro Valverde Moya, Carolina Aparicio Gómez, Carmen Gloria Franco Monterroso

Lab Technicians
Johanna A Troya Balseca, Irati Caballero Bermejo, Itziar Busquets Sáez

Nursing and Technical Staff
Eduard Albuixech Ginesta, Maria Eva Castillo Martinez, Inés Carolina Balón Llerena, Joan Barbeta Sanchez, Miguel Descalzo Pérez, Lluís Gabalda Martínez, Héctor García Fernández, Mireia Iniesta Ambrós, Julio Linares Molina, Mª Carmen López Arribas, Sergio López Gandu, Carmen Sanchez Suarez

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PUBLICATIONS

53.3%

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371

IMPACT FACTOR

12.37

AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR

SELECTED ARTICLES

Albert Roque, María N Pizzi, Nuria Fernández-Hidalgo, Guillermo Romero-Farina, Gemma Burcet, José Luis Reyes-Juarez, Carina Espinet, Joan Castell-Conesa, Manuel Escobar, Ignacio Ferreira-González, Santiago Aguadé-Bruix, Hug Cuellar-Calabria
The valve uptake index: improving assessment of prosthetic valve endocarditis and updating [18F]FDG PET/CT(A) imaging criteria
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging . 2022 Aug 22;23(9):1260-1271.
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab279.
IF: 6.875

José Raul Herance, Rafael Simó, Mayra Alejandra Velasquez, Bruno Paun, Daniel García-Leon, Carolina Aparicio, Roso Marés, Olga Simó-Servat, Joan Castell-Conesa, Cristina Hernández, Santiago Aguadé-Bruix
Phenotyping Type 2 Diabetes in Terms of Myocardial Insulin Resistance and Its Potential Cardiovascular Consequences: A New Strategy Based on 18F-FDG PET/CT
J Pers Med . 2022 Jan 2;12(1):30.
DOI: 10.3390/jpm12010030
IF: 4.945

Guillermo Romero-Farina, Santiago Aguadé-Bruix, Hug Cuellar-Calabria, María Nazarena Pizzi, Albert Roque, Jaume Candell-Riera
Gender differences in outcome in patients with diabetes mellitus
Nucl Cardiol . 2022 Feb;29(1):72-82
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02195-0
IF: 5.952

Natalia Arenas, Rodrigo Alcantara, Margarita Posso, Javier Louro, Daniela Perez-Leon, Belén Ejarque, Mónica Arranz, Jose Maiques, Xavier Castells, Francesc Macià, Marta Román, Ana Rodríguez-Arana
Comparison of technical parameters and women's experience between self-compression and standard compression modes in mammography screening: a single-blind randomized clinical trial
Eur Radiol . 2022 Nov;32(11):7480-7487.
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08835-y
IF: 5.315

Irene Bello, Andrés Obeso, Ignacio Navales
Refining the Diagnosis, Minimizing the Approach: Advances in Pulmonary Nodule Marking Strategies
Arch Bronconeumol . 2022 May;58(5):392-394
DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2022.02.016
IF: 4.872

Insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes: unraveling the pathogenic mechanism between organs
Principal Investigator: J Raul Herance
Agency: ISCiii
Funding: 159720
Period: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023

Immune-Image: Specific Imaging of Immune Cell Dynamics Using Novel Tracer Strategies
Principal Investigator: J Raul Herance
Agency: IMI2-H20202
Funding: 514560
Period: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2024

nTRACK: Multimodal nanoparticles for structural and functional tracking of stem cell therapy on muscle regeneration
Principal Investigator: J Raul Herance
Agency: H2020
Funding: 1019687.5
Period: 01/10/2017 - 31/03/2022

Early molecular nanoDIAGnostics of Brain tumors using Immune-PET (DIAGBI)
Principal Investigator: J Raul Herance
Agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 216102
Period: 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2024

QUSTom - Quantitative Ultrasound Stochastic Tomography - Revolutionizing breast cancer diagnosis and screening with supercomputing-based radiation-free imaging.
Principal Investigator: Ana Maria Rodriguez Arana
Agency: H2020
Funding: 400871.25
Period: 01/04/2022 - 31/03/2024

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