Dr. Giovanna Quarto Profile

Dr. Giovanna Quarto

at Politecnico di Milano

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SPIE Journal Paper | 28 July 2015 Open Access

Mechanically switchable solid inhomogeneous phantom for performance tests in diffuse imaging and spectroscopy

Antonio Pifferi, Alessandro Torricelli, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Giovanna Quarto, Rebecca Re, Sanathana K. V. Sekar, Lorenzo Spinelli, Andrea Farina, Fabrizio Martelli, Heidrun Wabnitz

JBO, Vol. 20, Issue 12, 121304, (July 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.20.12.121304

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Solids, Picosecond phenomena, Scattering, Transmittance, Imaging spectroscopy, Sensors, Optical fibers, Optical properties, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2015 Paper

Optical study on the dependence of breast tissue composition and structure on subject anamnesis

Paola Taroni, Giovanna Quarto, Antonio Pifferi, Francesca Abbate, Nicola Balestreri, Simona Menna, Enrico Cassano, Rinaldo Cubeddu

Proceedings Volume 9538, 953812 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2183427

KEYWORDS: Breast, Tissue optics, Scattering, Tissues, Absorption, Collagen, Breast cancer, Brain-machine interfaces, Mammography, Oncology

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2015 Paper

Optical discrimination between malignant and benign breast lesions

Giovanna Quarto, Antonio Pifferi, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Francesca Ieva, Anna Maria Paganoni, Francesca Abbate, Enrico Cassano, Paola Taroni

Proceedings Volume 9538, 953814 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2183616

KEYWORDS: Breast, Tissues, Tissue optics, Absorption, Collagen, Tumor growth modeling, Mammography, Photons, Mie scattering, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2015 Paper

Collagen content as a risk factor in breast cancer? A pilot clinical study

Antonio Pifferi, Giovanna Quarto, Francesca Abbate, Nicola Balestreri, Simona Menna, Enrico Cassano, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Paola Taroni

Proceedings Volume 9538, 953813 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2183618

KEYWORDS: Collagen, Cancer, Breast, Breast cancer, Tissue optics, Mammography, Diagnostics, Diffuse optical imaging, Picosecond phenomena, Oncology

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2015 Paper

Design and construction of a solid switchable phantom for diffuse optical imaging

Antonio Pifferi, Fabrizio Martelli, Lorenzo Spinelli, Andrea Farina, Rebecca Re, Giovanna Quarto, Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar, Alessandro Torricelli, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Mikhail Mazurenka, Rainer Macdonald, Heidrun Wabnitz

Proceedings Volume 9538, 95380Q (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2183657

KEYWORDS: Picosecond phenomena, Solids, Diffuse optical imaging, Absorption, Optical fibers, Reflectivity, Transmittance, Scattering, Optical properties, Brain

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Proceedings Article | 22 June 2015 Open Access

Time domain diffuse optical spectroscopy: in-vivo quantification of collagen in breast tissue

Paola Taroni, Antonio Pifferi, Giovanna Quarto, Andrea Farina, Francesca Ieva, Anna Maria Paganoni, Francesca Abbate, Enrico Cassano, Rinaldo Cubeddu

Proceedings Volume 9529, 952910 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187775

KEYWORDS: In vivo imaging, Geometrical optics, Diffuse optical spectroscopy, Breast cancer, Absorption, Scattering, Tissues, Tissue optics, Breast, Collagen

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2015 Paper

Solid switchable phantom for diffuse optical imaging

Antonio Pifferi, Alessandro Torricelli, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Giovanna Quarto, Rebecca Re, Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar, Lorenzo Spinelli, Andrea Farina, Fabrizio Martelli, Heidrun Wabnitz

Proceedings Volume 9325, 932505 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2084789

KEYWORDS: Electroluminescent displays, Optical spheres, Diffuse optical imaging, Picosecond phenomena, Imaging systems, Optical properties, Scattering, Transmittance, Solids, Absorption

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SPIE Journal Paper | 26 June 2013 Open Access

Optical identification of subjects at high risk for developing breast cancer

Paola Taroni, Giovanna Quarto, Antonio Pifferi, Francesca Ieva, Anna Maria Paganoni, Francesca Abbate, Nicola Balestreri, Simona Menna, Enrico Cassano, Rinaldo Cubeddu

JBO, Vol. 18, Issue 06, 060507, (June 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.18.6.060507

KEYWORDS: Breast, Collagen, Tissue optics, Breast cancer, Scattering, Mammography, Tissues, X-ray optics, X-rays, Breast imaging

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2013 Paper

Optical identification of subjects at high risk for developing breast cancer

Paola Taroni, Giovanna Quarto, Antonio Pifferi, lorenzo Spinelli, Alessandro Torricelli, Francesca Ieva, Anna Maria Paganoni, Francesca Abbate, Nicola Balestreri, Simona Menna, Enrico Cassano, Rinaldo Cubeddu

Proceedings Volume 8799, 87990O (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2032456

KEYWORDS: Breast, Collagen, Scattering, Tissue optics, Breast cancer, Tissues, Mammography, Radio optics, Mie scattering, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2013 Paper

Time-resolved optical spectroscopy of the chest: is it possible to probe the lung?

G. Quarto, A. Farina, A. Pifferi, P. Taroni, M. Miniati

Proceedings Volume 8799, 87990Q (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2032493

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Optical spectroscopy, Scattering, Optical properties, In vivo imaging, Chest, Tissue optics, Monte Carlo methods, Absorption, Lung

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2013 Paper

Comparison of organic phantom recipes and characterization by time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy

G. Quarto, A. Pifferi, I. Bargigia, A. Farina, R. Cubeddu, P. Taroni

Proceedings Volume 8799, 879905 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2032489

KEYWORDS: Time resolved spectroscopy, Mie scattering, Transmittance, Breast, Optical properties, Diffuse optical spectroscopy, Absorption, Tissues, Tissue optics, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2011 Paper

Breast density assessment by means of time domain optical mammography at 635-1060 nm

Paola Taroni, Antonio Pifferi, Giovanna Quarto, Lorenzo Spinelli, Alessandro Torricelli, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Francesca Abbate, Anna Villa, Nicola Balestreri, Simona Menna, Enrico Cassano

Proceedings Volume 8088, 80881E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.889373

KEYWORDS: Breast, Collagen, Tissue optics, Tissues, Scattering, Mammography, Absorption, Breast cancer, Radio optics, Diagnostics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2010 Open Access

Noninvasive assessment of breast cancer risk using time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy

Paola Taroni, Antonio Pifferi, Giovanna Quarto, Lorenzo Spinelli, Alessandro Torricelli, Francesca Abbate, Anna Villa, Nicola Balestreri, Simona Menna, Enrico Cassano, Rinaldo Cubeddu

JBO, Vol. 15, Issue 06, 060501, (November 2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3506043

KEYWORDS: Breast, Collagen, Tissue optics, Breast cancer, Tissues, Scattering, Transmittance, Diffuse optical spectroscopy, Radio optics, Mammography

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