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Enrico G Caiani, PhD
National Scientific Coordinator
Responsible for PoliMi Research Unit
Phone | +39.02.2399.3390
E-mail | caiani@biomed.polimi.it |
Enrico Gianluca Caiani has a Master degree in Electronic Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano (1996) and has obtained a PhD degree in Bioengineering in 2000 with a thesis on development of methods for the analysis of left ventricular function (Paolo Durst Award for the best PhD thesis). Since 2005, he is Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioengineering of Politecnico di Milano. His teaching activities include the class of Biomedical Image Processing Laboratory, and the class of Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis... [read more]
Enrico Gianluca Caiani has a Master degree in Electronic Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano (1996) and has obtained a PhD degree in Bioengineering in 2000 with a thesis on development of methods for the analysis of left ventricular function (Paolo Durst Award for the best PhD thesis). Since 2005, he is Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioengineering of Politecnico di Milano. His teaching activities include the class of Biomedical Image Processing Laboratory, and the class of Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis.
Since 2000, he collaborates with the Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, University of Chicago, where he was Research Associate in 2000 and 2003. In 2001, he participated to the ASI selection for one astronaut candidate, qualifying among the first three places. Moreover, he collaborates with the Department of Space Physiology of the University of Bordeaux on research dealing with modifications of the cardiovascular system during parabolic flight.
He is author of more than 40 peer reviewed papers in international journals (total impact factor: 80; H-Index: 10). In 2002 he received the Rosanna Degani Young Investigator Award (IEEE Computers in Cardiology), and in 2007 the Arthur Weiman Young Investigator´s Award Competition Finalist (American Society of Echocardiography). [read less]
Pubblications in the last 3 years
- Conti CA, Votta E, Corsi C, De Marchi D, Tarroni G, Stevanella M, Lombardi M, Parodi O, Caiani EG, Redaelli A. Left ventricular modelling: a quantitative functional assessment tool based on CMR imaging. Interface Focus 2011 (in press)
- Caiani EG, Fusini L, Veronesi F, Tamborini G, Maffessanti F, Gripari P, Corsi C, Naliato M, Zanobini M, Alamanni F, Pepi M. Quantification of mitral annulus dynamic morphology in patients with mitral valve prolapse undergoing repair and annuloplasty during a 6-months follow-up. European Journal of Echocardiography 2011 (in press)
- Maffessanti F, Marsan NA, Tamborini G, Sugeng L, Caiani EG, , Gripari P, Alamanni F, Jeevanandam V, Lang RM, Pepi M. Quantitative analysis of mitral valve apparatus in mitral valve prolapse before and after annuloplasty: a three-dimensional intraoperative transesophageal study. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2011;24(4):405-413
- Mignani R, Corsi C, De Marco M, Caiani EG, Santucci G, Cavagna E, Severi S, Cagnoli L. Assessment of kidney volume in polycystic kidney disease using MRI without contrast medium. American Journal of Nephrology 2011;33:176-184
- Maffessanti F, Lang RM, Niel J, Steringer-Macherbauer R, Caiani EG, Nesser HJ, Mor-Avi V. Three-dimensional analysis of regional left ventricular endocardial curvature from cardiac magnetic resonance images. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2011 doi:10.1016/j.mri.2010.11.002 (in press)
- Marsan NA, Maffessanti F, Tamborini G, Gripari P, Caiani EG, Fusini L, Muratori M, Zanobini M, Alamanni F, Pepi M. Left atrial reverse remodeling and functional improvement after mitral valve repair in degenerative mitral regurgitation: a real-time three-dimensional echocardiography study. American Heart Journal 2011;161:314-321
- Stevanella M, Maffessanti F, Conti CA, Votta E, Arnoldi A, Lombardi M, Parodi O, Caiani EG, Redaelli A. Mitral valve patient-specific finite element modeling from cardiac MRI: simulation of the annuloplasty procedures. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology 2011. doi 10.1007/s13239-010-0032-4 (in press)
- Magagnin V, Bo I, Turiel M, Fornari M, Caiani EG, Porta A. . Effects of robot-driven gait orthosis treadmill training on the autonomic response in rehabilitation-responsive stroke and cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients. Gait and Posture 2010;32(2):199-204
- Maffessanti F, Caiani EG, Tamborini G, Muratori M, Sugeng L, Weinert L, Alamanni F, Zanobini M, Mor-Avi V, Lang RM, Pepi M. Serial changes in left ventricular shape following early mitral valve repair. Am J Cardiol 2010;106(6):836-42
- Turiel M, Sitia S, Cicala S, Magagnin V, Bo I, Porta A, Caiani EG, Ricci C, Licari V, De Gennaro Colonna V, Tomasoni L. Robotic treadmill training improves cardiovascular function in spinal cord injury patients. Int J Cardiol 2010 Mar 8 doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.010 (in press)
- Tamborini G, Ajmone Marsan N, Gripari P, Maffessanti F, Brusoni D, Muratori M, Caiani EG, Fiorentini C, Pepi M. Reference values for right ventricular volumes and ejection fraction with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: evaluation in a large series of normal subjects. Journal of American Society of Echocardiography 2010;23(2):109-115
- Maffessanti F, Lang RM, Corsi C, MorAvi V, Caiani EG. Feasibility of left ventricular shape analysis from transthoracic realtime 3D echocardiographic images. Ultrasound Med Biol 2009; 35:1953-1962
- Caiani EG, Lang RM, Weinert L, Vaida P. The role of echocardiography in the assessment of cardiac function in weightlessness - our experience during parabolic flights. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 2009: 169 (S1):S6-S9
- Tamborini G, Muratori M, Brusoni D, Celeste F, Maffessanti F, Caiani EG, Alamanni F, Pepi M. Is right ventricular systolic function reduced after cardiac surgery? A two and three-dimensional echocardiographic study. Eur J Echocardiography 2009; 10(5):630-4
- Vaga S, Brayda-Bruno M, Perona F, Fornari M, Raimondi MT, Petruzzi M, Grava G, Costa F, Caiani EG, Lamartina C. Molecular MR Imaging for the evaluation of the effect of dynamic stabilization on lumbar intervertebral discs. European Spine Journal 2009;18 (Suppl 1): 40-48
- Vaga S, Raimondi MT, Perona F, Fornari M, Caiani EG. Division scheme optimization for the molecular evaluation of the intervertebral disc by Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2009;29(6):1443-1449
- Magagnin V, Porta A, Fusini L, Licari V, Bo I, Turiel M, Molteni F, Cerutti S, Caiani EG. Evaluation of the autonomic response in healthy subjects during treadmill training with assistance of a robot-driven gait orthosis. Gait and Posture 2009; 29(3):504-8
- Veronesi F, Corsi C, Sugeng L, Mor-Avi V, Caiani EG, Weinert L, Lamberti C, Lang RM. A study of functional anatomy of aortic-mitral valve coupling using 3D matrix transesophageal echocardiography. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging 2009; 2:24-31
- Veronesi F, Caiani EG, Toledo E, Corsi C, Collins KA, Lammertin G, Lamberti C, Lang RM, Mor-Avi V. Semi-automated analysis of dynamic changes in myocardial contrast from real-time 3d echocardiographic images as a basis for volumetric quantification of myocardial perfusion. European Journal of Echocardiography 2008; (Epub ahead of print)
- Votta E, Caiani E, Veronesi F, Soncini M, Montevecchi FM, Redaelli A. Mitral valve finite-element modelling from ultrasound data: a pilot study for a new approach to understand mitral function and clinical scenarios. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 2008; 366:3411-3434
- Vaga S, Raimondi MT, Caiani EG, Costa F, Giordano C, Perona F, Zerbi A, Fornari M. Quantitative assessment of intervertebral disc glycosaminoglycan distribution by Gadolinium-enhanced MRI in orthopedic patients. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2008; 59(1):85-95
- Veronesi F, Corsi C, Sugeng L, Caiani EG, Weinert L, Mor-Avi V, Cerutti S, Lamberti C, Lang RM. Quantification of mitral apparatus dynamics in functional and ischemic mitral regurgitation using real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2008; 21(4):347-54
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Emiliano Votta, PhD
Research Fellow
Mitral valve modeling and simulation
Phone | +39.02.2399.3377
E-mail | emiliano.votta@polimi.it |
Emiliano Votta has a Master degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano (2001) and obtained a PhD degree in Bioengineering in 2006, focusing his activity on the evaluation of surgical devices for the surgical correction of the mitral valve. He is author of 9 peer reviewed international papers in the field of biomechanics.
Since 2003 he is responsible for tutorials in Biomechanics classes for undergraduate students in Biomedical Engineering.
At the moment his research activity is aimed at the biomechanical analysis of the mitral valve and of the aortic root.
Born in 1981, Francesco Maffessanti received a master degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in 2007 (dissertation titled Development and clinical validation of a method, based on shape index, for the quantification of left ventricular morphology starting from 3D echocardiographic images).
Currently, he is a PhD student at the same university and, since August, he is working as research fellow at the Centro Cardiologico Monzino,
in Milan. His main interests include digital signal and... [read more]
Born in 1981, Francesco Maffessanti received the master degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Polytechnic of Milan in 2007 (dissertation titled Development and clinical validation of a method, based on shape index, for the quantification of left ventricular morphology starting from 3D echocardiographic images).
Currently, he is a PhD student at the same university and, since August, he is working as research fellow at the Centro Cardiologico Monzino,
in Milan. His main interests include digital signal and biomedical image processing.
At present his research activity is mainly focused on multiscale morphological analysis of three dimensional cardiologic data, obtained through realtime
3D echocardiography. He is investigating the influence between left ventricular shape and performance.
In 2007 he received the GNB Award for the best MS thesis and the Rosanna Degani Young Investigator Award. [read less]
Pubblications in the last 3 years
- Caiani EG, Fusini L, Veronesi F, Tamborini G, Maffessanti F, Gripari P, Corsi C, Naliato M, Zanobini M, Alamanni F, Pepi M. Quantification of Mitral Annulus Dynamic Morphology in Patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse undergoing Repair and Annuloplasty during a 6-months Follow-up. Eur J Echocard 2011 (in press)
- Maffessanti F, Marsan NA, Tamborini G, Sugeng L, Caiani EG, Gripari P, Alamanni F, Jeevanandam V, Lang RM, Pepi M. Quantitative analysis of mitral valve apparatus in mitral valve prolapse before and after annuloplasty: a three-dimensional intraoperative transesophageal study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2011;24(4):405-413
- Stevanella M, Maffessanti F, Conti CA, Votta E, Arnoldi A, Lombardi M, Parodi O, Caiani EG, Redaelli A. Mitral valve patient-specific finite element modeling from cardiac MRI: simulation of the annuloplasty procedures. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology 2011 (in press)
- Maffessanti F, Lang RM, Niel J, Steringer-Mascherbauer R, Caiani EG, Nesser HJ, Mor-Avi V. Three-Dimensional Analysis of Regional Left Ventricular Endocardial Curvature from Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Images. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2011 Jan 7 (Epub ahead of print)
- Marsan NA, Maffessanti F, Tamborini G, Gripari P, Caiani EG, Fusini L, Muratori M, Zanobini M, Alamanni F, Pepi M. Left atrial reverse remodeling and functional improvement after mitral valve repair in degenerative mitral regurgitation: a real-time three-dimensional echocardiography study. Am Heart J 2011; 161(2):314-21
- Maffessanti F, Caiani EG, Tamborini G, Muratori M, Sugeng L, Weinert L, Alamanni F, Zanobini M, Mor-Avi V, Lang RM, Pepi M. Serial Changes in Left Ventricular Shape Following Early Mitral Valve Repair. Am J Cardiol 2010; 106(6):836-42
- Tamborini G, Marsan NA, Gripari P, Maffessanti F, Brusoni D, Muratori M, Caiani EG, Fiorentini C, Pepi M. Reference values for right ventricular volumes and ejection fraction with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: evaluation in a large series of normal subjects. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010; 23(2):109-15
- Maffessanti F, Lang RM, Weinert L, Steringer-Mascherbauer R, Niel J, Gorrisen W, Sugeng L, Nesser HJ, Mor-Avi V. Quantitative evaluation of regional left ventricular function using three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with and without heart disease. Am J Cardiol 2009; 104:1755-1762
- Maffessanti F, Lang RM, Corsi C, MorAvi V, Caiani EG. Feasibility of left ventricular shape analysis from transthoracic realtime 3D echocardiographic images. Ultrasound Med Biol 2009; 35:1953-1962
- Tamborini G, Muratori M, Celeste M, Maffessanti F, Caiani EG, Alamanni F, Pepi M. Is right ventricular systolic function reduced after cardiac surgery? A two and three-dimensional echocardiographic study. Eur J Echocardiography 2009; 10(5):630-4
- Tamborini G, Brusoni D, Torres Molina JE, Galli CA, Maltagliati A, Muratori M, Susini F, Colombo C, Maffessanti F, Pepi M. Feasibility of a new generation three-dimensional echocardiography for right ventricular volumetric and functional measurements. Am J Cardiol 2008; 102(4):499-505
Marco Stevanella has a Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano (2005), with a thesis about the evaluation of different aortocoronary graft through intracoronary Doppler flow measurements. In 2007 he obtained a Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano with a master thesis focused on the implementation of a non-linear tissue response in a finite-element model of the physiological mitral valve.
At present he is a PhD student in Bioengineering at Politecnico di Milano, working... [read more]
Marco Stevanella has a Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano (2005), with a thesis about the evaluation of different aortocoronary graft through intracoronary Doppler flow measurements. In 2007 he obtained a Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano with a master thesis focused on the implementation of a non-linear tissue response in a finite-element model of the physiological mitral valve.
At present he is a PhD student in Bioengineering at Politecnico di Milano, working at the Computational Biomechanics Lab, and he also collaborates with Forcardio.Lab at the Università degli Studi di Milano.
His research interests are mainly about the application of computational methods to model heart valves, their pathologies and their surgical repair. [read less]
Laura Fusini obtained the Master degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in 2007 with a thesis titled Evaluation of the cardiovascular system response during robotic motor rehabilitation.
Currently, she is a research fellow at the Politecnico di Milano in collaboration with the Centro Cardiologico Monzino (Milano), involved in the SurgAid project. Her task is mainly focused on realtime 3D echocardiographic data analysis.
Pubblications in the last 3 years
- Caiani EG, Fusini L, Veronesi F, Tamborini G, Maffessanti F, Gripari P, Corsi C, Naliato M, Zanobini M, Alamanni F, Pepi M. Quantification of Mitral Annulus Dynamic Morphology in Patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse undergoing Repair and Annuloplasty during a 6-months Follow-up. Eur J Echocard 2011 (in press)
- Marsan NA, Maffessanti F, Tamborini G, Gripari P, Caiani EG, Fusini L, Muratori M, Zanobini M, Alamanni F, Pepi M. Left atrial reverse remodeling and functional improvement after mitral valve repair in degenerative mitral regurgitation: a real-time three-dimensional echocardiography study. Am Heart J 2011; 161(2):314-21
- Magagnin V, Porta A, Fusini L, Licari V, Bo I, Turiel M, Molteni F, Cerutti S, Caiani EG. Evaluation of the autonomic response in healthy subjects during treadmill training with assistance of a robot-driven gait orthosis. Gait Posture, 2009 Apr; 29(3):504-508
- Magagnin V, Caiani EG, Fusini L, Turiel M, Licari V, Bo I, Cerutti S, Porta A. Assessment of the cardiovascular regulation during robotic assisted locomotion in normal subjects: autoregressive spectral analysis vs empirical mode decomposition. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008;1:3844-3847
Valentina Magagnin obtained the Master degree cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano in 2005 with her thesis “Development and Clinical Validation of an Automated Method for Coronary Flow Doppler Signal Analysis” (advisors Prof. Sergio Cerutti and Enrico G. Caiani; co-advisors Prof. Maurizio Turiel and Dr. Luigi Defino). She is currently a PhD student in Bioengineering (XXIst cycle) at Politecnico di Milano.
The topics of interest of her doctorate are in the domain of the image processing techniques and in particular... [read more]
Valentina Magagnin obtained the Master degree cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano in 2005 with her thesis “Development and Clinical Validation of an Automated Method for Coronary Flow Doppler Signal Analysis” (advisors Prof. Sergio Cerutti and Enrico G. Caiani; co-advisors Prof. Maurizio Turiel and Dr. Luigi Defino). She is currently a PhD student in Bioengineering (XXIst cycle) at Politecnico di Milano.
The topics of interest of her doctorate are in the domain of the image processing techniques and in particular of the echocardiographic images, the signal processing techniques relevant to the cardiac district and the study and identification of mathematical models to simulate electrical and haemodynamical cardiac signals.
During the 2006 she is working on the study and processing of endocardiac acceleration signals in a joined research project with the Pacemaker Research Division, Cardiac Rhythm Management at Sorin Group, Saluggia (VC). [read less]
Alice Arnoldi has a Master’s Degree from the Politecnico di Milano (2008) with a master thesis on the mitral valve modelling from in vivo experimental data. She attended a four months trainee at the CILEA where she got skilled in Python programming language and object oriented programming technique. At present she’s a research fellow at the Politecnico di Milano, involved in the SurgAid project focusing on echocardiographic data processing for the human mitral valve reconstruction.
