Gruppo Marinoni
Coordinator of Research Team
Name Marinella Marinoni
Position researcher
Name of Research Team/Laboratory Neurosonology Unit
e-mail marinella.marinoni@unifi.it
telephone number +39 3393595308
Brief biographical sketch of the Coordinator (date of birth, degrees and Universities where they have been obtained)
Born in Siena on April, 8th 1953, graduated in 1978, University of Florence
2008 International Certification in Neurosonology
Teacher of Neurosonology at Neurophyisiological Techniques degree course
Teacher of Neurosonology for fellowship in Neurology
2016 January, member of the organizing Council and Teacher of the first level Master of the University of Florence on Advanced Neurophyisiological Techniques applayed to critic patients
2016 March, Head of the Neurosonology Unit, Careggi Teaching Hospital, Florence
2016 Membro REPRISE ( Register of Expert Peer Reviewers for Italian Scientific Evaluation)
Member of the following Scientific Societies
1)2013-2015 President of the Italian Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics
2) 2015-2017 Past-President of the Italian Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics
3) Member of the European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics
Research Team
1) Antonella Cramaro,MD, PhD, 06/04/1972
2) Sara Trapani, Neurophysiological Technologist, 29/08/1990
3) Letizia Gucci, Neurophysiological Technologist, 05/07/1991
Current research interests
Neurosonological monitoring in Intensive Care Units, ( transcranial Doppler in patients treated with: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, subarachnoid hemorrhage, acute brain injury, Transcranial Doppler as a confirmatory test of in brain death). Muscular Ultrasound evaluation in critical patient possibly evolving to critical illness myopathy and neuropathy.
Current / recent sources of funding
1) National transplantation Council (CNT)
2) Tuscany transplantation Organization (OTT)
10 best publications of the last 5 years
1) MP Amato, V Saia, B Hakiki, M Giannini, L Pastò, S Zecchino, S Lori, E Portaccio and M Marinoni. No association between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 18(12) 1791–1796 2012 DOI: 10.1177/135245851244594. 2) Mattioni A, Brazzelli M, Cenciarelli S, Mazzoli T, Del Sette M, Gandolfo C, Marinoni M, Finocchi C, Saia V, Eusebi P, Sandercock PAG, Ricci S. Transcranial Doppler sonography for detecting stenosis or occlusion of intracranial arteries in people with acute ischaemic stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD010722. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010722.
3) Francesco Rotella, Marinella Marinoni, Francesca Lejeune, Fabiana Alari, Daniela Depinesi, Fiammetta Cosci, and Carlo Faravelli; Brain Circulation during Panic Attack: A Transcranial Doppler Study with Clomipramine Challenge. Psychiatry Journal, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/296862
4) Cramaro A, Gallerini A, Trapani S, Lolli F, Marinoni M. Twelve months transcranial Doppler follow-up in patients treated with PFO percutaneous closure. Cerebrovas Dis 2014, 37, 1-62
5) Trapani S, Cramaro A, Gallerini A, Eusebi P, Ricci S, Marinoni M: Assessment of right-to-left shunt by bigated contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler: Comperison between bilateral and unilateral examination. Cerebrovas Dis 2014, 37, 1-62
6) Trapani S, Gallerini A, Cramaro A, Saia V, Marinoni M. The relevance of daily Transcranial Doppler monitoring in clinical management of patients with subaracnoid hemorrhage. Cerebrovas Dis 2015, 39, 1-52
7) M Marinoni, V Saia, T Atzori, S de Beni, S D’Onofrio, M Olti and L Forzoni. Virtual Navigator Real-time Ultrasound-MRI Fusion Imaging of leg muscles in supine and weight bearing. DOI: 10.1594/ecr2015/C-1009
8) Marinoni M, Migliaccio ML, Trapani S, Bonizzoli M, Gucci L, Cianchi G, Gallerini A, Tadini Buoninsegni L, Cramaro A, Valente S, Chiostri M, Peris A: Cerebral microemboli detected by transcranial doppler in patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2016 Apr 24. doi: 10.1111/aas.12736
9) “Muscle Ultrasound evaluation: Physical principles, standard procedures, advanced technologies and practical advice“, M. Marinoni, S. Trapani, T. Atzori, S. D'Onofrio, A. Cramaro, L. Forzoni; European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology , ESSR 2016 / P-0125; Educational Exhibit, DOI: 10.1594/essr2016/P-0125
10) Cramaro A, Saia V, Trapani S, Gallerini A, Peris A, Marinoni M. Early evaluation of critic patients possibly evolving to brain death by Transcranial Doppler: the role of neurosonological education and training. Cerebrovas Dis 2015, 39, 1-52
Previous research experiences
Gender specific medicine:
Marinoni M., Ginanneschi A., Inzitari D., Mugnai S., Amaducci L. Sex-related differences in human cerebral hemodynamics. Acta Neurol Scand 1998. 97: 324-327
Functional Transcranial Doppler :
Marinoni M, Ginanneschi A, Inzitari D, Mannelli M, Modesti P.A, Amaducci L.: Impaired cerebral autoregulation in patients with Shy-Drager syndrome. Int J Ang, 2 (1) 12-15, 1993.
Faravelli C, Marinoni M, Spiti R, Ginanneschi A, Serena A, Fabbri C, Di Matteo C, Del Mastio M, Inzitari D.
Abnormal brain hemodynamic responses during passive orthostatic challenge in panic disorder.
Am J Psychiatry. 1997 Mar;154(3):378-83.
Marinoni M, Grassi E, Latorraca S, Caruso A, Sorbi S. Music and cerebral hemodynamics.
J Clin Neurosci. 2000 Sep;7(5):425-8.
Bracco L, Bessi V, Alari F, Sforza A, Barilaro A, Marinoni M. Cerebral hemodynamic lateralization during memory tasks as assessed by functional transcranial Doppler (fTCD) sonography: effects of gender and healthy aging. Cortex. 2011 Jun;47(6):750-8. Epub 2010 Apr 11.
Transcranial Doppler in Intensive Care Units:
Marinoni M, Alari F, Mastronardi V, Peris A, Innocenti P. The relevance of early TCD monitoring in the intensive care units for the confirming of brain death diagnosis.
Neurol Sci. 2011 Feb;32(1):73-7. doi: 10.1007/s10072-010-0407-1.
Main scientific contributions
- Promoting national teaching course for neurologists, anesthesiologists and neurophyisiological technicians
- Promoting the use of transcranial Doppler as a confirmatory test in brain death patients
- Promoting the use of neurosonology techniques in Intensive Care Unit
Collaborations
1) Cochrane Library
2) National transplantation Council and Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamic Italian Society (SINSEC)
Ultimo aggiornamento
29.12.2020