Luca Pasquini, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical ImagingCards
About
Research
I use neuro-imaging, including advanced MRI techniques, to enhance the integration of cognitive neuroscience into clinical practice. My research interests include brain connectivity, artificial intelligence and molecular imaging.
Publications
2026
Diagnostic Value of Routine Delayed Pelvic Imaging for Patients with Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Undergoing 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT.
Jia K, Kuten J, Jia H, Bent E, Silveira P, Pasquini L, Nalavenkata S, Schoder H, Fox J, Yeh R, Razmaria A. Diagnostic Value of Routine Delayed Pelvic Imaging for Patients with Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Undergoing 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2026, jnumed.126.272009. PMID: 42242869, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.126.272009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting‐State Coactivation Patterns of Language Reorganization in Brain Tumors
Napolitano A, Spitoni L, Jenabi M, Peck K, Holodny A, Moliterno J, Constable T, Pasquini L. Resting‐State Coactivation Patterns of Language Reorganization in Brain Tumors. Neural Plasticity 2026, 2026: 1421115. PMID: 42169456, PMCID: PMC13195184, DOI: 10.1155/np/1421115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery to Avoid Symptomatic Radionecrosis
Gui C, Jenabi M, Daly J, Gillick C, Bradley T, Sze E, Maldonado R, Tiwari A, Brennan C, Moss N, Tabar V, Yu K, Yamada Y, Yu Y, Mankuzhy N, Pike L, Stember J, Pasquini L, Peck K, Ballangrud Å, Holodny A, Imber B. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery to Avoid Symptomatic Radionecrosis. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2025, 124: 1186-1198. PMID: 41319722, PMCID: PMC13051351, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.11.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk Factors for Spinal Cord Compression on MRI in Oncology: Enhancing Diagnostic Yield.
Yildirim O, Ucpinar B, Pasquini L, Contreras E, Perez J, Shah A, Schefflein J, Stember J, White C, Zhang Z, Klotz A, Holodny A, Hatzoglou V. Risk Factors for Spinal Cord Compression on MRI in Oncology: Enhancing Diagnostic Yield. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, 47: 837-842. PMID: 40962422, PMCID: PMC12964437, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a9002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatterns of relapse in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma after convection-enhanced delivery of 124I-omburtamab
Bander E, Garton A, Pasquini L, Reiner A, Yildirim O, Ilica A, Donzelli M, Haque S, Souweidane M. Patterns of relapse in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma after convection-enhanced delivery of 124I-omburtamab. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2025, 7: vdaf128. PMID: 40709014, PMCID: PMC12288026, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf128.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Cognitive Control Network and Language Reorganization in Patients with Brain Tumors
Pasquini L, Napolitano A, Spitoni L, Schmid M, Dellepiane F, Jenabi M, Peck K, Holodny A. Cognitive Control Network and Language Reorganization in Patients with Brain Tumors. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2024, 46: ajnr.a8638. PMID: 39730156, PMCID: PMC12152808, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGut-brain axis and neuroplasticity in health and disease: a systematic review
Di Napoli A, Pasquini L, Visconti E, Vaccaro M, Rossi-Espagnet M, Napolitano A. Gut-brain axis and neuroplasticity in health and disease: a systematic review. La Radiologia Medica 2024, 130: 327-358. PMID: 39718685, DOI: 10.1007/s11547-024-01938-0.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsEvolutionary Strategies Enable Systematic and Reliable Uncertainty Quantification: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study on Resting-State Functional MRI Language Lateralization
Stember J, Dishner K, Jenabi M, Pasquini L, K Peck K, Saha A, Shah A, O’Malley B, Ilica A, Kelly L, Arevalo-Perez J, Hatzoglou V, Holodny A, Shalu H. Evolutionary Strategies Enable Systematic and Reliable Uncertainty Quantification: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study on Resting-State Functional MRI Language Lateralization. Journal Of Imaging Informatics In Medicine 2024, 38: 576-586. PMID: 38980624, PMCID: PMC11810852, DOI: 10.1007/s10278-024-01188-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-induced modifications of resting-state networks in patients with glioma
Pasquini L, Napolitano A, Schmid M, Jenabi M, Peck K, Holodny A. Tumor-induced modifications of resting-state networks in patients with glioma. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2024 DOI: 10.58530/2024/3149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumors Affect the Metabolic Connectivity of the Human Brain Measured by 18F-FDG PET
Pasquini L, Jenabi M, Graham M, Peck K, Schöder H, Holodny A, Krebs S. Tumors Affect the Metabolic Connectivity of the Human Brain Measured by 18F-FDG PET. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2024, 49: 822-829. PMID: 38693648, PMCID: PMC11300165, DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000005227.Peer-Reviewed Original Research