Author

Francesca La Cava

Observed names: Francesca La Cava, La Cava, Francesca

Observed institutions: Erasmus MC, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Finpiemonte, Bracco (Italy), Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Medical Delta, University of Turin

ORCID: 0000-0002-7722-557X

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-7722-557X

OpenAlex ID: A5078481749

Synthesis of Lipophilic Core–Shell Fe3O4@SiO2@Au Nanoparticles and Polymeric Entrapment into Nanomicelles: A Novel Nanosystem for in Vivo Active Targeting and Magnetic Resonance–Photoacoustic Dual Imaging

2017 · Ilaria Monaco, Francesca Arena, et al. · Bioconjugate Chemistry · 74

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Amplifying the Effects of Contrast Agents on Magnetic Resonance Images Using a Deep Learning Method Trained on Synthetic Data

2023 · Alberto Fringuello Mingo, Sonia Colombo Serra, et al. · Investigative Radiology · 26

RGD-Peptide Functionalization Affects the In Vivo Diffusion of a Responsive Trimeric MRI Contrast Agent through Interactions with Integrins

2021 · Giuseppe Gambino, Tanja Gambino, et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 17

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Gadolinium presence, MRI hyperintensities, and glucose uptake in the hypoperfused rat brain after repeated administrations of gadodiamide

2018 · Francesca Arena, Paola Bardini, et al. · Neuroradiology · 17

Hard-Shelled Glycol Chitosan Nanoparticles for Dual MRI/US Detection of Drug Delivery/Release: A Proof-of-Concept Study

2023 · Simona Baroni, Monica Argenziano, et al. · Nanomaterials · 11

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Synthesis, Characterization, and Biodistribution of a Dinuclear Gadolinium Complex with Improved Properties as a Blood Pool MRI Agent

2018 · Francesca La Cava, Alberto Fringuello Mingo, et al. · ChemMedChem · 11

Orthotopic induction of CH 157 MN convexity and skull base meningiomas into nude mice using stereotactic surgery and MRI characterization

2019 · Francesca La Cava, Alberto Fringuello Mingo, et al. · Animal Models and Experimental Medicine · 9

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Digadoglucitol: A New High Relaxivity MRI Contrast Agent Based on the Dimerization of [Gd(HP-DO3A)] and Activated Intramolecular Catalysis of the Prototropic Exchange

2025 · Sonia Gazzetto, Eliana Gianolio, et al. · Chemical & Biomedical Imaging · 6

Short-wave infrared fluorescence imaging of near-infrared dyes with robust end-tail emission using a small-animal imaging device

2023 · Francesca Arena, Francesca La Cava, et al. · PNAS Nexus · 5

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Complete preclinical evaluation of the novel antibody mimetic Nanofitin-IRDye800CW for diverse non-invasive diagnostic applications in the management of HER-2 positive tumors

2025 · Margherita Iaboni, Federico Crivellin, et al. · Scientific Reports · 2

Efficacy of a Novel Dimeric Macrocyclic Gadolinium Chelate With High Relaxivity in Preclinical Models of Neurological and Oncological Pathologies

2026 · Francesca La Cava, Sonia Colombo Serra, et al. · Investigative Radiology · 1

Novel Near Infrared Dyes Targeting Carbonic Anhydrase IX for Fluorescence Imaging Applications

2025 · Roberta Napolitano, Alessia Adamo, et al. · Investigative Radiology · 1

An ultrasound-guided injection method for a syngeneic orthotopic murine model of breast cancer

2021 · Francesca La Cava, Alberto Fringuello Mingo, et al. · Laboratory Animals · 1

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Peptide-Guided Photodynamic Therapy via Integrin αvβ6 in Pancreatic Cancer

2026 · Miriam Roberto, Francesca La Cava, et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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Digadoglucitol: a new high relaxivity MRI Contrast Agent from Bracco Imaging

2026 · Gazzetto, Sonia, Gianolio, Eliana, et al.

Investigating probe-receptor interactions and enhancing fluorescence guided surgery with fluorescence lifetime imaging and NF-800 in HER-2 positive esophageal adenocarcinoma

2025 · Francesca La Cava, Francesca Arena, et al. · Scientific Reports

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Works count: 18

Citation count: 181

H-index: 7

I10-index: 6