{"id":154517,"date":"2025-05-12T14:28:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/vincenzo-positano-84931-en\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:51:49","slug":"vincenzo-positano-84931-en","status":"publish","type":"unipi_persone","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/organisation\/people\/vincenzo-positano-84931-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Vincenzo Positano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Docente Esterno | Email: positano@ftgm.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"unipi-persone-chiave":"84931","unipi-persone-nome":"Vincenzo","unipi-persone-cognome":"Positano","unipi-persone-email":"positano@ftgm.it","unipi-persone-cv":"Vincenzo Positano si \u00e8 laureato in Ingegneria Elettronica presso la Facolt\u00e0 di Ingegneria dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Pisa nel 1992. Dal 2000 al 2008 \u00e8 stato ricercatore presso l\u2019Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica del CNR di Pisa. Attualmente \u00e8 dirigente ingegnere presso l'unit\u00e0 di Bioingegneria della Fondazione CNR\/Regione Toscana \u201cG. Monasterio\u201d di Pisa. \u00c8 professore a contratto presso la facolt\u00e0 di Ingegneria dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, corso di Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria Biomedica, per il modulo \"Elaborazione delle Bioimmagini\", corso di \u201cBioimmagini\u201d.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nL\u2019attivit\u00e0 di ricerca di Vincenzo Positano \u00e8 principalmente focalizzata sull\u2019analisi multimodale delle immagini cardiovascolari, con particolare attenzione all\u2019utilizzo di strumenti di intelligenza artificiale. Nel corso della sua carriera accademica ha supervisionato pi\u00f9 di 50 tesi di laurea magistrale e sette tesi di dottorato.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nNegli ultimi dieci anni ha partecipato al progetto MIOT\/EMIOT (Extended Myocardial Iron Overload in Thalassemia) come membro del comitato operativo e sviluppatore del software HIPPO-MIOT utilizzato nello studio. \u00c8 stato Principal Investigator del progetto VIVIR (Virtual and Augmented Reality Support for Transcatheter Valve Implantation mediante risonanza magnetica cardiovascolare) e ha preso parte a diversi altri progetti finanziati.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIl Prof. Positano \u00e8 autore di oltre 200 articoli scientifici pubblicati su riviste peer-reviewed, che spaziano dalla ricerca metodologica di base a studi di analisi delle immagini con orientamento clinico, principalmente nel campo cardiovascolare. Secondo il database Scopus, ha un h-index pari a 46. <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nhttps:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6955-9572","unipi-persone-link-esterno-cv":"","unipi-persone-modalita-ricevimento":"Il materiale didattico per il modulo di Elaborazione delle Bioimmagini \u00e8 disponibile all'indirizzo:\n\nhttps:\/\/alejandrocallara.github.io\/elab_bioimmagini-site\/","unipi-persone-luogo-ricevimento":"Fondazione G Monasterio (area ricerca CNR), Edificio B, stanza 52","unipi-persone-ore-ricevimento":"Su appuntamento (inviare mail a vincenzo.positano@ing.unipi.it)","unipi-persone-telefono":"","unipi-persone-sitoweb":"","unipi-persone-cariche":"","unipi-persone-link-orario-lezioni":"https:\/\/unipi.prod.up.cineca.it\/calendarioPubblico\/matricola=11991","unipi-persone-link-registro-lezioni":"https:\/\/unimap.unipi.it\/registri\/registri.php?ri=11991&tmplt=principale.tpl","unipi-persone-settore-scientifico":"","unipi-persone-ruolo":"Docente Esterno","unipi-persone-arpi":"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/cris\/rp\/rp08211","unipi-persone-pubblicazioni":"<ul class=\"pubblicazioni-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1338887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leveraging Transfer Learning and Monte Carlo Dropout for Uncertainty Informed NIRS-based Detection of Systemic Sclerosis Hand Perfusion Patterns<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bargagna, F.; Berhami, S.; D&#039;Angelo, G.; Gargani, L.; Vanello, N.; Santarelli, M. F.; Positano, V.; Hartwig, V. - 2025 - 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1267848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayesian XAI Methods Towards a Robustness-Centric Approach to Deep Learning: An ABIDE i Study<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bargagna, F.; Anita De Santi, L.; Santarelli, M. F.; Positano, V.; Vanello, N. - 2024 - 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1236490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Machine Learning for the Design and the Simulation of Radiofrequency Magnetic Resonance Coils: Literature Review, Challenges, and Perspectives<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Giovannetti, G.; Fontana, N.; Flori, A.; Santarelli, M. F.; Tucci, M.; Positano, V.; Barmada, S.; Frijia, F. - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1204130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biventricular Tissue Tracking with Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: Reference Values of Left- and Right-Ventricular Strain<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Barison, Andrea; Ceolin, Roberto; Palmieri, Alessandro; Tamborrino, Pietro Paolo; Todiere, Giancarlo; Grigoratos, Chrysanthos; Gueli, Ignazio Alessio; De Gori, Carmelo; Clemente, Alberto; Pistoia, Laura; Pepe, Alessia; Aquaro, Giovanni Donato; Positano, Vincenzo; Emdin, Michele; Cademartiri, Filippo; Meloni, Antonella - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1301595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adipose tissue dysfunction and visceral fat are associated with hepatic insulin resistance and severity of NASH even in lean individuals<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Saponaro, Chiara; Sabatini, Silvia; Gaggini, Melania; Carli, Fabrizia; Rosso, Chiara; Positano, Vincenzo; Armandi, Angelo; Caviglia, Gian Paolo; Faletti, Riccardo; Bugianesi, Elisabetta; Gastaldelli, Amalia - 2022 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1162425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myocardial T2 values at 1.5 T by a segmental approach with healthy aging and gender<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Meloni, Antonella; Martini, Nicola; Positano, Vincenzo; D&#039;Angelo, Gennaro; Barison, Andrea; Todiere, Giancarlo; Grigoratos, Chrysanthos; Keilberg, Petra; Pistoia, Laura; Gargani, Luna; Ripoli, Andrea; Pepe, Alessia - 2022 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1162356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myocardial T1 Values at 1.5?T: Normal Values for General Electric Scanners and Sex-Related Differences<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Meloni, Antonella; Martini, Nicola; Positano, Vincenzo; D&#039;Angelo, Gennaro; Barison, Andrea; Todiere, Giancarlo; Grigoratos, Chrysanthos; Barra, Valerio; Pistoia, Laura; Gargani, Luna; Ripoli, Andrea; Pepe, Alessia - 2021 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1299847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Modeling biomechanical interaction between soft tissue and soft robotic instruments: importance of constitutive anisotropic hyperelastic formulations<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Vignali, Emanuele; Gasparotti, Emanuele; Capellini, Katia; Fanni, Benigno Marco; Landini, Luigi; Positano, Vincenzo; Celi, Simona - 2020 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1299688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Correlation between micro and macrostructural biaxial behavior of ascending thoracic aneurysm: a novel experimental technique<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Vignali, E.; di Bartolo, F.; Gasparotti, E.; Malacarne, A.; Concistre, G.; Chiaramonti, F.; Murzi, M.; Positano, V.; Landini, L.; Celi, S. - 2020 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1077932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OPERA: a\u00a0novel method to reduce ghost and aliasing artifacts<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Dell&#039;Orso, A.; Positano, V.; Arisi, G.; D&#039;Errico, F.; Taddei, A.; Banchi, B.; De Felice, C. - 2020 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1028592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Software framework for VR-enabled transcatheter valve implantation in unity<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Turini, G.; Condino, S.; Fontana, U.; Piazza, R.; Howard, J. E.; Celi, S.; Positano, V.; Ferrari, M.; Ferrari, V. - 2019 - 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1000465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simultaneous Functional and Morphological Assessment of Left Atrial Appendage by 3D Virtual Models<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Vivoli, Giorgia; Gasparotti, E.; Rezzaghi, M.; Cerone, E.; Mariani, M.; Landini, L.; Berti, S.; Positano, V.; Celi, S. - 2019 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1000461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Design, simulation, and fabrication of a three-dimensional printed pump mimicking the left ventricle motion<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Vignali, E.; Manigrasso, Z.; Gasparotti, E.; Biffi, Barbara; Landini, L.; Positano, V.; Capelli, C.; Celi, S. - 2019 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/956276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A 3D printed melt-compounded antibiotic loaded thermoplastic polyurethane heart valve ring design: an integrated framework of experimental material tests and numerical simulations<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Gasparotti, Emanuele; Vignali, Emanuele; Losi, Paola; Scatto, Marco; Fanni, Beniamino Marco; Soldani, Giorgio; Landini, Luigi; Positano, Vincenzo; Celi, Simona - 2018 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/956268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Direct Parametric Maps Estimation from Dynamic PET Data: An Iterated Conditional Modes Approach<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Scipioni, Michele; Giorgetti, Assuero; Della Latta, Daniele; Fucci, Sabrina; Positano, Vincenzo; Landini, Luigi; Santarelli, Maria Filomena - 2018 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-didattica":"<ul class=\"registri-list\"><li>Elaborazione delle bioimmagini (modulo 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