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Cecilia Besa Correa

Associate Professor

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Imaging science, Magnetic resonance imaging, Quantitative radiology, Noninvasive imaging biomarkers, Prostate Cancer, Diffuse and focal liver disease, Radiomics

Educación

  •  Medical Doctor , UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES. Chile, 2005
  •  Abdominal Imaging Fellowship , MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. Estados Unidos, 2015
  •  PET/CT Clinical , WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS. Estados Unidos, 2012
  •  Body Imaging Fellowship, MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. Estados Unidos, 2013
  •  Oncology Imaging Fellowship, MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. Estados Unidos, 2014
  •  Radiology, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2009

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Medicine

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Instructor Professor Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Catóiica de Chile

    Chile

    2009 - 2017


 

Article (51)

Liver PDFF estimation using a multi-decoder water-fat separation neural network with a reduced number of echoes
MRI-Based Surrogate Imaging Markers of Aggressiveness in Prostate Cancer: Development of a Machine Learning Model Based on Radiomic Features
Oncological Benefit versus Cardiovascular Risk in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Modern Radiotherapy
Training and intrinsic evaluation of lightweight word embeddings for the clinical domain in Spanish
A Survey on Deep Learning and Explainability for Automatic Report Generation from Medical Images
Clinically correct report generation from chest x-rays using templates
Hepatocellular carcinoma detection in liver cirrhosis: diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced CT vs. MRI with extracellular contrast vs. gadoxetic acid
MRI radiomics features predict immuno-oncological characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma
Prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma response to (90)Yttrium radioembolization using volumetric ADC histogram quantification: preliminary results
The Impact of Arterial Input Function Determination Variations on Prostate Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pharmacokinetic Modeling: A Multicenter Data Analysis Challenge, Part II
Detection of Liver Fibrosis Using Qualitative and Quantitative MR Elastography Compared to Liver Surface Nodularity Measurement, Gadoxetic Acid Uptake, and Serum Markers
Hepatocellular carcinoma detection: diagnostic performance of a simulated abbreviated MRI protocol combining diffusion-weighted and T1-weighted imaging at the delayed phase post gadoxetic acid (vol 42, pg 179, 2017)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predicts Histopathological Composition of Ileal Crohn's Disease
Multiparametric FDG-PET/MRI of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Initial Experience
Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for transition zone prostate cancer: essential findings, limitations, and future directions (vol 42, pg 2732, 2017)
Noninvasive Prediction of Portal Pressure With MR Elastography and DCE-MRI of the Liver and Spleen: Preliminary Results
Prediction of the histopathologic findings of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: qualitative and quantitative assessment of diffusion-weighted imaging
Cost-Effectiveness of Risk Score-Stratified Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening in Patients with Cirrhosis
DCE-MRI of the Prostate Using Shutter-Speed vs. Tofts Model for Tumor Characterization and Assessment of Aggressiveness
Evaluation of HCC response to locoregional therapy: Validation of MRI-based response criteria versus explant pathology
Feasibility and reproducibility of liver surface nodularity quantification for the assessment of liver cirrhosis using CT and MRI
Hepatocellular carcinoma detection: diagnostic performance of a simulated abbreviated MRI protocol combining diffusion-weighted and T1-weighted imaging at the delayed phase post gadoxetic acid
Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for transition zone prostate cancer: essential findings, limitations, and future directions
Prone Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Does Bolster Orientation Matter?
Quantification of hepatocellular carcinoma heterogeneity with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging
Radioembolization for Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Review of Safety, Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 Imaging Response and Survival
Technical Failure of MR Elastography Examinations of the Liver: Experience from a Large Single-Center Study
Value of tumor stiffness measured with MR elastography for assessment of response of hepatocellular carcinoma to locoregional therapy
Comparison of gadoxetic acid to gadobenate dimeglumine for assessment of biliary anatomy of potential liver donors
DCE-MRI of hepatocellular carcinoma: perfusion quantification with Tofts model versus shutter-speed model-initial experience
Feasibility and reproducibility of BOLD and TOLD measurements in the liver with oxygen and carbogen gas challenge in healthy volunteers and patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Interplatform Reproducibility of Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measured With MR Elastography
Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma: Is there a correlation with flow and perfusion metrics obtained with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI?
Magnetic Resonance Elastography of the Liver Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison of Gradient Echo and Spin Echo Echoplanar Imaging Sequences
Neuroendocrine liver metastases: Value of apparent diffusion coefficient and enhancement ratios for characterization of histopathologic grade
The gravid uterus: MR imaging and reporting of abnormal placentation
The Impact of Arterial Input Function Determination Variations on Prostate Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pharmacokinetic Modeling: A Multicenter Data Analysis Challenge
3D T1 relaxometry pre and post gadoxetic acid injection for the assessment of liver cirrhosis and liver function
A Multicenter MRI Protocol for the Evaluation and Quantification of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Abdominal 4D Flow MR Imaging in a Breath Hold: Combination of Spiral Sampling and Dynamic Compressed Sensing for Highly Accelerated Acquisition
Comparison of gadoxetic acid and gadopentetate dimeglumine-enhanced MRI for HCC detection: prospective crossover study at 3 T
Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Short-Term Reproducibility of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Parameters at 3.0T
IVIM diffusion-weighted imaging of the liver at 3.0 T: Comparison with 1.5 T
Liver fat quantification: Comparison of dual-echo and triple-echo chemical shift MRI to MR spectroscopy
Quantification of Hepatic Blood Flow Using a High-Resolution Phase-Contrast MRI Sequence With Compressed Sensing Acceleration
Simultaneous measurement of hepatic and splenic stiffness using MR elastography: preliminary experience
Imaging Assessment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Locoregional and Systemic Therapy
Preliminary study of ventilation with 4 ml/kg tidal volume in acute respiratory distress syndrome: feasibility and effects on cyclic recruitment - derecruitment and hyperinflation
Utilidad de la biopsia percutánea core guiada por tomografía computada (TC) en lesiones pulmonares: experiencia de 7 años
Portal biliopathy: a multitechnique imaging approach
Retroperitoneal hydatid cyst: A common disease in a rare location

EditorialMaterial (2)

Reversibility of Acquired Hepatocerebral Degeneration After Liver Transplantation
Intestinal Obstruction as Manifestation of a Multifocal Colonic Endometriosis

Proyecto (1)

Millennium Nucleus in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Review (1)

Telangiectatic Hyperplastic Nodule Associated with Vascular Malformation in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B: Radiologic and Pathologic Features
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Cecilia Besa

Associate Professor

Radiology

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Cristian Tejos

Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcelo Andia

Associate Professor

Radiology

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
MARCO ARRESE

FULL PROFESSOR

GASTROENTEROLOGY

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Alvaro Huete

Jefe Departamento

Radiologia

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Gonzalo Martínez

Director

División de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares

Hospital Clínico Universidad Católica

Santiago, Chile

1
Alex Arenas

Residente

Gastroenterología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Alejandro Bruhn

Jefe Unidad de Paciente Critico

Hospital Clinico de la Universidad Catolica

Santiago, Chile

1
Jaime Retamal

Profesor Asociado

Medicina Intensiva

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Guillermo Bugedo

Staff Medicina Intensiva

Medicina Intensiva

Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Cruz

Assistant Professor

Radiology

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile