AmilcareGentiliMDFACHE

Radiology • San Diego, CA

Bone Imaging/Musculoskeletal

Professor, Radiology, UCSD School of Medicine

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Office
3350 La Jolla Village Dr
San Diego, CA 92161
Phone+1 858-552-8585

Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1986 - 1991
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1985 - 1986
University of Pavia Faculty of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
OH State Medical License 1990 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2002 - 2022
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2010
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2005
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Certificate of Merit for the educational exhibit: Introduction to Epidemiology for the Radiologist Radiological Society of North America, 2009
Certificate of Merit for the educational exhibit: Spectrum of Synovial Lesions on MR Imaging Radiological Society of North America, 2008
Certificate of Merit for the educational exhibit: Alignment of the Adult Foot: Axes and Angles Radiological Society of North America, 2007
Certificate of Merit for educational exhibit entitled: Anatomy and Pathology of the Finger: MR Imaging of Cadaveric Specimens with Clinical MR Imaging Studies Demonstrating Commonly Encountered Pathology American Roentgen Ray Society, 2005
Certificate of Merit for the educational exhibit MR Arthrography of the Hip: Anatomy, Technique and Pathology Radiological Society of North America, 2004
Bronze Medal for educational exhibit entitled: Imaging and Classification of Blunt Traumatic Injury to the Pelvis American Roentgen Ray Society, 2004
Goal Sharing Award to the Network Imaging Goal Sharing Team VA Greater Los Angeles, 2003
Certificate of Merit for the educational exhibit Knee Arthroplasty: Normal and Abnormal Imaging Appearances Radiological Society of North America, 2003
Certificate of Merit for exhibit entitled: Atlas of Foot Arthritides American Roentgen Ray Society, 2001
Certificate of Appreciation for “Best Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volunteer Faculty” 2000
Certificate of Merit for exhibit entitled: Teaching Files on the Internet: A Review American Roentgen Ray Society, 1998
Certificate of Merit for the InfoRad exhibit Preparing for the Board Using Teaching Cases on the Internet Radiological Society of North America, 1997
Third place for scientific exhibit Total Quality Improvement in Radiology Los Angeles Radiological Society, 1997
Certificate of Merit for the computer exhibit Hallux Abducto Valgus: Pre-and Postoperative Radiographic Evaluation Radiological Society of North America, 1996
Certificate of Merit for scientific exhibit on Foot Angle and Axes American Roentgen Ray Society, 1996
Award for Excellence in Design Radiological Society of North America, 1996, 2002
Certificate of Merit for scientific exhibit on Soft-Tissue Localization of Bone-Seeking Radiopharmaceuticals Radiological Society of North America, 1989
First prize for the resident teaching demonstration Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1988-1989
U. Rabbiosi scholarship Almo Collegio Borromeo, 1984
Italian Foreign Office scholarship to study abroad, U.S.A 1982
SISM (Italian Medical Student Society) award for professional training abroad, Australia 1981, 1983
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

183 citations
Federated learning for predicting clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
Ittai Dayan, Holger R. Roth, Aoxiao Zhong, Ahmed Harouni, Amilcare Gentili
Nature Medicine. 2021-09-15
24 citations
Prevention of deep venous thrombosis in patients with acute spinal cord injuries: use of rotating treatment tables.
Daniel M. Becker, Marco Gonzalez, Amilcare Gentili, Frank J. Eismont, Barth A. Green
Neurosurgery. 1987-05-01
38 citations
RadBERT: Adapting Transformer-based Language Models to Radiology.
An Yan, Julian McAuley, Xing Lu, Jiang Du, Eric Y Chang
Radiology. Artificial Intelligence. 2022-07-01

Journal Articles

Incidental Detection of Urinary Tract Abnormalities on Skeletal Scintigraphy.
Gentili A, Miron SD, Adler LP, Bellon EM, RadioGraphics 1991; 11(4):571-579
Increasing Muscle Mass in Spinal Cord Injured Persons with a Functional Electrical Stimulation Exercise Program.
Scremin AM, Kurta L, Gentili A, Wiseman B, Perell K, Kunkel C, Scremin OU, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1999; 80(12):1531-1536
Atlas of Signs in Musculoskeletal Radiology.
Gentili A, Beller M, Masih S, Seeger LL, AJR 173:478, 1999
Advanced Imaging of the Diabetic Foot And its Complications.
Learch TJ and Gentili A, AJR 2000;175:1328
A typical Adult Non-calcified Pilomatricoma.
Masih S, Sorenson SM, Gentili A, Seeger LL, Skeletal Radiology 2000; 29(1):54-56
The CT, MRI, and Radiographic Appearance of Lipohemarthrosis.
Sorenson S**, Gentili A, Seeger LL, Wolfson K, and Masih S, AJR 2001;176:350
Bladder herniation within the inguinal canal simulating paget's disease.
Sorenson SM**, Gentili A, Clin Nucl Med 2001 Oct;26(10):864-866
Classic magnetic resonance imaging appearance and associated findings.
Chung CB, Gentili A, Chew FS, J Comput Assist Tomogr 2004 May-Jun, 28(3):390-396
Informatics in Radiology: Use of the MIRC DICOM Service for Clinical Trials to Automatically Create Teaching File Cases from PACS.
Gentili A, Chung CB, Hughes T, RadioGraphics 27: 269-275, 2007
Non-osseous Accumulation of Bone-seeking Radiopharmaceuticals.
Gentili A, Miron SD, Bellon EM, RadioGraphics 1990; 10:871-881
MR Imaging Findings in Spring Ligament Insufficiency.
Yao L, Gentili A, Cracchiolo A, Skeletal Radiology 1999; 28(5):245-250
Pictorial Review: Foot Axes and Angles.
Gentili A, Masih S, Yao L, Seeger LL, British Journal of Radiology 1996; 69:968-974
Pelvic Fractures: Stable Versus Unstable.
Masih S, Gentili A, Masih AK, Postgraduate Radiology 1997; 17:15-28
CT Classification of Calcaneal Fractures.
Masih S, Manning JE, Gentili A, Manning J, Postgraduate Radiology 1998; 18:108-120
MR Appearance of Idiopathic Synovial Osteochondromatosis.
Kramer M, Recht M, Deely DM, Schweitzer M, Pathria MN, Gentili A, Greenway G, Resnick D, Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 1993; 17(5):772-776
Tibial Plateau Fractures.
Sorenson S**, Gentili A, Masih S, eMedicine Journal, October 22 2001, Volume 2, Number 10
Multiple Myeloma.
Sorenson S**, Gentili A, Masih S, Andrews C, eMedicine Journal, December 7 2001, Volume 2, Number 1
Tarsal Coalition.
Wang E**, Gentili A, Masih S, eMedicine Journal, June 6 2002, Volume 3, Number 6
Synovial Sarcoma.
Duh D**, Gentili A, Masih S, eMedicine Journal, June 5 2002, Volume 3, Number 6
Calcific Tendinosis and Periarthritis: Classic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearance and Associated Findings.
Chung CB, Gentili A, Chew FS, J Comput Assist Tomogr 28(3):390-396, 2004
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: Indirect Signs at MR Imaging.
Gentili A, Seeger LL, Yao L, Do HM, Radiology 1994; 193:835-840
MR Imaging of the Postoperative Lumbar Spine: Assessment with Gadopentetate Dimeglumine.
Ross JS, Masaryk TJ, Schrader M, Gentili A, Bohlman H, Modic MT, American Journal of Neuroradiology 1990; 11(4):771-776
MR Imaging of the Postoperative Lumbar Spine: Assessment with Gadopentetate Dimeglumine.
Ross JS, Masaryk TJ, Schrader M, Gentili A, Bohlman H, Modic MT, American Journal of Roentgenology 1990; 155(4):867-872002E
Gallstone Simulating Renal Lesion on Skeletal Scintigraphy: A Case Report.
Gentili A, Miron SD, Bellon, Clinical Nuclear Medicine 1992; 17(10):830
Scintigraphic Detection of Biliary Leaks after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
Gentili A, Gilkerson RC, Adler LP, Clinical Nuclear Medicine 1993; 18(1):1-6
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Books/Book Chapters

Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Median Nerve Schwannoma
Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Unicameral Bone Cyst of Calcaneus
Page 738 - 739Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Intraosseous Lipoma of Calcaneus
Page 734 - 735Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Subtalar (Talocalcaneal) Coalition
Page 682 - 683Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Fibrous Calcaneonavicular
Page 678 - 679Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Fibrous Calcaneonavicular Coalition
Page 678 - 679Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Achilles Tendinosis
Page 642 - 643Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Partial Tear of Achilles Tendon
Page 640 - 641Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Anterior Tibial Tendon Tear
Page 620 - 621Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Lymphoma of the Knee
Page 586 - 587Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Nonossifying Fibroma
Page 552 - 553Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Whole Body.
Chapter: Musculoskeletal Tumors
Gentili AEditors: Haaga JR (Ed.).C.V. Mosby
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Ulnar Impaction Syndrome
Page 228 - 229Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases.
Chapter: Calcific Tendinosis of Supraspinatus Tendon
Page 6 - 7Gentili AMcGraw-Hill Professional
CT and MRI of the Whole Body.
Chapter: Musculoskeletal Tumors
Page 2133 - 2157Gentili A., Dirim B, Boucher RJEditors: Haaga JR, Dogra VS, Forsting M, Gilkeson RC, Ha HK, Sundaram M (Eds).Mosby Elsevier, Phildelphia, PennsylvaniaEdition 5,
Imaging of the Hip and boney Pelvis.
Chapter: Radiographic Evaluation
Page 3 - 14Skripkus UJ**, Gentili AEditors: Davis AM, Jenkins JPR, and Whitehouse RW.Springer-Verlag, Germany
Imaging of the Foot and Ankle.
Chapter: Radiography
Page 3 - 26Gentili A. and Seeger LLEditors: Davis AM, Whitehouse RW, and Jenkins JPR (Eds).Springer-Verlag, Germany
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Whole Body.
Chapter: Musculoskeletal Tumors
Page 1806 - 1824Gentili AEditors: Haaga JR (Ed).W.B.SaundersEdition 4,
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Whole Body.
Chapter: Musculoskeletal Tumors
Gentili A. Recht MPEditors: Haaga JR (Ed.).MosbyEdition 3,
SPECT Collimation for Medium High Energy: Influence of Spatial Resolution and Image Contrast within Transverse Plane.
Chapter: Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging, NATO ASI Series, Series E: Applied Sciences -No. 119
Page 714 - 717Clarke LP, Gentili A, Saw CB, Kenny P, Serafini ANMartinus Nijhoff Publisher BV, The Hague, The Nederlands
Imaging of the Foot and Ankle.
Chapter: Radiography
Gentili A. and Seeger LLEditors: Davis AM, Jenkins J, and Whitehouse R.Springer-Verlag
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Abstracts/Posters

Quantitative Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Papillary Stenosis.
Gentili A, Sfakinakis GN, Raskin JB, Redlhammer DE and Shandar R, IV International Congress World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Use of Peak Filling Rate (PFR) to Detect Early Anthracycline Toxicity.
Ganz WI, Gentili A, Miller T, Chahine R, Serafini AN, IV International Congress World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Localization of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Clinical Experience.
Gentili A, Sfakianakis GN, IV International Congress World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
MR Imaging Reports of the Knee: Preferences of Orthopedic Surgeons-Survey of Members of the Arthroscopy Association of North America
Lee H, Lozano KD, Boucher RJ, Gentili A, Resnick DL, Pedowitz RA, RSNA 90th Scientific Assembly & Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
SPECT Imaging in Radioimmunotherapy: Image Subtraction in Tomographic Plane Using I-131 (364 keV) and Tc-99m (140 keV).
Mohler S, Saw CB, Clarke LP, Gentili A, Serafini AN, J Nucl Med 1984; 25:P__, Society of Nuclear Medicine 31st Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California
Comparison of Peak Filling Rate of Left Ventricle Pre- and Post-coronary Bypass Graft in Patient with and without Myocardial Infarction.
Hourani M, Gentili A, Bolooki H, Clarke L. Ashkar F, Sfakianakis G, Serafini AN, J Nucl Med 1984; 25:P45, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 31st Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California
SPECT Imaging (140-364 keV): Influence of Photo Scattering and Penetration on Back-projected Noise within Tomographic Plane.
Saw CB, Clarke LP, Hourani M, Leong L, Gentili A, Sfakianakis G, Serafini AN, J Nucl Med 1984; 25:P90, Society of Nuclear Medicine 31st Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California
Gallium-67 Scintigraphy in the Evaluation of Patients with Clinical Evidence of Hepatoma.
Gentili A, Sfakianakis G, Jeffers LG, Reddy K, Schiff E, Serafini AN, J Nucl Med 1985; 25:P109, Society of Nuclear Medicine 32nd Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas
Technically Caused Artifacts and False Positive Results in SPECT Thallium Imaging.
Serafini A, Gentili A, Hourani M, Burgtorf C, Clin Nucl Med 1985; 10:038, Society for Nuclear Medicine 26th Annual Southeastern Chapter Meeting, Hollywood, Florida
Changes in Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Intra-aortic Balloon Pump.
Hourani M, Gentili A, Bolooki H, Ashkar F, Novak S, Bisset R, Serafini AN, Clin Nucl Med 1985; 10:P40, Society of Nuclear Medicine 26th Annual Southeastern Chapter Meeting, Hollywood, Florida
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Intra-aortic Balloon Pump.
Hourani M, Gentili A, Bolooki H, Ashkar F, Novak S, Bisset R, Serafini AN, Radiology 1985; 157(P):131, Radiological Society of North America 71st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
Detection of Venous Thrombosis in Routine Lung Scintigraphy by Lower Extremity XE-133 Imaging.
Ganz WI, Gentili A, Biello DR, Fischer K, Serafini AN, J Nucl Med 1986; 27:974, Society for Nuclear Medicine 33rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
The Use of Glucagon to Improve Tc-99m-Pertecnetate (TcP) Abdominal Scintigraphy for Gastric Ectopic Mucosa: Clinical Experience.
9. Sfakianakis GN, Gentili A, Buckner DM, Oiticica, J Nucl Med 1986; 27:1034, Society of Nuclear Medicine 33rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
Soft Tissue Localization of Bone-seeking Radiopharmaceuticals.
Gentili A, Miron SD, Bellon EM, Radiology 1989; 173(P):501, Chicago, Illinois
Reversed V/Q Mismatch on Ventilation-perfusion Ratio (VPR) Images: Evidence of Non-thromboembolic Lung Disease.
Miron SD, Feiglin DH, Gentili A, Bellon EM, J Nucl Med 1989; 30:734, Society of Nuclear Medicine 36th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri
Gd-DTPA in the Post-operative Spine: Update.
Ross JS, Modic MT, Masaryk TJ, Schrader M, Gentili A, Radiology 1989; 173(P):285, Chicago, Illinois
Non-osseous Uptake of Bone-seeking Radiopharmaceuticals.
13. Gentili A, Miron SD, Bellon EM, J Nucl Med 1990; 31:931, Los Angeles, California
Detection of Urinary Tract Abnormalities on Skeletal Scintigraphy.
14. Gentili A, Miron SD, Adler LP, Bellon EM, Radiology 1990; 177(P):356, Chicago, Illinois
Detection of Urinary Tract Abnormalities on Skeletal Scintigraphy.
15. Gentili A, Miron SD, Adler LP, Bellon EM, J Nucl Med 1991; 32:1140, Society of Nuclear Medicine 38th Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio
Artifacts in Nuclear Medicine.
Gentili A, Miron SD, Adler LP, Bellon EM, Radiology 1991; 181(P):316-317, Chicago, Illinois
Resection-Arthrodesis of the Knee for Tumor: Massive Segmental Allograft and Long Intramedullary Nail Technique.
17. Benevenia J, Makley JT, Locke MD, Gentili A, Sixth International Symposium on Limb Salvage, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Idiopathic Synovial Osteochondromatosis and Synovial Chondrosarcoma: MR Imaging in 20 Patients.
Kramer J, Schweitzer ME, Pathria MN, Recht M, Gentili A, Resnick D, Radiology 1992; 185(P):148), Chicago, Illinois
Artifacts in Nuclear Medicine.
19. Gentili A, Miron SD, Adler LP, Bellon EM, J Nucl Med 1992; 33:1068, Los Angeles, California
Labrocapsular Complex of the Shoulder: Pitfalls in MR Imaging and MR Arthrography.
Massengill AA, Seeger LL, Yao L, Gentili A, Shnier RC, Shapiro MS, Gold RH, Radiology 1993; 189(P):383, Chicago, Illinois
Improved Recognition of Focal Bone Marrow Lesions in Multiple Myeloma: Comparison of SE and GRE Techniques with Opposed Phase Fat Suppression.
Alim AA, Razavi MK, Gentili A, Berenson JR, Udkoff RC, Radiology 1993; 189(P):384, Chicago, Illinois
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Lectures

Musculoskeletal Trauma.
Chicago, Illinois
Technical Advances in Imaging of the Knee.
ARRS 2010 Annual Meeting. San Diego, California
MRI of the Shoulder.
Dr. Bradley MRI review course. San Diego, California
Ankle and Hindfoot.
Dr. Bradley MRI review course. San Diego, California
MSK Neoplasms
Dr. Bradley MRI review course. San Diego, California
MRI of Musculoskeletal Neoplasms.
Dr. Bradley MRI review course. San Diego, California
Imaging of Arthritis.
UCSD, San Diego, California
MRI of the Ankle.
Dr. Bradley MRI review course,San Diego, California, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
MRI of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors.
Dr. Bradley MRI review course. San Diego, California, 2005, 2006
Using the MIRC DICOM Service for Clinical Trials to Automatically Create Teaching File Cases from PACS.
McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
Finding Why the Radiology Report is Not Available: An Automated Solution.
McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
Conversion of PowerPoint Presentations into MIRC Documents.
Chicago, Illinois
Conversion of an Existing Web Site to MIRC Format.
Chicago, Illinois
Bone Tumors.
28th Annual San Diego Postgraduate Radiology Course. Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, California
Imaging of Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis.
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Fractures and Osteomyelitis.
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
Imaging of Infection and Trauma.
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
The Best Radiology Teaching Files on the Internet.
Chicago, Illinois
Creation of a Radiology Teaching File Using Dynamic HTML.
Chicago, Illinois
Preparing for the Board Using Teaching Cases on the Internet.
Chicago, Illinois
Imaging Techniques in Diagnosis of Arthritis.
Sepulveda VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California
Radiological Analysis of the Diabetic Foot Infection.
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, 1995, 1996
Case presentations.
Los Angeles, California, 1996, 1999
Introduction to Arthritis: A Radiologist's Perspective.
Rheumatology Grand Rounds, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
X-ray of the Lower Extremities.
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, 1994, 1995, 1997
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