Publications

Scientific Publications

Vatalis A, Tsivaka D, Valotassiou V, Panagiotidis E, Georgoulias P, Karakatsanis NA, Tsougos I. Whole-Body Dynamic Positron Emission and Computed Tomography (WBD-PET/CT): Latest Developments, Challenges and Opportunities. Diagnostics. 2026;16(12):1866. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics16121866
Samaras D, Agrotis G, Tsivaka D, Vakalopoulou M, Vassiou K, Tzortzis V, Vlychou M, Tsougos I. Comparative evaluation of ADC and ADC ratio in differentiating Gleason Score 7 in prostate cancer imaging. European Journal of Radiology Open. 2025;15:100710. doi: 10.1016/j.ejro.2025.100710
Samaras D, Agrotis G, Vakalopoulou M, Vassiou A, Vlychou M, Tsougos I. Benchmarking Radiomics-Based Machine Learning Pipelines for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Detection. In: Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE 25th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE). IEEE; 2025. p. 392–396. doi: 10.1109/BIBE66822.2025.00072
Samaras D, Agrotis G, Vamvakas A, Vakalopoulou M, Vlychou M, Vassiou K, Tzortzis V, Tsougos I. Beyond Radiomics Alone: Enhancing Prostate Cancer Classification with ADC Ratio in a Multicenter Benchmarking Study. Diagnostics. 2025;15(19):2546. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15192546
Agrotis G, Tsougos I, Oikonomou A, Vassiou K, Karatzas A, Tamposis I, Fanariotis M, Vamvakas A, Tzortzis V, Vlychou M. Combination of fusion guided multiparametric MRI–transrectal US with systematic biopsy of the prostate for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer: A prospective single-center study. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 2023;51(6):1101–1111. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23497

Conference Presentations

Agrotis G, Vassiou K, Samaras D, Tzortzis V, Vlychou M, Tsougos I. Transrectal prostate biopsy guided by multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (Fusion TRUS–mpMRI prostate biopsy) with oblique T2 sequences. E-poster 1.9. 1st Panhellenic Conference on Natural Sciences in Health: Innovations and Perspectives, War Museum of Athens, Athens, 22–23 September 2023.
Vatidis D, Tsivaka D, Vlychou M, Seimenis I, Tsougos I. Analysis of neural activity using fMRI and GingerALE software in individuals with anorexia nervosa and healthy controls. E-poster 1.10. 1st Panhellenic Conference on Natural Sciences in Health: Innovations and Perspectives, War Museum of Athens, Athens, 22–23 September 2023.
Gkesouli A, Samaras D, Michaliou M, Softa V, Kappas K, Theodorou K, Tsapaki V, Tsougos I. Remote quality control and dosimetry of digital radiographic images using specialized image analysis tools. E-poster 1.11. 1st Panhellenic Conference on Natural Sciences in Health: Innovations and Perspectives, War Museum of Athens, Athens, 22–23 September 2023.
Michaliou M, Tsivaka D, Vlychou M, Vassiou K, Theodorou K, Tsougos I. Cross validation of a “home-made” kiwi-fruit phantom for the prostate between two 3T MRI scanners. E-poster P.2.8 / Conference Abstract. 1st Panhellenic Congress of Medical Physics, Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens, Greece, 23–25 September 2022. Physica Medica. 2022;104(Suppl 2):S60. doi: 10.1016/S1120-1797(22)03189-1.
Tsougos I, Michaliou M, Vassiou K, Tsivaka D, Vamvakas A, Tzortzis V, Theodorou K, Vlychou M. Ultra-high (b1600), multi-b-value (b500, b800, b1000) and synthetic b-value diffusion weighted imaging comparison in multiparametric prostate cancer MRI. E-poster P.2.11 / Conference Abstract. 1st Panhellenic Congress of Medical Physics, Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens, Greece, 23–25 September 2022. Physica Medica. 2022;104(Suppl 2):S34. doi: 10.1016/S1120-1797(22)03111-8.
Samaras D, Agrotis G, Myronakis M, Theodorou K, Vamvakas A-C, Vakalopoulou M, Vlychou M, Vassiou K, Tzortzis V, Tsougos I. Integrating Radiomics and ADC Ratio for Multicenter Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: A Harmonized Machine Learning Approach. Poster Presentation (SU-330-GPD-D-23). 67th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, USA, 27–30 July 2025. Medical Physics. 2025;52(10):e7005958–e7005959.
Samaras D, Agrotis G, Tsivaka D, Theodorou K, Vlychou M, Tzortzis V, Tsougos I. PP.2.2 Significance of ADC and ADC Ratio in Differentiating Gleason Score in Prostate Cancer. Poster Presentation / Conference Abstract. 2nd Panhellenic Congress of Medical Physics, Eugenides Foundation, Athens, Greece, 4–6 October 2024. Physica Medica. 2024;127:104587. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2024.104587.
Tsougos I, Michaliou M, Softa V, Samaras D, Topaltzikis T, Kappas C, Tsapaki V, Theodorou K. Implementation of an Automated Remote Quality Control Program for Radiography and Mammography Equipment in Greece. Oral Presentation (O.4.5) / Conference Abstract. 1st Panhellenic Congress of Medical Physics, Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens, Greece, 23–25 September 2022. Physica Medica. 2022;104:S15. doi: 10.1016/S1120-1797(22)03055-1.