Fabio Melandro

Rethinking selection criteria for liver transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma: from morphology to artificial intelligence

Introduction Liver transplantation (LT) is a uniquely curative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as it removes both the tumor and the underlying cirrhotic liver. However, organ scarcity makes candidate selection a central clinical and ethical issue. Over the past thre...

Artificial Intelligence for Personalized Prediction of Post-TIPS Outcomes: Integrating Clinical, Biochemical, and Radiomics Data—A Narrative Review

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an established treatment for complications of portal hypertension, but hepatic encephalopathy (HE), liver dysfunction, rebleeding, and mortality remain difficult to predict in otherwise eligible candidates. However, predicti...