RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS (included)

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1 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS (included) 1. Gheonea DI, Streba CT, Ciurea T, Săftoiu A. Quantitative low mechanical index contrast enhanced endoscopic ultrasound for the differential diagnosis of chronic pseudotumoral pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. BMC Gastroenterol Jan 3;13:2 2. Gheonea DI, Ciurea ME, Săftoiu A, Ioana M. Quantitative RT PCR analysis of MMR genes on EUSguided FNA samples from focal pancreatic lesions. Hepatogastroenterology May;59(115): Cârţână T, Săftoiu A, Gruionu LG, Gheonea DI, Pirici D, Georgescu CV, Ciocâlteu A, Gruionu G. Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy for the Morphometric Evaluation of Microvessels in Human Colorectal Cancer Using Targeted Anti CD31 Antibodies. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e Săftoiu A, Vilmann P, Gorunescu F, Janssen J, Hocke M, Larsen M, Iglesias Garcia J, Arcidiacono P, Will U, Giovannini M, Dietrich CF, Havre R, Gheorghe C, McKay C, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T. Efficacy of an artificial neural network based approach to endoscopic ultrasound elastography in diagnosis of focal pancreatic masses. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;10: (Gheonea DI main author) 5. Gheonea DI, Săftoiu A. Beyond conventional endoscopic ultrasound: elastography, contrast enhancement and hybrid techniques. Curr Opin Gastroenterol Sep;27(5): Gheonea DI, Cartana T, Ciurea T, Popescu C, Badarau A, Saftoiu A. Confocal laser endomicroscopy and immunoendoscopy for real time assessment of vascularization in gastrointestinal malignancies. World Journal of Gastroenterology 2011;17(1): Săftoiu A, Vilmann P, Gorunescu F, Janssen J, Hocke M, Larsen M, Iglesias Garcia J, Arcidiacono P, Will U, Giovannini M, Dietrich C, Havre R, Gheorghe C, McKay C, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T; European EUS Elastography Multicentric Study Group. Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound elastography used for differential diagnosis of focal pancreatic masses: a multicenter study. Endoscopy. 2011;43: Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A, Popescu C, Ciurea T. EUS and Cytological EUS FNA Prognostic Factors in Patients with Unresected Pancreatic Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy. Hepato Gastroenterology 2010;57(97): Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A, Ciurea T, Gorunescu F, Iordache S, Popescu GL, Belciug S, Gorunescu M, Sandulescu L. Real time sono elastography in the diagnosis of diffuse liver diseases. World Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;16(14): Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A, Ciurea T, Popescu C, Georgescu CV, Maloş A. Clinical imaging. Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy of the Colon. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2010;19:207 11

2 PUBLISHED BOOKS (co author) Modern techniques for diagnosis and treatment of small intestine pathology o Cristin Vere, University Publishing House 2010 o ISBN: Introduction in digestive endoscopy o Sergiu Cazacu, Cristin Vere, Adrian Săftoiu, Arves Publishing House, September 2009 o ISBN: Atlas of Endoscopic Ultrsound o Adrian Săftoiu, Sergiu Marian Cazacu, Craiova University Publishing House, June 2009 o ISBN: Digestive haemorrhages o Adrian Săftoiu, Tudorel Ciurea, Craiova University Publishing House, June 2008 o ISBN: Chronic hepatic diseases Guidelines and protocols of medical practice o Carol Stanciu, Junimea Publishing House, Iaşi, June 2008 o ISBN: PUBLISHED E BOOKS (co author) Linear Endoscopic Ultrsound Atlas o Adrian Săftoiu, Sergiu Marian Cazacu, Craiova University Publishing House, June 2009 o ISBN: o PHD THESIS Recent methods for diagnosis and prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer o PhD coordinator: Professor Tudorel Ciurea o Institution: UMF Craiova o Public presentation: December 2009 ISI WEB OF SCIENCE, FULL TEXT PUBLISHED ARTICLES Gheonea DI, Streba CT, Ciurea T, Săftoiu A. Quantitative low mechanical index contrast enhanced endoscopic ultrasound for the differential diagnosis of chronic pseudotumoral pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. BMC Gastroenterol Jan 3;13:2 Cârţână T, Săftoiu A, Gruionu LG, Gheonea DI, Pirici D, Georgescu CV, Ciocâlteu A, Gruionu G. Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy for the Morphometric Evaluation of Microvessels in Human Colorectal Cancer Using Targeted Anti CD31 Antibodies. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e Vilmann P, Săftoiu A, Hollerbach S, Skov BG, Linnemann D, Popescu CF, Wellmann A, Gorunescu F, Clementsen P, Freund U, Flemming P, Hassan H, Gheonea DI, Streba L, Ioncică AM, Streba CT. Multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing the performance of 22 gauge versus 25 gauge EUS FNA needles in solid masses. Scand J Gastroenterol Jul;48(7): Gheonea DI, Ciurea ME, Săftoiu A, Ioana M. Quantitative RT PCR analysis of MMR genes on EUSguided FNA samples from focal pancreatic lesions. Hepatogastroenterology May;59(115):

3 Săftoiu A, Bhutani MS, Vilmann P, Surlin V, Uthamanthil RK, Lee JH, Bektas M, Singh H, Gheonea DI, Pătraşcu S, Gupta V, Katz MH, Fleming JB. Feasibility Study of EUS NOTES as a Novel Approach for Pancreatic Cancer Staging and Therapy: An International Collaborative Study. Hepatogastroenterology Jul 6;60(121). Săftoiu A, Vilmann P, Gorunescu F, Janssen J, Hocke M, Larsen M, Iglesias Garcia J, Arcidiacono P, Will U, Giovannini M, Dietrich CF, Havre R, Gheorghe C, McKay C, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T. Efficacy of an artificial neural network based approach to endoscopic ultrasound elastography in diagnosis of focal pancreatic masses. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;10: Streba CT, Ionescu M, Gheonea DI, Sandulescu L, Ciurea T, Saftoiu A, Vere CC, Rogoveanu I. Contrastenhanced ultrasonography parameters in neural network diagnosis of liver tumors. World J Gastroenterol Aug 28;18(32): Gheonea DI, Săftoiu A. Beyond conventional endoscopic ultrasound: elastography, contrast enhancement and hybrid techniques. Curr Opin Gastroenterol Sep;27(5): Gheonea DI, Cartana T, Ciurea T, Popescu C, Badarau A, Saftoiu A. Confocal laser endomicroscopy and immunoendoscopy for real time assessment of vascularization in gastrointestinal malignancies. World Journal of Gastroenterology 2011;17(1):21 27 Bhutani MS, Gupta V, Guha S, Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A. Pancreatic cyst fluid analysis a review. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2011;20: Săftoiu A, Vilmann P, Gorunescu F, Janssen J, Hocke M, Larsen M, Iglesias Garcia J, Arcidiacono P, Will U, Giovannini M, Dietrich C, Havre R, Gheorghe C, McKay C, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T; European EUS Elastography Multicentric Study Group. Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound elastography used for differential diagnosis of focal pancreatic masses: a multicenter study. Endoscopy. 2011;43: Cârţână T, Săftoiu A, Popescu C, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T, Georgescu I. Delayed peritonitis after endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of a metastatic celiac lymph node. Endoscopy. 2011; Osiac E, Săftoiu A, Gheonea DI, Mandrila I, Angelescu R. Optical coherence tomography and Doppler optical coherence tomography in the gastrointestinal tract. World J Gastroenterol. 2011;17: Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A, Popescu C, Ciurea T. EUS and Cytological EUS FNA Prognostic Factors in Patients with Unresected Pancreatic Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy. Hepato Gastroenterology 2010;57(97): Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A. New trends in elasticity imaging. Ultraschall Med. 2010;31(5): Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A, Ciurea T, Gorunescu F, Iordache S, Popescu GL, Belciug S, Gorunescu M, Sandulescu L. Real time sono elastography in the diagnosis of diffuse liver diseases. World Journal of Gastroenterology 2010;16(14): Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A, Ciurea T, Popescu C, Georgescu CV, Maloş A. Clinical imaging. Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy of the Colon. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2010;19: Săftoiu A, Iordache SA, Gheonea DI, Popescu C, Maloş A, Gorunescu F, Ciurea T, Iordache A, Popescu GL, Manea CT. Combined contrast enhanced power Doppler and real time sonoelastography performed during EUS, used in the differential diagnosis of focal pancreatic masses (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc. 2010;72: Iordache S, Saftoiu A, Georgescu CV, Ramboiu S, Gheonea DI, Filip M, Schenker M, Ciurea T. Vascular endothelial growth factor expression and microvessel density two useful tools for the assessment of prognosis and survival in gastric cancer patients. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2010;19:

4 Saftoiu A, Gheonea DI.Tridimensional (3D) endoscopic ultrasound a pictorial review. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis Dec;18(4):501 5.PMID: Filip MM, Gheonea DI, Georgescu CV, Popescu C, Ciurea T, Saftoiu A. Quadri modal imaging for realtime diagnosis of early gastric cancer. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis Sep;18(3): Filip M, Saftoiu A, Popescu C, Gheonea DI, Iordache S, Sandulescu L, Ciurea T. Postcholecystectomy syndrome an algorithmic approach. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis Mar;18(1): Gheonea DI, Săftoiu A, Ciurea T, Şurlin V, Georgescu I. Look both ways: gastrojejunocolic fistula masquerading IBD. Endoscopy. 2008;40(2): Săftoiu A, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T. Real time Elastography for the Assessment of Liver Fibrosis: Time for Improvement. Am Journal of Roentgenology 2008;190(6): Saftoiu A, Vilmann P, Gorunescu F, Gheonea DI, Gorunescu M, Ciurea T, Popescu GL, Iordache A, Hassan H, Iordache S. Neural network analysis of dynamic sequences of EUS elastography used for the differential diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2008; 68(6): Iordache S, Săftoiu A, Cazacu S, Gheonea DI, Dumitrescu D, Popescu C, Ciurea T. Endoscopic ultrasound approach of pancreatic cancer in chronic pancreatitis patients in a tertiary referral centre. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2008;17(3): Dumitraşcu T, Dima S, Popescu C, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T, Saftoiu A, Popescu I. An unusual indication for central pancreatectomy late pancreatic metastasis of ocular malignant melanoma. Chirurgia. 2008;103(4): Săftoiu A, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T. Hue histogram analysis of real time elastography images for noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis. Am Journal of Roentgenology 2007;189(4): Saftoiu A, Dumitrescu D, Stoica M, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T, Georgescu A, Andrei E. EUS assisted rendezvous stenting of the pancreatic duct for chronic calcifying pancreatitis with multiple pseudocysts. Pancreatology. 2007; 7(1):74 9 MEDLINE/PUBMED AND INTERNATIONAL DATA BASIS INDEXED FULL TEXT ARTICLES DI Gheonea, CT Streba, T Cârţână, A Săftoiu. Pancreatic Cancer Advanced EUS Imaging: Real Time EUS Elastography. Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy. 2013;1(2): A Săftoiu, DI Gheonea, T Cârţână, C Streba. Advanced Endoscopic Ultrasound Imaging: Contrast Enhanced Endoscopic Ultrasound (Low MI, High MI), Including 3D Techniques in Pancreatic Imaging. Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy.2013;1(2): MI Costache, A Săftoiu, DI Gheonea. Detection and Characterization of Solid Pancreatic Lesions (Contrast Enhancement, Elastography, EUS Guided Fine Needle Aspiration). Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy. 2013;1(2):Pages Angelescu R, Burada F, Angelescu C, Gheonea DI, Iordache S, Mixich F, Ioana M, Săftoiu A. Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas, Neuroendocrine Tumours and Chronic Pancreatitis. Endoscopic Ultrasound 2013; 2(2): Angelescu R, Gheonea DI, Nitulescu C, Iordache S, Cruce M, Săftoiu A. ABL1 mrna levels in pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis. Annals of RSCB. 2012;17(1):

5 Sandulescu L, Padureanu V, Dumitrescu CI, Braia N, Streba CT, Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A. A pilot study of real time elastography in the differentiation of focal liver lesions. Curr Health Sciences J. 2012;38(1) Popescu A, Ciocâlteu AM, Gheonea DI, Iordache S, Popescu CF, Săftoiu A, Ciurea T. Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound Multimodal Examination with Fine Needle Aspiration for the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Insulinoma A Case Report. Curr Health Sciences J. 2012;38(1) Ioncică AM, Popescu C, Maloş A, Ioncică L, Filip M, Iordache S, Săndulescu L, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T, Neagoe D, Săftoiu A. The role of endoscopic ultrasound guided transesophageal ine needle aspiration and immunocytochemistry assesment of the patients with suspected lung cancer and negative bronchoscopic biopsies. Pneumologia. 2009;58(4): S Rogoveanu I, Săndulescu DL, Gheonea DI, Ciurea T, Comănescu V. Molecular bases of hepatic fibrogenesis genetic and therapeutical implications in chronic viral C hepatitis. Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2008;49(1):21 25 Stoica M, Saftoiu A, Gheonea DI, Dumitrescu D, Surlin V. Pyogenic liver abscesses caused by accidental ingestion of a wooden toothpick role of preoperative imaging. Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Deseases; 2007;16(2): Rogoveanu I, Gheonea D, Săftoiu A, Ciurea T. The role of imaging methods in extrahepatic cholestasis etiological diagnosis. Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Deseases. 2006;15(3): A. Saftoiu, D.I.Gheonea, V. Surlin, M.E. Ciurea, A. Georgescu, E. Andrei, A. Blendea, C.C. Georgescu, I. Georgescu, T. Ciurea. External biliary fistulas selectively managed by endoscopic retrograde colangiography with sphincterotomy and/or stent placement, Chirurgia 101(3): , 2006 I. Rogoveanu, D. Vacaru, D.I.Gheonea, C.V. Georgescu, V. Comanescu, T.Ciurea. Diagnostic particularities in primitive diffuse form hepatocellular carcinoma associated with portal vein thrombosis. Rom J Morphol Embryol 46(4): , 2005 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES PAPAERS (ISI WEB OF SCIENCE) Streba CT, Gheonea IA, Sandulescu LD, Saftoiu A, Gheonea DI. Virtual Palpation Model Combining Spiral CT and Elastography Data: A Proof of Concept Study. Digestive Disease Week. May Orlando, SUA. Gastroenterology 2013;144(5):S992 S993 Streba CT, Vere CC, Sandulescu LD, Saftoiu A, Gheonea DI, Streba L, Cartana T, Rogoveanu I. Comparison of Different Machine Learning Systems in Classifying Focal Liver Lesions Based on Clinical and Dynamic Imaging Data. Digestive Disease Week. May Orlando, SUA. Gastroenterology 2013;144(5):S1038 S1039 Streba CT, Gheonea DI, Sandulescu LD, Streba L, Ciurea T, Saftoiu A, Vere CC, Rogoveanu I. Using Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography (CEUS) Time Intensity Curves (TICs) as Classifiers in Neural Network Diagnosis of Focal Liver Lesions. Digestive Disease Week. May San Diego, SUA. Gastroenterology 2012;142(5): S1004 S1004 Saftoiu A, Vilmann P, Hollerbach S, Skov BG, Linnemann D, Popescu CF, Welmann A, Gorunescu F, Clementsen PF, Freund U, Flemming P, Hassan H, Gheonea DI, Streba CT, Ioncica Ana Maria. Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Performance of 22 Gauge Versus 25 Gauge EUS FNA Needles. Digestive Disease Week. May San Diego, SUA. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012;75(4):

6 Gheonea DI, Streba CT, Ioncica AM, Ciurea T, Saftoiu A. Diagnosis of Focal Pancreatic Masses by Quantitative Low Mechanical Index Contrast Enhanced Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS). Digestive Disease Week. May San Diego, SUA. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012;75(4): D. I. Gheonea, C. T. Streba, S. Iordache, L. Streba, T. Ciurea, A. Saftoiu. Diagnostic value of combined quantitative contrast enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound elastography in pancreatic focal masses. United European Gastroenterology Week, Amsterdam, The netherlands, Gut/Endoscopy DI Gheonea, E Cioboată, A Popescu, M Ioana, T Ciurea, S Iordache, A Saftoiu. Expression profile of VEGF A and VEGF B in human pancreatic cancer assessed by qrt PCR in EUS FNA samples. United European Gastroenterology Week, Stockholm, Sweeden, GUT 2011; 60 (Suppl 3) A148 Gheonea DI, Angelescu C, Ciurea T, Ioana M, Săftoiu A. Expression profile of vascular endothelial growth factor in human pancreatic cancer assessed by qrt PCR in EUS FNA samples. Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, USA, May Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; 73(4):AB328 A Săftoiu, DI Gheonea, CF Popescu, L Sandulescu, F Gorunescu, T Ciurea. Quantitative low mechanical index contrast enhanced endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for the differential diagnosis of focal pancreatic masses. United European Gastroenterology Week, Stockholm, Suedia, Endoscopy 2011; 43 (Suppl I) A323 Gheonea DI, Săftoiu A, Cârţână T, Mândrilă I, Iordache S, Filip M, Ciurea T. Imaging angiogenesis by confocal laser microscopy on digestive tumors grafted on the chick chorioallantoic membrane. 18th United European Gastroenterology Week, Barcelona, Spain, Gut 2010; 59: A241 Ioncica AM, Saftoiu A, Ioana M, Cristina S, Popescu C, Ciurea T, Malos A, Iordache S, Filip M, Gheonea DI. Feasibility Study of Detection of DNA Mismatch Repair Genes Expression by Using Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in EUS FNA Samples. Digestive Disease Week. May New Orleans, SUA. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2010;71(5): AB295 AB296 Saftoiu A, Vilmann P, Gorunescu F, Janssen J, Hocke M, Iglesias Garcia J, Arcidiacono PG, Will U, Giovanni M, Havre RF, Mckay C, Gheonea DI. Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography Used for Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer: A Multicentric Study. Digestive Disease Week. May New Orleans, SUA. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2010;71(5): AB120 AB120 Gheonea DI, Săftoiu A, Cârţână T, Mândrilă I, Iordache S, Filip M, Ciurea T. Imaging angiogenesis by confocal laser microscopy on digestive tumors grafted on the chick chorioallantoic membrane. 18th United European Gastroenterology Week, Barcelona, Spain, Gut 2010; 59: A241 DI Gheonea, C. Soare, M. Ioana, A Săftoiu, T Ciurea Quantitative rt PCR of mismatch repair genes in focal pancreatic lesions assessed by endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration. 17 th United European Gastroenterology Week, London, UK, November 2009, Gut/Endoscopy 58. DI Gheonea, A Săftoiu, F Gorunescu, M Gorunescu, T Ciurea. The role of real time elastography in the non invasive assessment of fibrosis in diffuse hepatopathies. Eighth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity. Vlissingen, Zeeland, The Netherlands. September, 2009 A Săftoiu, P Vilmann, F Gorunescu, U Will, M Giovannini, J Janssen, J Iglesias Garcia, P Arcidiacono, M Hocke, C McKay, DI Gheonea. Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound elastography used for the differential diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer: a multicentric study. Eighth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity. Vlissingen, Zeeland, The Netherlands. September, 2009

7 Săftoiu A, Iordache S, Gheonea DI, Filip M, Ioncica AM, Popescu GL, Iordache A, Ciurea T. Contrast Enhanced Power Doppler Endoscopic Ultrasound Used for the Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer. Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, USA, June Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. April 2009 (Vol. 69, Issue 5, Page AB332) DI Gheonea, M Ioana, A Săftoiu, T Ciurea. Expression Profile of Genes Coding for DNA Repair in Human Pancreatic Cancer. Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, USA, June 2008 Gastroenterology April 2008, Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages A 288. ISSN: A Săftoiu, DI Gheonea, T Ciurea, F Gorunescu, M. Gorunescu, S Iordache, L Sandulescu. Clustering algorithms in assessing the inter and intraobserver variability of real time elastography for noninvasive assessment of diffuse hepatopathies. 16 th United European Gastroenterology Week, Viena, Austria October 2008, Gut/Endoscopy 57 (Suppl. II), A163: P0288. Gheonea DI, Saftoiu A, Ioana M, Ciurea T. Expression profile of genes coding for DNA repair in human pancreatic cancer. 20 th Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research, Lyon, France, July EJC Supplements (9): ISSN: Ioana M, Saftoiu A, Gheonea DI, Mixich, F, Ciurea T. Expressional patterns for DNA damage signaling pathway genes in human colon cancer. 20 th Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research, Lyon, France, July EJC Supplements (9): ISSN: Iordache S, Saftoiu A, Gheonea DI, Popescu C, Ciurea T. Assessment of vascularity in gastric malignant tumors. 20 th Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research, Lyon, France, July EJC Supplements (9): ISSN: A. Săftoiu, P Vilmann, F Gorunescu, DI Gheonea, M Gorunescu, T Ciurea, GL Popescu, A Iordache, S Iordache. Neural Network Analysis of Dynamic Sequences of EUS Elastography Used for the Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer. Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, USA, June 2008 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy April 2008, Vol. 67, Issue 5, Page AB97. ISSN: DI Gheonea, A Săftoiu, T Ciurea. F Gorunescu, S Iordache. GL Popescu, M Gorunescu. The role of realtime elastography in the non invasive assessment of fibrosis in diffuse hepatopathies. The XXth Congress of European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Timişoara, June 2008 Ultraschall in der Medizin European Journal of Ultrasound; S 1, 2008 Donoiu LE, Camen D, Saftoiu A, Gheonea DI, Camen G. Gastric polyp with intermittent bulbar protrusion case report. The XXth Congress of European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Timişoara, June 2008 Ultraschall in der Medizin European Journal of Ultrasound; S 1, 2008 Sandulescu DL, Saftoiu A, Rogoveanu I, Ciurea T, Gheonea DI, Iordache S, Ioncica AM. The role of contrast enhanced ultrasound in the characterisation of focal liver lesions. The XXth Congress of European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Timişoara, June 2008 Ultraschall in der Medizin European Journal of Ultrasound; S 1, 2008 Iordache S, Saftoiu A, Ciurea T, Malos A, Gheonea DI, Filip M, Sandulescu L, Ioncica AM. The feasibility of contrast enhanced endoscopic ultrasound in the assessment of tumour vascularisation in digestive cancer patients. The XXth Congress of European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Timişoara, June 2008 Ultraschall in der Medizin European Journal of Ultrasound; S 1, 2008 Ioncica AM, Popescu C, Saftoiu A, Ciurea T, Neagoe D, Malos A, Iordache S, Gheonea DI. Feasibility of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration and imuno cytochemistry examination for the assessment of neo angiogenesis in the patients with lung cancer. The XXth Congress of European

8 Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Timişoara, June 2008 Ultraschall in der Medizin European Journal of Ultrasound; S 1, 2008 A. Săftoiu, DI Gheonea, T. Ciurea. Dynamic hue histogram and neural networks analysis of real time elastography for non invasive assessment of liver fibrosis. 43 rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, Milan, April 2008, Journal of Hepatology 48(Suppl. 2), S274: 735, DI Gheonea, A. Săftoiu, T. Ciurea, G.L. Popescu, A. Iordache, F. Gorunescu, I. Rogoveanu, S. Iordache. Dynamic hue histogram analysis of real time elastography for non invasive assessment of liver fibrosis. 15 th United European Gastroenterology Week, Paris, October 2007, Gut/Endoscopy 56(Suppl. III), A275: TUE G 419, A. Săftoiu, P. Vilmann, T. Ciurea, G.L. Popescu, A. Iordache, DI Gheonea, H. Hassan, F. Gorunescu. Dynamic Analysis of Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography used for the Differentiation of Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer. 15 th United European Gastroenterology Week, Paris, October 2007, Gut/Endoscopy 56(Suppl. III), A35: OP E 147, A. Săftoiu, P. Vilmann, T. Ciurea, G.L. Popescu, A. Iordache, DI Gheonea, H. Hassan, F. Gorunescu. Dynamic analysis of endoscopic ultrasound elastography used for the differentiation of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Washington, May 2007, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 65(5 DDW Abstract Issue): M1203, I. Rogoveanu, D. Sandulescu, T. Ciurea, DI Gheonea, V. Comanescu, P. Badea. The expression of liver progenitor cells / predictive factor of antiviral therapy response in patients with genotype 1 viral C hepatitis. The 42 nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Barcelona, Spain, April Journal of Hepatology :S242 S243 A. Săftoiu, P. Vilmann, DI Gheonea, H. Hassan, F. Gorunescu. Utility of endoscopic ultrasound elastography used for characterization of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. 14th United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW), Berlin October 2006, Endoscopy TUE E 375, A237, S. Iordache, A. Săftoiu, DI Gheonea, S. Cazacu, T. Ciurea. Is there a correlation between the severity of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer? A study in south west region of Romania. 14th United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW), Berlin October 2006, Endoscopy WED G 391, A322, S. Iordache, A. Săftoiu, DI Gheonea, S. Cazacu, T. Ciurea. Predictive parameters for correlations between the histological type and endoscopic view in large bowel polyps: A study in a south west region of Romania. 8 th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona, Spain, 28 June 01 July Annals of Oncology 2006: INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES PAPAERS (NOT INDEXED) A. Săftoiu, P. Vilmann, T. Ciurea, G.L. Popescu, A. Iordache, D.I. Gheonea, H. Hassan, F. Gorunescu, S. Iordache. Dynamic analysis of EUS elastography used for the differentiation of benign and malignant lymph nodes. 17 th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO), Bucharest, September 2007, Hepato Gastroenterology 54 (Suppl. 1), T02 FP10, A97, S. Iordache, A. Săftoiu, S. Cazacu, D.I. Gheonea, T. Ciurea. The difficult polypectomy the experience in a tertiary medical centre in Romania. 17 th World Congress of the International Association of

9 Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO), Bucharest, September 2007, Hepato Gastroenterology 54 (Suppl. 1), T06 FP08, A137, D.I. Gheonea, A. Săftoiu, T. Ciurea, I. Georgescu, V. Şurlin. State of the art methods in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. 17th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO), Bucharest, September 2007, Hepato Gastroenterology 54 (Suppl. 1), T14 P05, A221, D.I. Gheonea. L apport de les explorations imagistiques dans le diagnostique des complications du pancreatite cronique. La 17 eme Session des Journées Médicales Balkanique. Craiova, septembrie Săftoiu, D. Dumitrescu, M. Stoica, D.I. Gheonea, T. Ciurea, A. Georgescu, E. Andrei. EUS Assisted Rendezvous Stenting of the Pancreatic Duct for Drainage of Multiple Pseudocysts. EuroEUS. Hamburg, Germany, April O. Bănică, D. Iliescu, P. Rădescu, R. Boştină, A. Vlădoianu, A. Muşetescu, D.I. Gheonea, M. Moţa, P. Badea, M. Spiridon. L etude de l etat de nutrition de la population rurales dans le district Dolj. 4 th Balkan Congress of Medicine and Dentistry for Students and Young Doctors. Craiova, 2 4 October D.I. Gheonea, I. A. Trifu. Metabolic Alteration Causes of Hepatic Steathosis. 4 th International Medical Conference for Students and Young Doctors. Sibiu, 6 9 November 2003.