Antonino Maiorana
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About
Dr. Antonino Maiorana is a pioneering urological researcher whose work centers on the transformative application of **ex vivo fluorescence confocal microscopy (FCM)** for real-time, digital tissue analysis. His major contribution is the validation and clinical integration of this optical technology as a substitute for traditional frozen sections during prostate cancer surgery. In his landmark 2019 study—the first application of FCM in urology—he demonstrated its diagnostic accuracy for both cancerous and non-neoplastic prostatic tissue, a paper that has garnered **85 citations** and established a new paradigm in surgical pathology. Dr. Maiorana subsequently refined this technique for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, publishing a detailed surgical protocol in 2021 (53 citations) that enables "digital frozen sections" to guide intraoperative decision-making. His most recent work (2022) further explores FCM’s potential to provide hematoxylin-eosin-like images of fresh, unprocessed tissues in real time, allowing remote interpretation and immediate feedback to surgeons. By proving that FCM can deliver subcellular detail without the delays of conventional histology, Dr. Maiorana has positioned himself at the forefront of digital pathology, offering a powerful tool to enhance surgical precision and reduce positive margin rates in prostate cancer treatment.
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