Major research topics

Development and investigation of non-invasive imaging techniques
 

• Early diagnosis of gastric cancer by endoscopic autofluorescence and NBI endoscopy
• Assessment of liver fibrosis by real-time elastography
• Diagnosis of pancreatic cancer by real-time echoendoscopic elastography 

Introduction of new imaging techniques in Romania
 

• Evaluation of autofluorescence endoscopy for early diagnosis of malignant pathology of the gastrointestinal tract
• Evaluation of echobronchoscopy for definitive diagnosis and staging of bronchopulmonary cancer

Evaluation of new in situ diagnostic imaging methods
 

• Evaluation of confocal laser endoscopic endomicroscopy for real-time diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract pathology
   

Deepening immune and gene mechanisms in chronic liver disease
 

• Assessment of viral response to interferon treatment in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C

Deepening immune and gene mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis
 

• The value of immunohistochemical, molecular and immunological markers in predicting the progression of early rheumatoid arthritis