Luca Saba

{{Short description|Italian radiologist and neuroradiologist}}

Luca Saba is an Italian radiologist and neuroradiologist.{{cite journal |title=Luca Saba |journal=The Lancet Neurology |date=June 2019 |volume=18 |issue=6 |pages=527 |doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30114-0 |pmid=31122492 |s2cid=159040703 }} He has made contributions in the field of imaging for the detection and characterization of vulnerable plaque and the identification of the causes of stroke.{{cite journal |last1=Saba |first1=L. |last2=Brinjikji |first2=W. |last3=Spence |first3=J.D. |last4=Wintermark |first4=M. |last5=Castillo |first5=M. |last6=de Borst |first6=G.J. |last7=Yang |first7=Q. |last8=Yuan |first8=C. |last9=Buckler |first9=A. |last10=Edjlali |first10=M. |last11=Saam |first11=T. |last12=Saloner |first12=D. |last13=Lal |first13=B.K. |last14=Capodanno |first14=D. |last15=Sun |first15=J. |last16=Balu |first16=N. |last17=Naylor |first17=R. |last18=Lugt |first18=A.v.d. |last19=Wasserman |first19=B.A. |last20=Kooi |first20=M.E. |last21=Wardlaw |first21=J. |last22=Gillard |first22=J. |last23=Lanzino |first23=G. |last24=Hedin |first24=U. |last25=Mikulis |first25=D. |last26=Gupta |first26=A. |last27=DeMarco |first27=J.K. |last28=Hess |first28=C. |last29=Goethem |first29=J.V. |last30=Hatsukami |first30=T. |last31=Rothwell |first31=P. |last32=Brown |first32=M.M. |last33=Moody |first33=A.R. |title=Roadmap Consensus on Carotid Artery Plaque Imaging and Impact on Therapy Strategies and Guidelines: An International, Multispecialty, Expert Review and Position Statement |journal=American Journal of Neuroradiology |date=September 2021 |volume=42 |issue=9 |pages=1566–1575 |doi=10.3174/ajnr.A7223 |pmid=34326105 |pmc=8423069 }}{{psc|date=February 2024}}{{cite journal |last1=Saba |first1=Luca |last2=Moody |first2=Alan R. |last3=Saam |first3=Tobias |last4=Kooi |first4=M. Eline |last5=Wasserman |first5=Bruce A. |last6=Staub |first6=Daniel |last7=van der Lugt |first7=Aad |last8=DeMarco |first8=J. Kevin |last9=Saloner |first9=David |last10=Wintermark |first10=Max |last11=Gupta |first11=Ajay |title=Vessel Wall–Imaging Biomarkers of Carotid Plaque Vulnerability in Stroke Prevention Trials |journal=JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging |date=November 2020 |volume=13 |issue=11 |pages=2445–2456 |doi=10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.07.046 |pmid=33153534 |s2cid=226269495 |doi-access=free }}{{psc|date=February 2024}}{{cite journal |last1=Saba |first1=Luca |last2=Saam |first2=Tobias |last3=Jäger |first3=H Rolf |last4=Yuan |first4=Chun |last5=Hatsukami |first5=Thomas S |last6=Saloner |first6=David |last7=Wasserman |first7=Bruce A |last8=Bonati |first8=Leo H |last9=Wintermark |first9=Max |title=Imaging biomarkers of vulnerable carotid plaques for stroke risk prediction and their potential clinical implications |journal=The Lancet Neurology |date=June 2019 |volume=18 |issue=6 |pages=559–572 |doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30035-3 |pmid=30954372 |s2cid=93004024 }}{{psc|date=February 2024}} He is also the author of both American.{{cite journal |last1=Saba |first1=L. |last2=Yuan |first2=C. |last3=Hatsukami |first3=T.S. |last4=Balu |first4=N. |last5=Qiao |first5=Y. |last6=DeMarco |first6=J.K. |last7=Saam |first7=T. |last8=Moody |first8=A.R. |last9=Li |first9=D. |last10=Matouk |first10=C.C. |last11=Johnson |first11=M.H. |last12=Jäger |first12=H.R. |last13=Mossa-Basha |first13=M. |last14=Kooi |first14=M.E. |last15=Fan |first15=Z. |last16=Saloner |first16=D. |last17=Wintermark |first17=M. |last18=Mikulis |first18=D.J. |last19=Wasserman |first19=B.A. |last20=Vessel Wall Imaging Study Group of the American Society of |first20=Neuroradiology |title=Carotid Artery Wall Imaging: Perspective and Guidelines from the ASNR Vessel Wall Imaging Study Group and Expert Consensus Recommendations of the American Society of Neuroradiology |journal=American Journal of Neuroradiology |date=February 2018 |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=E9–E31 |doi=10.3174/ajnr.A5488 |pmid=29326139 |pmc=7410574 }}{{psc|date=February 2024}} and European consensus documents on this matter.{{cite journal |last1=Saba |first1=Luca |last2=Antignani |first2=Pier Luigi |last3=Gupta |first3=Ajay |last4=Cau |first4=Riccardo |last5=Paraskevas |first5=Kosmas I. |last6=Poredos |first6=Pavel |last7=Wasserman |first7=Bruce A. |last8=Kamel |first8=Hooman |last9=Avgerinos |first9=Efthymios D. |last10=Salgado |first10=Rodrigo |last11=Caobelli |first11=Federico |last12=Aluigi |first12=Leonardo |last13=Savastano |first13=Luis |last14=Brown |first14=Martin |last15=Hatsukami |first15=Tom |last16=Hussein |first16=Emad |last17=Suri |first17=Jasjit S. |last18=Mansilha |first18=Armado |last19=Wintermark |first19=Max |last20=Staub |first20=Daniel |last21=Montequin |first21=Jose Fernandes |last22=Rodriguez |first22=Ruben Tomas Toro |last23=Balu |first23=Niranjan |last24=Pitha |first24=Jan |last25=Kooi |first25=M. Eline |last26=Lal |first26=Brajesh K. |last27=Spence |first27=J. David |last28=Lanzino |first28=Giuseppe |last29=Marcus |first29=Hugh Stephen |last30=Mancini |first30=Marcello |last31=Chaturvedi |first31=Seemant |last32=Blinc |first32=Ales |title=International Union of Angiology (IUA) consensus paper on imaging strategies in atherosclerotic carotid artery imaging: From basic strategies to advanced approaches |journal=Atherosclerosis |date=August 2022 |volume=354 |pages=23–40 |doi=10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.06.1014 |pmid=35816927 |s2cid=250130928 |doi-access=free |hdl=11584/347256 |hdl-access=free }}{{psc|date=February 2024}}{{cite journal |last1=Saba |first1=Luca |last2=Loewe |first2=Christian |last3=Weikert |first3=Thomas |last4=Williams |first4=Michelle C. |last5=Galea |first5=Nicola |last6=Budde |first6=Ricardo P. J. |last7=Vliegenthart |first7=Rozemarijn |last8=Velthuis |first8=Birgitta K. |last9=Francone |first9=Marco |last10=Bremerich |first10=Jens |last11=Natale |first11=Luigi |last12=Nikolaou |first12=Konstantin |last13=Dacher |first13=Jean-Nicolas |last14=Peebles |first14=Charles |last15=Caobelli |first15=Federico |last16=Redheuil |first16=Alban |last17=Dewey |first17=Marc |last18=Kreitner |first18=Karl-Friedrich |last19=Salgado |first19=Rodrigo |title=State-of-the-art CT and MR imaging and assessment of atherosclerotic carotid artery disease: standardization of scanning protocols and measurements—a consensus document by the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR) |journal=European Radiology |date=4 October 2022 |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=1063–1087 |doi=10.1007/s00330-022-09024-7 |pmid=36194267 |pmc=9889495}}{{psc|date=February 2024}}

Currently, Saba holds the position of Professor and Chair of Radiology at the University of Cagliari in Cagliari, Italy. He also serves as the Dean of the School of Medicine in the same university.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/sardegna/notizie/2021/09/21/universita-di-cagliari-eletti-i-nuovi-presidenti-di-facolta_413b9616-7b81-4574-b76d-edbe0cc47279.html|title=Università di Cagliari, eletti i nuovi presidenti di Facoltà - Notizie - Ansa.it|date=September 21, 2021|website=Agenzia ANSA}} In addition, Saba is the Editor-in-Chief of The Neuroradiology Journal{{Cite web|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/NEU|title=Editorial Board: The Neuroradiology Journal: Sage Journals}} and co-chair of the vascular section of the QIBA Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance.{{Cite web|url=https://qibawiki.rsna.org/index.php/CT_Angiography_Biomarker_Ctte|title=CT Angiography Biomarker Ctte - QIBA Wiki|website=qibawiki.rsna.org}} He is on the editorial board of 10 journals and has authored over 650 papers in peer-reviewed journals,{{PubMedAuthorSearch|Saba|L}} including notable journals like the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet Neurology, Stroke, and American Journal of Neuroradiology. Additionally, he has authored 16 books.

From 2017, he served as a Member of the regional committee of Europe for RSNA. He has also been involved with various committees, including the Neuroradiology/Head & Neck Subcommittee of the Scientific Program Committee of RSNA and the Guidelines Committee of the European Society for Cardiovascular Radiology. Furthermore, he has held positions in the Publication Committee of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology, the Scientific Committee of the Italian Society of Vascular Medicine, and the ASNR Computer Science & Informatics Committee of the American Society of Neuroradiology.