Fabio Settecase, MD, MS
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor
Radiology
School of Medicine

Dr. Settecase currently works at Sutter Health but still maintains a faculty appointment with UCSF, where he helps train future neuroradiologists, collaborates on research studies, and practices neuroradiology. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

His research interests include the endovascular treatment of acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, intracranial atherosclerotic disease, the role of dual energy CT and CT perfusion in stroke, venous sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension, as well as comparative efficacy and cost-effectiveness of neurointerventional techniques.

Dr. Settecase is also a physician-advisor, consultant, and investor in Route 92 Medical, Inc., a medical device company.

Dr. Settecase completed his Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology clinical fellowships at UCSF. He completed his radiology residency at UCSF, where he was chief resident. He completed his internship and Master of Science degree at the University of Toronto. He obtained his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine.

• International controlled study of revascularization and outcomes following COVID-positive mechanical thrombectomy.
  European journal of neurology 2022 Dmytriw AA, Ghozy S, Sweid A, Piotin M, Bekelis K, Sourour N, Raz E, Vela-Duarte D, Linfante I, Dabus G, Kole M, Martínez-Galdámez M, Nimjee SM, Lopes DK, Hassan AE, Kan P, Ghorbani M, Levitt MR, …
• Characteristics of a COVID-19 Cohort With Large Vessel Occlusion: A Multicenter International Study.
  Neurosurgery 2022 Jabbour P, Dmytriw AA, Sweid A, Piotin M, Bekelis K, Sourour N, Raz E, Linfante I, Dabus G, Kole M, Martínez-Galdámez M, Nimjee SM, Lopes DK, Hassan AE, Kan P, Ghorbani M, Levitt MR, Escalard S, …
• Acute ischaemic stroke associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in North America.
  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2022 Dmytriw AA, Dibas M, Phan K, Efendizade A, Ospel J, Schirmer C, Settecase F, Heran MKS, Kühn AL, Puri AS, Menon BK, Sivakumar S, Mowla A, Vela-Duarte D, Linfante I, Dabus GC, Regenhardt RW, D'Amato S,…
• Assessment of Discrepancies Between Follow-up Infarct Volume and 90-Day Outcomes Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke Who Received Endovascular Therapy.
  JAMA network open 2021 Ganesh A, Ospel JM, Menon BK, Demchuk AM, McTaggart RA, Nogueira RG, Poppe AY, Almekhlafi MA, Hanel RA, Thomalla G, Holmin S, Puetz V, van Adel BA, Tarpley JW, Tymianski M, Hill MD, Goyal M, ESCAPE-…
• ASPECTS estimation using dual-energy CTA-derived virtual non-contrast in large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke: a dose reduction opportunity for patients undergoing repeat CT?
  Neuroradiology 2021 van den Broek M, Byrne D, Lyndon D, Niu B, Yu SM, Rohr A, Settecase F
• Age and Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcome in North American Patients With COVID-19.
  Journal of the American Heart Association 2021 Dmytriw AA, Dibas M, Schirmer CM, Settecase F, Heran MKS, Efendizade A, Kühn AL, Puri AS, Ospel J, Menon B, Sivakumar S, Mowla A, Vela-Duarte D, Linfante I, Dabus G, Regenhardt RW, Patel AB, Leslie-…
• Hypoperfusion Intensity Ratio Correlates with CTA Collateral Status in Large-Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2021 Lyndon D, van den Broek M, Niu B, Yip S, Rohr A, Settecase F
• Acute ischemic stroke endovascular therapy.
  Handbook of clinical neurology 2021 Settecase F
• Advanced vascular imaging techniques.
  Handbook of clinical neurology 2021 Settecase F, Rayz VL
• Ischaemic stroke associated with COVID-19 and racial outcome disparity in North America.
  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2020 Dmytriw AA, Phan K, Schirmer C, Settecase F, Heran MKS, Efendizade A, Kühn AL, Puri AS, Menon BK, Dibas M, Sivakumar S, Mowla A, Leung LY, Malek AM, Voetsch B, Sehgal S, Wakhloo AK, Wu H, Xavier A, …
• Efficacy and safety of nerinetide for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (ESCAPE-NA1): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial.
  Lancet (London, England) 2020 Hill MD, Goyal M, Menon BK, Nogueira RG, McTaggart RA, Demchuk AM, Poppe AY, Buck BH, Field TS, Dowlatshahi D, van Adel BA, Swartz RH, Shah RA, Sauvageau E, Zerna C, Ospel JM, Joshi M, Almekhlafi MA, …
• Prediction of Hemorrhage after Successful Recanalization in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Improved Risk Stratification Using Dual-Energy CT Parenchymal Iodine Concentration Ratio Relative to the Superior Sagittal Sinus.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2020 Byrne D, Walsh JP, Schmiedeskamp H, Settecase F, Heran MKS, Niu B, Salmeen AK, Rohr B, Field TS, Murray N, Rohr A
• 3MAX catheter for thromboaspiration of downstream and new territory emboli after mechanical thrombectomy of large vessel occlusions: initial experience.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2018 Settecase F
• Technical factors affecting outcomes following endovascular treatment of posterior circulation atherosclerotic lesions.
  Surgical neurology international 2017 Alexander MD, Rebhun JM, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Settecase F, Darflinger RJ, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Cooke DL
• Improving mechanical thrombectomy time metrics in the angiography suite: Stroke cart, parallel workflows, and conscious sedation.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2017 Settecase F, McCoy DB, Darflinger R, Alexander MD, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Amans MR
• Interventional magnetic resonance imaging guided carotid embolectomy using a novel resonant marker catheter: demonstration of preclinical feasibility.
  Biomedical microdevices 2017 Yang JK, Cote AM, Jordan CD, Kondapavulur S, Losey AD, McCoy D, Chu A, Yu JF, Moore T, Stillson C, Settecase F, Alexander MD, Nicholson A, Cooke DL, Saeed M, Barry D, Martin AJ, Wilson MW, Hetts SW
• Intra-Arterial MR Perfusion Imaging of Meningiomas: Comparison to Digital Subtraction Angiography and Intravenous MR Perfusion Imaging.
  PloS one 2016 Lum MA, Martin AJ, Alexander MD, McCoy DB, Cooke DL, Lillaney P, Moftakhar P, Amans MR, Settecase F, Nicholson A, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, McDermott MW, Saloner D, Hetts SW
• Effects on vessel measurement accuracy and subsequent occlusion after calcium channel blocker infusion during treatment of cerebral aneurysms with the Pipeline embolization device.
  Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences 2016 Alexander MD, Nicholson AD, Darflinger RJ, Settecase F, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Higashida RT, Hetts SW, Halbach VV
• Transvenous ethanol sclerotherapy of feeding arteries for treatment of a dural arteriovenous fistula.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2016 Alexander MD, Halbach V, Nicholson A, Settecase F, Darflinger RJ, Amans MR
• Transvenous ethanol sclerotherapy of feeding arteries for treatment of a dural arteriovenous fistula.
  BMJ case reports 2016 Alexander MD, Halbach V, Nicholson A, Settecase F, Darflinger RJ, Amans MR
• Initial clinical experience with near-infrared spectroscopy in assessing cerebral tissue oxygen saturation in cerebral vasospasm before and after intra-arterial verapamil injection.
  Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2016 Meng L, Settecase F, Xiao J, Yu Z, Flexman AM, Higashida RT
• Monitoring cerebral tissue oxygen saturation at frontal and parietal regions during carotid artery stenting.
  Journal of anesthesia 2015 Meng L, Hall M, Settecase F, Higashida RT, Gelb AW
• Onyx embolization of an intraosseous pseudoaneurysm of the middle meningeal artery in a patient with meningiomatosis, McCune-Albright syndrome, and gray platelet syndrome.
  Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics 2015 Settecase F, Nicholson AD, Amans MR, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Hetts SW
• Superselective Intra-Arterial Ethanol Sclerotherapy of Feeding Artery and Nidal Aneurysms in Ruptured Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2015 Settecase F, Hetts SW, Nicholson AD, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV
• Magnetic Resonance-Guided Passive Catheter Tracking for Endovascular Therapy.
  Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America 2015 Settecase F, Martin AJ, Lillaney P, Losey A, Hetts SW
• Progressive versus Nonprogressive Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Characteristics and Outcomes.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2015 Hetts SW, Tsai T, Cooke DL, Amans MR, Settecase F, Moftakhar P, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Halbach VV
• Lesion location, stability, and pretreatment management: factors affecting outcomes of endovascular treatment for vertebrobasilar atherosclerosis.
  Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2015 Alexander MD, Rebhun JM, Hetts SW, Kim AS, Nelson J, Kim H, Amans MR, Settecase F, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Cooke DL
• Multimodal CT provides improved performance for lacunar infarct detection.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2015 Das T, Settecase F, Boulos M, Huynh T, d'Esterre CD, Symons SP, Zhang L, Aviv RI
• Digital subtraction MR angiography roadmapping for magnetic steerable catheter tracking.
  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI 2014 Martin AJ, Lillaney P, Saeed M, Losey AD, Settecase F, Evans L, Arenson RL, Wilson MW, Hetts SW
• System architecture for a magnetically guided endovascular microcatheter.
  Biomedical microdevices 2014 Sincic RS, Caton CJ, Lillaney P, Goodfriend S, Ni J, Martin AJ, Losey AD, Shah N, Yee EJ, Evans L, Malba V, Bernhardt AF, Settecase F, Cooke DL, Saeed M, Wilson MW, Hetts SW
• Spontaneous lateral sphenoid cephaloceles: anatomic factors contributing to pathogenesis and proposed classification.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2013 Settecase F, Harnsberger HR, Michel MA, Chapman P, Glastonbury CM
• Endovascular catheter for magnetic navigation under MR imaging guidance: evaluation of safety in vivo at 1.5T.
  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 2013 Hetts SW, Saeed M, Martin AJ, Evans L, Bernhardt AF, Malba V, Settecase F, Do L, Yee EJ, Losey A, Sincic R, Lillaney P, Roy S, Arenson RL, Wilson MW
• RF Heating of MRI-Assisted Catheter Steering Coils for Interventional MRI.
  Academic radiology 2010 Settecase F, Hetts SW, Martin AJ, Roberts TP, Bernhardt AF, Evans L, Malba V, Saeed M, Arenson RL, Kucharzyk W, Wilson MW
• Steerable catheter microcoils for interventional MRI reducing resistive heating.
  Academic radiology 2010 Bernhardt A, Wilson MW, Settecase F, Evans L, Malba V, Martin AJ, Saeed M, Roberts TP, Arenson RL, Hetts SW
• Automated MRI measures predict progression to Alzheimer's disease.
  Neurobiology of aging 2010 Desikan RS, Cabral HJ, Settecase F, Hess CP, Dillon WP, Glastonbury CM, Weiner MW, Schmansky NJ, Salat DH, Fischl B, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
• Magnetically-assisted remote control (MARC) steering of endovascular catheters for interventional MRI: a model for deflection and design implications.
  Medical physics 2007 Settecase F, Sussman MS, Wilson MW, Hetts S, Arenson RL, Malba V, Bernhardt AF, Kucharczyk W, Roberts TP
• A new temperature-sensitive contrast mechanism for MRI: Curie temperature transition-based imaging.
  Contrast media & molecular imaging 2007 Settecase F, Sussman MS, Roberts TP