Yuka Yamamoto

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Affiliation: Kagawa Medical University
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Accumulation of technetium-99m pertechnetate in a patient with metastases of thyroid carcinoma
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology of Kagawa Medical University, Kita gun, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 13:357-9. 1999
  2. ncbi Early assessment of therapeutic response using FDG PET in small cell lung cancer
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Mol Imaging Biol 11:467-72. 2009
  3. ncbi Dual time point FDG PET for evaluation of malignant pleural mesothelioma
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 30:25-9. 2009
  4. ncbi Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma using 11C-choline PET: comparison with 18F-FDG PET
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    J Nucl Med 49:1245-8. 2008
  5. ncbi 11C-acetate PET in the evaluation of brain glioma: comparison with 11C-methionine and 18F-FDG-PET
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Mol Imaging Biol 10:281-7. 2008
  6. ncbi Clinical usefulness of fusion of 131I SPECT and CT images in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kagawa, Japan
    J Nucl Med 44:1905-10. 2003
  7. ncbi 3'-Deoxy-3'-18F-fluorothymidine as a proliferation imaging tracer for diagnosis of lung tumors: comparison with 2-deoxy-2-18f-fluoro-D-glucose
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University Hospital, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 32:432-7. 2008
  8. ncbi Comparison of (18)F-FLT PET and (18)F-FDG PET for preoperative staging in non-small cell lung cancer
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 35:236-45. 2008
  9. ncbi Correlation of 18F-FLT and 18F-FDG uptake on PET with Ki-67 immunohistochemistry in non-small cell lung cancer
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 34:1610-6. 2007
  10. ncbi 3'-Deoxy-3'-[F-18]fluorothymidine positron emission tomography in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme: comparison with Gd-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    Mol Imaging Biol 8:340-7. 2006

Detail Information

Publications72

  1. ncbi Accumulation of technetium-99m pertechnetate in a patient with metastases of thyroid carcinoma
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology of Kagawa Medical University, Kita gun, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 13:357-9. 1999
    ..The accumulation of I-131 was less than that of Tc-99m pertechnetate. The use of Tc-99m pertechnetate for imaging for diagnosis of functioning thyroid metastases is discussed...
  2. ncbi Early assessment of therapeutic response using FDG PET in small cell lung cancer
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Mol Imaging Biol 11:467-72. 2009
    ..We evaluated the ability of 2-deoxy-2-(18)F-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in the early assessment of therapeutic response in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC)...
  3. ncbi Dual time point FDG PET for evaluation of malignant pleural mesothelioma
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 30:25-9. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma using 11C-choline PET: comparison with 18F-FDG PET
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    J Nucl Med 49:1245-8. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to retrospectively investigate the feasibility of 11C-choline PET, compared with 18F-FDG PET, for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
  5. ncbi 11C-acetate PET in the evaluation of brain glioma: comparison with 11C-methionine and 18F-FDG-PET
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Mol Imaging Biol 10:281-7. 2008
    ..The aim of the study is to retrospectively investigate the usefulness of 11C-acetate (ACE)-positron emission tomography (PET) for evaluation of brain glioma, in comparison with 11C-methionine (MET) and 2-deoxy-2-18F-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG)...
  6. ncbi Clinical usefulness of fusion of 131I SPECT and CT images in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kagawa, Japan
    J Nucl Med 44:1905-10. 2003
    ..The objective of the present study was to demonstrate the clinical usefulness of (131)I SPECT/CT fusion images in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma...
  7. ncbi 3'-Deoxy-3'-18F-fluorothymidine as a proliferation imaging tracer for diagnosis of lung tumors: comparison with 2-deoxy-2-18f-fluoro-D-glucose
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University Hospital, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 32:432-7. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of 3'-deoxy-3'-F-fluorothymidine (FLT) positron emission tomography (PET) for detection of lung tumor in comparison with 2-deoxy-2-F-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) PET...
  8. ncbi Comparison of (18)F-FLT PET and (18)F-FDG PET for preoperative staging in non-small cell lung cancer
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 35:236-45. 2008
    ..We prospectively compared the diagnostic efficacy of FLT PET with that of 2-deoxy-2-(18)F-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) PET for the preoperative nodal and distant metastatic staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
  9. ncbi Correlation of 18F-FLT and 18F-FDG uptake on PET with Ki-67 immunohistochemistry in non-small cell lung cancer
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 34:1610-6. 2007
    ..We prospectively evaluated whether FLT uptake reflects proliferative activity as indicated by the Ki-67 index in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), in comparison with 2-deoxy-2-(18)F-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG)...
  10. ncbi 3'-Deoxy-3'-[F-18]fluorothymidine positron emission tomography in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme: comparison with Gd-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    Mol Imaging Biol 8:340-7. 2006
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  11. ncbi Head and neck cancer: dedicated FDG PET/CT protocol for detection--phantom and initial clinical studies
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    Radiology 244:263-72. 2007
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  12. ncbi Detection of colorectal cancer using ¹?F-FLT PET: comparison with ¹?F-FDG PET
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 30:841-5. 2009
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  13. ncbi A study of the acute effect of smoking on cerebral blood flow using 99mTc-ECD SPET
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, 761 0793, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 30:612-4. 2003
    ..Our findings therefore suggest that one of the acute effects of cigarette smoking is to induce a diffuse decrease in cerebral blood flow...
  14. ncbi Comparative evaluation of Tc-99m MIBI and Tl-201 chloride SPECT in non-small-cell lung cancer mediastinal lymph node metastases
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
    Clin Nucl Med 25:29-32. 2000
    ..To compare the utility of Tc-99m MIBI SPECT and Tl-201 chloride SPECT for presurgical assessment of lung cancer mediastinal lymph node metastases...
  15. ncbi Malignant lymphoma of the central nervous system with delayed increased accumulation on I-123 IMP SPECT
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
    Clin Nucl Med 26:105-8. 2001
    ..Results show that I-123 IMP SPECT can help differentiate malignant lymphoma from benign lesions and other malignant brain tumors...
  16. ncbi Evaluation of histopathological differentiation in lung adenocarcinoma patients using 201Tl-chloride and 99Tcm-MIBI SPET
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 22:539-45. 2001
    ..201Tl SPET is superior to 99Tcm-MIBI SPET for the grading of histopathological differentiation of primary lung adenocarcinoma...
  17. ncbi Tl-201 chloride and Tc-99m MIBI accumulation in lung adenocarcinoma in patients with and without distant metastases
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa Medical University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Clin Nucl Med 26:751-6. 2001
    ..The relation between Tl-201 chloride accumulation by the tumor and its distant metastatic potential were evaluated in patients with lung adenocarcinoma and compared with the same parameters achieved using Tc-99m MIBI...
  18. ncbi 99mTc-MIBI SPECT in small cell lung cancer patients before chemotherapy and after unresponsive chemotherapy
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 15:329-35. 2001
    ..There were no significant differences in the retention index with respect to the tumor response. 99mTc-MIBI might be useful for evaluating the tumor chemosensitivity in patients with small cell lung cancer...
  19. ncbi A comparative study of F-18 FDG PET and 201Tl scintigraphy for detection of primary malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    Clin Nucl Med 36:290-4. 2011
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare 2-[F-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and Tl-201 chloride (Tl) scintigraphy for detection of primary malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors...
  20. ncbi Comparison of 201 Tl- with 67 Ga single photon emission tomography in the diagnosis of head and neck cancer recurrence
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kagawa, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 23:187-91. 2002
    ..201Tl early SPET, especially, has the potential to replace 67Ga SPET in the follow-up of patients with head and neck cancer...
  21. ncbi Preliminary results of Tc-99m ECD SPECT to evaluate cerebral collateral circulation during balloon test occlusion
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
    Clin Nucl Med 27:633-7. 2002
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  22. ncbi Dual-isotope SPECT using (99m)Tc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate and (201)Tl-chloride to assess mandibular invasion by intraoral squamous cell carcinoma
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
    J Nucl Med 43:1464-8. 2002
    ..We examined mandibular invasion of intraoral squamous cell carcinoma by simultaneous bone and tumor dual-isotope SPECT using (99m)Tc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate ((99m)Tc-HMDP) and (201)Tl-chloride ((201)Tl) and by CT...
  23. ncbi 99mTc-MIBI and 201Tl SPET in the detection of recurrent brain tumours after radiation therapy
    Y Yamamoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kagawa, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 23:1183-90. 2002
    ..Early Tc-MIBI SPET may be especially useful for the detection of recurrent tumours in patients who have previously undergone radiation therapy for brain tumours...
  24. ncbi Correlation of FDG-PET findings with histopathology in the assessment of response to induction chemoradiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer
    Yuka Yamamoto
    Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 33:140-7. 2006
    ..The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of FDG-PET to predict the response of primary tumour and nodal disease to preoperative induction chemoradiotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
  25. ncbi Contribution of whole body FDG-PET to the detection of distant metastasis in pancreatic cancer
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 19:491-7. 2005
    ..Accurate baseline staging is necessary to appropriately treat pancreatic cancer. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical contribution of whole body FDG-PET to the detection of distant metastasis in pancreatic cancer...
  26. ncbi A case of non-hodgkin's lymphoma of the ovary: usefulness of 18F-FDG PET for staging and assessment of the therapeutic response
    Daisuke Komoto
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 20:157-60. 2006
    ..18F-FDG PET was a useful method for staging and assessment of the therapeutic response in primary ovarian lymphoma...
  27. ncbi Detection of gastric cancer using 18F-FLT PET: comparison with 18F-FDG PET
    Reiko Kameyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36:382-8. 2009
    ....
  28. ncbi FDG-PET findings of the brain in lymphomatoid granulomatosis
    Nobuyuki Kawai
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa University School of Medicine, 1750 1 Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 20:683-7. 2006
    ..18F]FDG-PET study with kinetic analysis may be useful to diagnose LYG in the central nervous system...
  29. ncbi Positron emission tomography with the glucose analog [F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose for evaluating pelvic lymph node metastasis in uterine corpus cancer: comparison with CT and MRI findings
    Eisuke Inubashiri
    Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa, Japan
    J Obstet Gynaecol Res 35:26-34. 2009
    ....
  30. ncbi A comparative study of 201Tl scintigraphy and three-phase bone scintigraphy following therapy in patients with bone and soft-tissue tumors
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 18:235-41. 2004
    ....
  31. ncbi Dual-time-point FDG-PET for evaluation of lymph node metastasis in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 22:245-50. 2008
    ....
  32. ncbi Use of 11C-methionine positron emission tomography in basal germinoma: assessment of treatment response and residual tumor
    Nobuyuki Kawai
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, 761 0793, Japan
    Childs Nerv Syst 25:845-53. 2009
    ..PET STUDIES: The usefulness of (11)C-methionine (MET) positron emission tomography (PET) in monitoring the biological nature of brain tumors has been proved in glioma patients...
  33. ncbi Diagnostic value of kinetic analysis using dynamic 18F-FDG-PET in patients with malignant primary brain tumor
    Naruhide Kimura
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 30:602-9. 2009
    ....
  34. ncbi A case of lung cancer associated with pneumoconiosis diagnosed by fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
    Shuji Bandoh
    First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kita gun, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 17:597-600. 2003
    ..To our knowledge, this is the first description of an FDG-PET image of lung cancer arising from PMF...
  35. ncbi Diagnostic value of kinetic analysis using dynamic FDG PET in immunocompetent patients with primary CNS lymphoma
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, 761 0793, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 34:78-86. 2007
    ....
  36. ncbi Dual-time-point 18F-FDG PET for the evaluation of gallbladder carcinoma
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    J Nucl Med 47:633-8. 2006
    ..However, the diagnostic performance of (18)F-FDG PET depends on CRP levels...
  37. ncbi Comparison of 11C-methionine PET and 18F-FDG PET in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma
    Yoshiro Kawase
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Mol Imaging Biol 13:1284-9. 2011
    ..Although (11)C-methionine (MET) PET has been reported to be useful for evaluating various brain tumors, the role of MET PET in CNS lymphoma is unclear. We compared the uptake of MET and FDG in patients with CNS lymphoma...
  38. ncbi Superimposed dual-isotope SPECT using 99mTc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate and 201Tl-chloride to assess cartilage invasion in laryngohypopharyngeal cancer
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Departments of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 18:527-32. 2004
    ..We examined invasion of cartilage in laryngohypopharyngeal cancer by simultaneous bone and tumor dual-isotope SPECT using 99mTc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate and 201Tl-chloride...
  39. ncbi 11C-methionine (MET) and 18F-fluorothymidine (FLT) PET in patients with newly diagnosed glioma
    Tetsuhiro Hatakeyama
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa University School of Medicine, 1750 1 Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, 761 0793, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 35:2009-17. 2008
    ....
  40. ncbi FDG PET as a procedure for detecting simultaneous tumours in head and neck cancer patients
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 26:239-44. 2005
    ..The present study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical contribution of whole-body PET using fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) for head and neck cancer patients...
  41. ncbi Usefulness of FDG-PET imaging for the radiotherapy treatment planning of pyothorax-associated lymphoma
    Hirofumi Asakura
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 19:725-8. 2005
    ..No sign of relapse was found by FDG-PET imaging 3 months later. FDG-PET imaging was useful for both the planning of radiotherapy and assessing the treatment response of PAL...
  42. ncbi Targeting optimal biopsy location in basal ganglia germinoma using (11)C-methionine positron emission tomography
    Nobuyuki Kawai
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Surg Neurol 70:408-13; discussion 413. 2008
    ..The usefulness of MET-PET in locating an optimal biopsy target and monitoring treatment efficacy in this case is presented...
  43. ncbi Comparison of early and delayed FDG PET for evaluation of biliary stricture
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 28:914-9. 2007
    ..We assessed whether delayed FDG PET imaging is more useful for the evaluation of biliary stricture in differential diagnosis of malignancy from benign disease...
  44. ncbi Comparative evaluation of 18F-FDG PET and 67Ga scintigraphy in patients with sarcoidosis
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    J Nucl Med 47:1571-6. 2006
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare the uptake of 18F-FDG and 67Ga in the evaluation of pulmonary and extrapulmonary involvement in patients with sarcoidosis...
  45. ncbi Usefulness of 99mTc-Technegas and 133Xe dynamic SPECT in ventilatory impairment
    Koiku Yokoe
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 27:887-92. 2006
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  46. ncbi Use of PET in the diagnosis of primary CNS lymphoma in patients with atypical MR findings
    Nobuyuki Kawai
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa University, Faculty of Medicine, 1750 1 Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, 761 0793, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 24:335-43. 2010
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  47. ncbi Correlation of biological aggressiveness assessed by 11C-methionine PET and hypoxic burden assessed by 18F-fluoromisonidazole PET in newly diagnosed glioblastoma
    Nobuyuki Kawai
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 38:441-50. 2011
    ....
  48. ncbi Impact of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography on the management of pancreatic cancer
    Kunihiko Izuishi
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1, Ikenobe, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    J Gastrointest Surg 14:1151-8. 2010
    ....
  49. ncbi Evaluation of the therapeutic effects and recurrence for head and neck cancer after chemoradiotherapy by FDG-PET
    Hiroshi Hoshikawa
    Department of Otolaryngology, Kagawa University, Japan
    Auris Nasus Larynx 36:192-8. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to detect early stage recurrence or a residual tumor after chemoradiotherapy by FDG-PET...
  50. ncbi Evaluation of delayed additional FDG PET imaging in patients with pancreatic tumour
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 26:895-901. 2005
    ....
  51. ncbi Usefulness of 67Ga scintigraphy in extranodal malignant lymphoma patients
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kita gun, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 17:657-62. 2003
    ..The objective of the present study was to examine the role of 67Ga scintigraphy in diagnosis and assessment of treatment response, in patients with extranodal malignant lymphoma...
  52. ncbi CT assessment of subtypes of pulmonary emphysema in females
    Taro Togami
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    Acta Med Okayama 65:27-32. 2011
    ..A high incidence of PE was found in smoking subjects as compared with non-smoking subjects. PSE predominated in younger subjects, whereas CLE predominated in older subjects...
  53. ncbi [11C-methionine positron emission tomography in nontumorous brain lesions]
    Nobuyuki Kawai
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    No Shinkei Geka 38:985-95. 2010
    ..Although differentiation from tumorous lesions is usually possible by laboratory and morphological examinations, nontumorous lesions should be included in the differential diagnosis when encountering patients with high MET uptake...
  54. ncbi Diagnosis of thyroid lymphoma and follow-up evaluation using Ga-67 scintigraphy
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 17:351-7. 2003
    ..However, 67Ga scintigraphy may not always distinguish thyroid lymphoma from Hashimoto's thyroiditis, especially the active phase of the disease...
  55. ncbi Monitoring the neoadjuvant therapy response in gynecological cancer patients using FDG PET
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 35:287-95. 2008
    ..We retrospectively evaluated the ability of FDG PET to predict the response of primary tumor to chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy in patients with gynecological cancer...
  56. ncbi Positron emission tomography-positive squalene-induced lipoid pneumonia confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
    Nobuhiro Kanaji
    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1, Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, 761 0793, Japan
    Am J Med Sci 335:310-4. 2008
    ..This case also suggests the possibility that lipoid pneumonia shows significant uptake in FDG-PET and FLT-PET...
  57. ncbi CT assessment of pulmonary emphysema using teleradiology
    Katashi Satoh
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
    Radiat Med 22:126-30. 2004
    ..Therefore, teleradiology enables rapid diagnosis even in medical institutions where no expert chest radiologist is present...
  58. ncbi 99mTc-GSA liver dynamic SPECT for the preoperative assessment of hepatectomy
    Katashi Satoh
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kita gun, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 17:61-7. 2003
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  59. ncbi Shortening the duration of [18F]FDG PET brain examination for diagnosis of brain glioma
    Toshihide Monden
    Department of Clinical Radiology, Kagawa University Hospital, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Mol Imaging Biol 13:754-8. 2011
    ..We investigated the change of the parametric values when the time duration of PET data was shortened...
  60. ncbi 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of small pancreatic cancer
    Keiichi Okano
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
    World J Gastroenterol 17:231-5. 2011
    ..To investigate the role of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the diagnosis of small pancreatic cancer...
  61. ncbi Does three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound improve the diagnostic accuracy for the prediction of adnexal malignancy?
    Shu Yan Dai
    Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Ikenobe, Miki, Kagawa, Japan
    J Obstet Gynaecol Res 34:364-70. 2008
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  62. ncbi Early prediction of local control in head and neck cancer after chemoradiotherapy by FDG-PET
    Hiroshi Hoshikawa
    Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    Nucl Med Commun 32:684-9. 2011
    ..To determine the utility of 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for assessment of early locoregional clinical outcome of chemoradiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs)...
  63. ncbi Clinical value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with connective tissue disease
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, 761 0793, Japan
    Jpn J Radiol 28:405-13. 2010
    ..The technique appears to be a promising imaging modality for detecting coexistent neoplastic diseases and other autoimmune disorders...
  64. ncbi [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging in a case of relapsing polychondritis
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 31:381-3. 2007
    ..We describe a patient with relapsing polychondritis presenting with tracheal and bronchial abnormalities that were identified by an increased uptake on [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography...
  65. ncbi Ga-67 scintigraphy in patients with breast lymphoma
    Yoshihiro Nishiyama
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
    Clin Nucl Med 27:101-4. 2002
    ..The authors studied the utility of Ga-67 citrate scintigraphy in patients with breast lymphoma...
  66. ncbi Focal neuronal damage in patients with neuropsychological impairment after diffuse traumatic brain injury: evaluation using ¹¹C-flumazenil positron emission tomography with statistical image analysis
    Nobuyuki Kawai
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki cho, Japan
    J Neurotrauma 27:2131-8. 2010
    ..Future studies to confirm a common area of focal neuronal damage and a direct correlation with neuropsychological testing may validate the use of FMZ-PET for the functional diagnosis of neuropsychological impairments after TBI...
  67. ncbi Uptake of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex infection
    Shuji Bandoh
    First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Kagawa
    Intern Med 42:726-9. 2003
    ..To our knowledge, this is the first description of an FDG-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) image of MAC infection of the lung...
  68. ncbi Changes in cerebral glucose metabolism in newborn infants with cerebral infarction
    Takashi Kusaka
    Maternal Perinatal Center, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    Pediatr Neurol 32:46-9. 2005
    ..The results of this study should contribute to an understanding of the relationship between blood flow and metabolic rate changes after neonatal infarction as well as to improvement of diagnosis of neurologic impairments in neonates...
  69. ncbi F-18 FDG PET findings of Takayasu arteritis before and after immunosuppressive therapy
    Masako Iwabu
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
    Clin Nucl Med 33:872-3. 2008
    ..After 6 weeks of immunosuppressive therapy, a follow-up PET scan showed disappearance of the large vessel uptake of FDG. She was asymptomatic, with a normal C-reactive protein (0.06 mg/dL)...
  70. ncbi [Quantitative study of 99mTc-technegas SPECT for ventilatory impairment in pulmonary emphysema--regional distribution: correlation of SPECT with pulmonary function test]
    Katashi Satoh
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa Medical University
    Kaku Igaku 40:147-53. 2003
    ..And respiratory function decreases as much as chronic pulmonary emphysema exists in the lower lung field...
  71. ncbi Evaluation of subsubsegmental pulmonary arteries of the posterior and anterior segments of the right upper lobe using multidetector row computed tomography with multiplanar reconstruction images
    Makiko Murota
    Department of Radiology, Kagawa University, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa, 761 0793, Japan
    Jpn J Radiol 27:86-90. 2009
    ..We evaluated the patterns of subsubsegmental pulmonary arteries of the right upper lobe (posterior segment: S2; anterior segment: S3) with multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images by multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT)...
  72. ncbi Val216 decides the substrate specificity of alpha-glucosidase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Keizo Yamamoto
    Department of Chemistry, Nara Medical University, Japan
    Eur J Biochem 271:3414-20. 2004
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