Hiroshi Kondo

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Affiliation: Gifu University
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Embolization for massive urethral hemorrhage
    Hiroshi Kondo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu City, Japan
    Abdom Imaging 32:262-3. 2007
  2. ncbi Optimal scan delays for multiphasic renal multidetector row computed tomography performed with fixed injection duration of contrast medium
    Yusuke Tsuge
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 33:101-5. 2009
  3. ncbi Optimizing scan delays of fixed duration contrast injection in contrast-enhanced biphasic multidetector-row CT for the liver and the detection of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 29:195-201. 2005
  4. ncbi Diffusion-weighted imaging of the liver: optimizing b value for the detection and characterization of benign and malignant hepatic lesions
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 28:691-7. 2008
  5. ncbi MDCT of the liver and hypervascular hepatocellular carcinomas: optimizing scan delays for bolus-tracking techniques of hepatic arterial and portal venous phases
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 187:W25-32. 2006
  6. ncbi MDCT of the pancreas: optimizing scanning delay with a bolus-tracking technique for pancreatic, peripancreatic vascular, and hepatic contrast enhancement
    Hiroshi Kondo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 188:751-6. 2007
  7. ncbi Detection of malignant hepatic tumors with ferumoxide-enhanced MR imaging: usefulness of multishot and single-shot fast spin echo sequences
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    Magn Reson Imaging 22:379-88. 2004
  8. ncbi Optimal acquisition delay for dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1193, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:686-92. 2009
  9. ncbi Nodule-in-nodule appearance of hepatocellular carcinomas: comparison of gadolinium-enhanced and ferumoxides-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 20:250-5. 2004
  10. ncbi Does T2-weighted MR imaging improve preoperative detection of malignant hepatic tumors? Observer performance study in 49 surgically proven cases
    Hiroshi Kondo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1193, Japan
    Magn Reson Imaging 23:89-95. 2005

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  1. ncbi Embolization for massive urethral hemorrhage
    Hiroshi Kondo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu City, Japan
    Abdom Imaging 32:262-3. 2007
    ..This case showed that bilateral arteriocavernosal fistulae can be successfully treated by superselective arterial embolization...
  2. ncbi Optimal scan delays for multiphasic renal multidetector row computed tomography performed with fixed injection duration of contrast medium
    Yusuke Tsuge
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 33:101-5. 2009
    ..The purpose of our study was to prospectively determine optimal scan delays for multiphasic imaging of the kidney performed with multidetector row computed tomography (CT) and fixed injection duration of intravenous contrast medium...
  3. ncbi Optimizing scan delays of fixed duration contrast injection in contrast-enhanced biphasic multidetector-row CT for the liver and the detection of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 29:195-201. 2005
    ..To determine the optimal scan delay required for fixed duration contrast injection in contrast-enhanced biphasic multidetector-row CT for the liver and the detection of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
  4. ncbi Diffusion-weighted imaging of the liver: optimizing b value for the detection and characterization of benign and malignant hepatic lesions
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 28:691-7. 2008
    ..To determine the optimal b values required for diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging of the liver in the detection and characterization of benign and malignant hepatic lesions...
  5. ncbi MDCT of the liver and hypervascular hepatocellular carcinomas: optimizing scan delays for bolus-tracking techniques of hepatic arterial and portal venous phases
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 187:W25-32. 2006
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  6. ncbi MDCT of the pancreas: optimizing scanning delay with a bolus-tracking technique for pancreatic, peripancreatic vascular, and hepatic contrast enhancement
    Hiroshi Kondo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 188:751-6. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal MDCT scanning delay for peripancreatic arterial, pancreatic parenchymal, peripancreatic venous, and hepatic parenchymal contrast enhancement with a bolus-tracking technique...
  7. ncbi Detection of malignant hepatic tumors with ferumoxide-enhanced MR imaging: usefulness of multishot and single-shot fast spin echo sequences
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    Magn Reson Imaging 22:379-88. 2004
    ..We confirmed the incremental value of ferumoxide-enhanced MR imaging by obtaining MS-FSE and SS-FSE images in addition to GRE images in the detection of malignant hepatic tumors...
  8. ncbi Optimal acquisition delay for dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1193, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:686-92. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to prospectively determine the optimal acquisition delay for imaging of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma with multiphasic dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI...
  9. ncbi Nodule-in-nodule appearance of hepatocellular carcinomas: comparison of gadolinium-enhanced and ferumoxides-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 20:250-5. 2004
    ..Ferumoxides-enhanced MRI may be considered when development of malignant foci is suspected during routine examinations...
  10. ncbi Does T2-weighted MR imaging improve preoperative detection of malignant hepatic tumors? Observer performance study in 49 surgically proven cases
    Hiroshi Kondo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1193, Japan
    Magn Reson Imaging 23:89-95. 2005
    ..05) and 0.839 vs. 0.846 in tumors overall (P>.05), respectively. Our results showed that the addition of T2-weighted fast SE imaging to gadolinium-enhanced GRE imaging improved the observer performance in the detection of metastases...
  11. ncbi Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in hepatocellular carcinoma and the surrounding liver: correlation with angiographically assisted CT
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 183:1585-93. 2004
    ..73, p = 0.004). CONCLUSION: Our results indicated that the intensity and heterogeneity of hepatic artery enhancement of HCCs on CT hepatic arteriography correlated with the degree of VEGF expression in HCCs...
  12. ncbi Malignant hepatic tumor detection with ferumoxide-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging: is chemical-shift-selective fat suppression necessary for fast spin-echo sequence?
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 20:75-82. 2004
    ..To determine whether chemical-shift-selective (CSS) fat suppression is necessary for ferumoxide-enhanced T2-weighted fast spin-echo (FSE) imaging in the detection of malignant hepatic tumors...
  13. ncbi Abdominal vascular and visceral parenchymal contrast enhancement in MDCT: effects of injection duration
    Yusuke Tsuge
    Department of Radiology, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, 590 Kobityo Shimokobi, Minokamo City, Gifu 505 8503, Japan
    Eur J Radiol 80:259-64. 2011
    ..To evaluate and compare the effect of short and long injection durations on aortic, pancreatic and hepatic enhancement in abdominal MDCT...
  14. ncbi Body size indexes for optimizing iodine dose for aortic and hepatic enhancement at multidetector CT: comparison of total body weight, lean body weight, and blood volume
    Hiroshi Kondo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, 501 1194 Gifu, Japan
    Radiology 254:163-9. 2010
    ....
  15. ncbi Detection and grading for esophageal varices in patients with chronic liver damage: comparison of gadolinium-enhanced and unenhanced steady-state coherent MR images
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1193, Japan
    Magn Reson Imaging 27:1230-5. 2009
    ..Nevertheless, endoscopy was confirmed to be mandatory in patients with esophageal varices suspected by MRI of the liver...
  16. ncbi Multi-detector row CT of the kidney: optimizing scan delays for bolus tracking techniques of arterial, corticomedullary, and nephrographic phases
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1193, Japan
    Eur J Radiol 63:420-6. 2007
    ..To determine optimal scan delays for renal arterial-, corticomedullary-, and nephrographic-phase imaging with multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) of the kidney using a bolus-tracking technique...
  17. ncbi Evaluating local hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence post-transcatheter arterial chemoembolization: is diffusion-weighted MRI reliable as an indicator?
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 27:834-9. 2008
    ..To evaluate the detectability of local hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) by diffusion-weighted MR imaging in correlation with those of gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging...
  18. ncbi Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: ferumoxide-enhanced MR imaging as a tiebreaker
    Hiroki Kato
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 20:501-5. 2004
    ..We correlate the MR imaging and pathologic findings in this report...
  19. ncbi Early-enhancing nonneoplastic lesions on gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the liver following partial hepatectomy
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 20:66-74. 2004
    ..However, most EN lesions can be correctly diagnosed with MRI findings...
  20. ncbi Hepatic hemangioma: correlation of enhancement types with diffusion-weighted MR findings and apparent diffusion coefficients
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    Eur J Radiol 70:325-30. 2009
    ..To correlate hepatic hemangioma enhancement types in gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) images with diffusion-weighted MR findings and apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs)...
  21. ncbi Aortic and hepatic enhancement at multidetector CT: evaluation of optimal iodine dose determined by lean body weight
    Hiroshi Kondo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, 501 1194 Gifu, Japan
    Eur J Radiol 80:e273-7. 2011
    ..To determine the optimal iodine dose for aortic and hepatic enhancement at MDCT by comparing lean body weight (LBW) with total body weight (TBW)...
  22. ncbi CT of the pancreas: comparison of anatomic structure depiction, image quality, and radiation exposure between 320-detector volumetric images and 64-detector helical images
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1193, Japan
    Radiology 260:139-47. 2011
    ..To prospectively compare 320-detector volumetric and 64-detector helical computed tomographic (CT) images of the pancreas for depiction of anatomic structures, image noise, and radiation exposure...
  23. ncbi Gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging of the liver: optimizing imaging delay for hepatic arterial and portal venous phases--a prospective randomized study in patients with chronic liver damage
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
    Radiology 225:407-15. 2002
    ..To investigate the optimal imaging delays for hepatic arterial and portal venous phases of gadolinium-enhanced dynamic spoiled gradient-recalled-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the liver in patients with chronic liver damage...
  24. ncbi Pancreas: optimal scan delay for contrast-enhanced multi-detector row CT
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
    Radiology 241:167-74. 2006
    ....
  25. ncbi Staging hepatic fibrosis: comparison of gadoxetate disodium-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR imaging--preliminary observations
    Haruo Watanabe
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, 501 1194 Gifu, Japan
    Radiology 259:142-50. 2011
    ..To evaluate the utility of hepatocyte-phase gadoxetate disodium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in staging hepatic fibrosis and to compare it with diffusion-weighted imaging...
  26. ncbi Detection of malignant hepatic tumors with ferumoxides-enhanced MRI: comparison of five gradient-recalled echo sequences with different TEs
    Masayuki Matsuo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 182:235-42. 2004
    ....
  27. ncbi Abdominal multidetector CT in patients with varying body fat percentages: estimation of optimal contrast material dose
    Hiroshi Kondo
    Department of Radiology, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    Radiology 249:872-7. 2008
    ..To determine if contrast material dose for abdominal multidetector computed tomography (CT), as determined by using body weight (BW), overestimates the amount of contrast material required in heavier patients...
  28. ncbi Hepatic hemangioma and metastasis: differentiation with gadoxetate disodium-enhanced 3-T MRI
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501 1193, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 195:941-6. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MRI findings of hepatic hemangioma and to investigate the diagnostic performance in differentiating hepatic hemangioma and metastasis...
  29. ncbi Preoperative T staging of urinary bladder cancer: does diffusion-weighted MRI have supplementary value?
    Haruo Watanabe
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:1361-6. 2009
    ..The objective of our study was to evaluate whether diffusion-weighted MRI has supplementary value in the preoperative T staging of urinary bladder cancer...
  30. ncbi Gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MR imaging: differentiation between early-enhancing non-tumorous lesions and hypervascular hepatocellular carcinomas
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1193, Japan
    Eur J Radiol 79:e108-12. 2011
    ..To retrospectively assess imaging features that help differentiate early-enhancing non-tumorous (EN) hepatic lesions from hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) on gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MR imaging...
  31. ncbi Solitary mediastinal lymph node metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: MR imaging findings
    Osamu Tanaka
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    Magn Reson Imaging 23:111-4. 2005
    ..We assess the MR imaging findings and presumable pathways of lymphatic metastasis from the liver to mediastinal lymph nodes in this report...
  32. ncbi Ferumoxide-enhanced MR imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma: correlation with histologic tumor grade and tumor vascularity
    Hiroki Kato
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 19:76-81. 2004
    ..The present results suggest the limitation of reticuloendothelial contrast imaging, particularly in the diagnosis of small, well-differentiated HCC...
  33. ncbi Improvement of image quality of low radiation dose abdominal CT by increasing contrast enhancement
    Haruo Watanabe
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 195:986-92. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of noise index and contrast material dose on radiation dose, contrast enhancement, image noise, and image quality in abdominal CT...
  34. ncbi Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in hepatocellular carcinoma and the surrounding liver and correlation with MRI findings
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology Services, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:832-41. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that the signal intensity and heterogeneity of hepatocellular carcinomas on MR images correlate with the degree of VEGF expression in hepatocellular carcinomas...
  35. ncbi Is gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MRI useful for detecting local recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation therapy?
    Haruo Watanabe
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 198:589-95. 2012
    ..The purpose of our study was to determine whether gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MRI improves the detection of locally recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after radiofrequency ablation therapy...
  36. ncbi Preoperative detection of prostate cancer: a comparison with 11C-choline PET, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET and MR imaging
    Haruo Watanabe
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 31:1151-6. 2010
    ..To compare (11)C-choline positron emission tomography (C-PET), (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET), and MR imaging in the preoperative detection of prostate cancer...
  37. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    Oncology 75:65-71. 2008
    ..In summary, we believe MRI outperforms CT in the diagnosis of HCCs...
  38. ncbi Perilesional hyperintense rim of malignant hepatic tumors on ferumoxide-enhanced T1-weighted gradient-echo MR images: correlation between MR imaging and histopathologic findings
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 18:40-8. 2003
    ..To correlate the perilesional hyperintense rim of malignant hepatic tumors seen on ferumoxide-enhanced T1-weighted gradient-echo (GE) MR images with histopathologic findings...
  39. ncbi MR elastography of the liver at 3 T with cine-tagging and bending energy analysis: preliminary results
    Haruo Watanabe
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, 501 1194, Gifu, Japan
    Eur Radiol 20:2381-9. 2010
    ..To preliminarily evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of MR elastography of the liver at 3 T with cine-tagging and bending energy (BE) analysis for the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis...
  40. ncbi Enhancement of anatomical structures and detection of metastatic cervical lymph nodes: comparison of two different contrast material doses
    Haruo Watanabe
    Department of Radiology, Gifu Central Hospital, 3 25 Kawabe, Gifu 501 1198, Japan
    Jpn J Radiol 30:846-51. 2012
    ..To determine if a 20 % reduction in the contrast material dose is acceptable in the CT evaluation of patients with head and neck malignancy...
  41. ncbi Esophageal varices: diagnosis with gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging of the liver for patients with chronic liver damage
    Masayuki Matsuo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 180:461-6. 2003
    ..Gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging may increase the potential value...
  42. ncbi Detection of focal hepatic lesions with 3-T MRI: comparison of two-dimensional and three-dimensional T2-weighted sequences
    Haruo Watanabe
    Department of Radiology, Gifu Central Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    Jpn J Radiol 30:721-8. 2012
    ..To evaluate whether incorporation of a 3D turbo spin-echo sequence during T2-weighted MR imaging improves the detection of focal hepatic lesions by 3T MR imaging...
  43. ncbi Giant high-flow type pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: coil embolization with flow control by balloon occlusion and an anchored detachable coil
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    Korean J Radiol 13:111-4. 2012
    ..After confirming the stability of the microcoils during a gradual deflation of the balloon, we finally released the first detachable coil. The nidus was reduced in size to 15 mm at one year postoperatively...
  44. ncbi Carcinosarcoma of the uterus: radiologic-pathologic correlations with magnetic resonance imaging including diffusion-weighted imaging
    Hiroki Kato
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
    Magn Reson Imaging 26:1446-50. 2008
    ..Diffusion-weighted images were found to demonstrate complicated tissue components in carcinosarcomas of the uterus, and thus, which may be useful for the diagnosis of this disease...
  45. ncbi Small scirrhous hepatocellular carcinoma with central scar: MR imaging findings
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 16:741-5. 2002
    ..A small scirrhous hepatocellular carcinoma may have a central scar and should be included in the differential diagnoses for small hepatic masses with a central scar...
  46. ncbi Arterioportal shunts mimicking hepatic tumors with hyperintensity on T2-weighted MR images
    Masayuki Matsuo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 15:330-3. 2002
    ....
  47. ncbi Clinicopathological features of hepatocellular carcinoma evaluated by vascular endothelial growth factor expression
    Nozomi Amaoka
    Surgical Oncology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Yanagido, Gifu City, Japan
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 22:2202-7. 2007
    ..To evaluate the significance of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), its correlation with clinicopathological variables were studied in the tissue of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and surrounding liver...
  48. ncbi Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MR imaging: prediction of hepatic fibrosis stages using liver contrast enhancement index and liver-to-spleen volumetric ratio
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, 501 1194 Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 36:1148-53. 2012
    ..To develop and evaluate a quantitative parameter for staging hepatic fibrosis by contrast enhancement signal intensity and morphological measurements from gadoxetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced MR imaging...
  49. ncbi Postpartum hemorrhage in coagulopathic patients: preliminary experience with uterine arterial embolization with N-butyl cyanoacrylate
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    J Vasc Interv Radiol 22:1773-6. 2011
    ..One patient resumed menstruation in 6 months. NBCA may be a promising embolic material for emergent UAE in patients with PH, especially for patients with a coagulopathic condition...
  50. ncbi Diffusion/perfusion MR imaging of the liver: practice, challenges, and future
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    Magn Reson Med Sci 11:151-61. 2012
    ..The advent of liver-specific contrast agents, such as gadoxetic acid, may spur the development of a new analysis model that incorporates extracellular perfusion and hepatocyte function...
  51. ncbi Uneven haustra on CT colonography: a clue for the detection of transperitoneal invasion from gastric cancer
    Hideto Tomimatsu
    Department of Radiology Services, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
    Abdom Imaging 37:570-4. 2012
    ..These observations suggest that CTC could be of potential use for the differentiation of transperitoneal colonic invasion and gastric cancer...
  52. ncbi Pheochromocytoma with posthemorrhagic cystic degeneration: magnetic resonance imaging findings
    Satoshi Goshima
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 19:640-4. 2004
    ..Hemosiderin deposition caused by intraparenchymal hemorrhage in the pheochromocytoma can be appreciated on spoiled gradient-echo images with different echo times, which is ordinarily included in the MRI protocol as phase-shift imaging...
  53. ncbi Computer-aided diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis: preliminary evaluation of MRI texture analysis using the finite difference method and an artificial neural network
    Hiroki Kato
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 189:117-22. 2007
    ..The purpose of our study was to preliminarily evaluate the usefulness of a computer algorithm analysis using the finite difference method and an artificial neural network to diagnose hepatic fibrosis with MR images...
  54. ncbi Volvulus of the gall bladder diagnosed by ultrasonography, computed tomography, coronal magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography
    Nobuhisa Matsuhashi
    Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Gifu University, 1 1 Yanagido, 501 1194, Gifu City, Japan
    World J Gastroenterol 12:4599-601. 2006
    ..Coronal MRI and MRCP showing characteristic radiography may be useful in making a definitive diagnosis...
  55. ncbi Automated segmentation of hepatic vessels in non-contrast X-ray CT images
    Suguru Kawajiri
    Department of Intelligent Image Information, Division of Regeneration and Advanced Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
    Radiol Phys Technol 1:214-22. 2008
    ..The preliminary experimental results showed that the proposed method could enhance and segment the hepatic-vessel regions even in plain CT images...
  56. ncbi Constructing a probabilistic model for automated liver region segmentation using non-contrast X-ray torso CT images
    Xiangrong Zhou
    Department of Intelligent Image Information, Division of Regeneration and Advanced Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv 9:856-63. 2006
    ..The performances of the probabilistic model were evaluated by comparing the segmented liver with the gold standard in each CT case. The validity and usefulness of the proposed model were proved...
  57. ncbi Thick-section half-Fourier rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement MR cholangiopancreatography: effects of i.v. administration of gadolinium chelate
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu, 500-8705, Japan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 178:755-61. 2002
    ..There may be a value of enhanced MR cholangiopancreatography when unenhanced MR cholangiopancreatography is not sufficient...
  58. ncbi Pseudothrombosis with T2-weighted fast spin-echo MR images caused by static portal venous flow in severe cirrhosis
    Masayuki Matsuo
    Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
    J Magn Reson Imaging 15:199-202. 2002
    ..Gadolinium-enhanced MRI subsequently revealed the patency of the vessel. The extremely slow portal venous flow was considered to be the cause of false-positive findings with unenhanced MRI and sonography...
  59. ncbi Imaging liver metastases: review and update
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Department of Radiology Services, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    Eur J Radiol 58:217-28. 2006
    ..And, liver-specific contrast agents like superparamagnetic iron oxide, liposoluble gadolinium chelate, and manganese may improve the MRI-based diagnosis of liver metastases...
  60. ncbi How should we optimize bolus tracking with multidetector CT of the abdomen?
    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Radiology 246:643; author reply 643-4. 2008
  61. ncbi An ESR contrast agent is transported to rat liver through organic anion transporter
    Kazuhiro Ichikawa
    Department of Bio-function Analysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
    Free Radic Res 40:403-8. 2006
    ..The results demonstrate that there is an active transfer system of an ESR contrast reagent into in situ rat liver through organic anion transporters...
  62. ncbi [Does early vascular access intervention therapy reduce acute obstruction and reconstruction of arterial-venous fistula?]
    Toru Yamada
    The Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University
    Hinyokika Kiyo 52:699-703. 2006
    ..001). The number of fistula reconstructions significantly decreased from 59 to 22 (P<0.001). Early VAIVT for VA stenosis could decrease acute VA obstruction and fistula reconstruction without increasing the total number of VAIVT...
  63. ncbi Abdomen: angiography with 16-detector CT--comparison of image quality and radiation dose between studies with 0.625-mm and those with 1.25-mm collimation
    Toshiharu Miyoshi
    Radiology Services, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, 501 1194 Gifu, Japan
    Radiology 249:142-50. 2008
    ..To prospectively compare image quality and volume computed tomographic (CT) dose index (CTDI(vol)) of 16-detector CT angiograms of the abdomen acquired with 0.625-mm collimation with those of images acquired with 1.25-mm collimation...
  64. ncbi [Automated middle hepatic vessel extraction method using electronic atlas and line enhancement filter on non-contrast torso X-ray CT images]
    Teruhiko Kitagawa
    Department of Intelligent Image Information, Division of Regeneration and Advanced Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University
    Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi 63:1382-7. 2007
    ..The results show that hepatic vessels extracted using the proposed method were found to be satisfactory in 41% (9/22) of cases...
  65. ncbi [Ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the renal artery associated with segmental arterial mediolysis]
    Kosuke Mizutani
    Department of Urology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine
    Hinyokika Kiyo 54:489-91. 2008
    ..Differential diagnoses of SAM are discussed...
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    Masayuki Kanematsu
    Radiology Services, Gifu University Hospital, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu, Japan 501 1194
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 188:W309-16. 2007
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