Takahiro Higuchi

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Affiliation: Kanazawa University
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Imaging of angiogenesis in cardiology
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 34:S9-19. 2007
  2. ncbi Assessment of alphavbeta3 integrin expression after myocardial infarction by positron emission tomography
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
    Cardiovasc Res 78:395-403. 2008
  3. ncbi Characterization of normal and infarcted rat myocardium using a combination of small-animal PET and clinical MRI
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 48:288-94. 2007
  4. ncbi Reporter gene PET for monitoring survival of transplanted endothelial progenitor cells in the rat heart after pretreatment with VEGF and atorvastatin
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 50:1881-6. 2009
  5. ncbi Combined reporter gene PET and iron oxide MRI for monitoring survival and localization of transplanted cells in the rat heart
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 50:1088-94. 2009
  6. ncbi A new 18F-labeled myocardial PET tracer: myocardial uptake after permanent and transient coronary occlusion in rats
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 49:1715-22. 2008
  7. ncbi Initial characterization of an 18F-labeled myocardial perfusion tracer
    Marc C Huisman
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 49:630-6. 2008
  8. ncbi Evaluation of a novel (18)F-labeled positron-emission tomography perfusion tracer for the assessment of myocardial infarct size in rats
    Hossam M Sherif
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2:77-84. 2009
  9. ncbi Molecular imaging of early αvβ3 integrin expression predicts long-term left-ventricle remodeling after myocardial infarction in rats
    Hossam M Sherif
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik, Technischen Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 53:318-23. 2012
  10. ncbi Effect of the angiotensin receptor blocker Valsartan on coronary microvascular flow reserve in moderately hypertensive patients with stable coronary artery disease
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
    Microcirculation 14:805-12. 2007

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Publications30

  1. ncbi Imaging of angiogenesis in cardiology
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 34:S9-19. 2007
    ..Although few clinical imaging results are currently available, animal studies suggest the potential role of molecular imaging for characterisation of the angiogenetic process in vivo and for the monitoring of therapeutic effects...
  2. ncbi Assessment of alphavbeta3 integrin expression after myocardial infarction by positron emission tomography
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
    Cardiovasc Res 78:395-403. 2008
    ....
  3. ncbi Characterization of normal and infarcted rat myocardium using a combination of small-animal PET and clinical MRI
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 48:288-94. 2007
    ..We sought to determine the feasibility of PET and MRI for the quantification of ischemic injury in the rat model...
  4. ncbi Reporter gene PET for monitoring survival of transplanted endothelial progenitor cells in the rat heart after pretreatment with VEGF and atorvastatin
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 50:1881-6. 2009
    ..We investigated whether reporter gene PET can be used to detect the effects of atorvastatin and VEGF on survival of EPCs after transplantation in the rat heart...
  5. ncbi Combined reporter gene PET and iron oxide MRI for monitoring survival and localization of transplanted cells in the rat heart
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 50:1088-94. 2009
    ..This study assessed the feasibility and usefulness of combined PET and MRI for monitoring cell engraftment and survival after cell transplantation...
  6. ncbi A new 18F-labeled myocardial PET tracer: myocardial uptake after permanent and transient coronary occlusion in rats
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 49:1715-22. 2008
    ..To investigate the potential of a new (18)F-labeled pyridazinone analog ((18)F-BMS-747158-02), we characterized this tracer in a rat model of permanent and transient coronary occlusion using small-animal PET...
  7. ncbi Initial characterization of an 18F-labeled myocardial perfusion tracer
    Marc C Huisman
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 49:630-6. 2008
    ..Here, the biodistribution and imaging quality of a new 18F-labeled myocardial perfusion agent (18F-BMS-747158-02) in an animal model are described...
  8. ncbi Evaluation of a novel (18)F-labeled positron-emission tomography perfusion tracer for the assessment of myocardial infarct size in rats
    Hossam M Sherif
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2:77-84. 2009
    ..The goal of this study was to evaluate a new (18)F-labeled positron-emission tomography (PET) perfusion tracer, (18)F BMS747158-02, for the assessment of myocardial infarct (MI) size...
  9. ncbi Molecular imaging of early αvβ3 integrin expression predicts long-term left-ventricle remodeling after myocardial infarction in rats
    Hossam M Sherif
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik, Technischen Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    J Nucl Med 53:318-23. 2012
    ..We studied whether myocardial (18)F-RGD uptake early after MI is associated with long-term left-ventricle (LV) remodeling in a rat model...
  10. ncbi Effect of the angiotensin receptor blocker Valsartan on coronary microvascular flow reserve in moderately hypertensive patients with stable coronary artery disease
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
    Microcirculation 14:805-12. 2007
    ..To noninvasively investigate the effects of the angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) Valsartan. on myocardial microcirculation in moderately hypertensive patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD)...
  11. ncbi Imaging cardiac neuronal function and dysfunction
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, , Ismaninger Strasse 22, , Germany
    Curr Cardiol Rep 8:131-8. 2006
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  12. ncbi Noninvasive imaging of heart failure: neuronal dysfunction and risk stratification
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, , , Germany
    Heart Fail Clin 2:193-204. 2006
  13. ncbi Advances in PET myocardial perfusion imaging: F-18 labeled tracers
    Christoph Rischpler
    Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
    Ann Nucl Med 26:1-6. 2012
    ..These longer half-life F-18 labeled perfusion tracers can overcome the production and protocol limitations of currently used radiotracers for PET MPI...
  14. ncbi Effect of postconditioning on myocardial 99mTc-annexin-V uptake: comparison with ischemic preconditioning and caspase inhibitor treatment
    Junichi Taki
    Department of Biotracer Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
    J Nucl Med 48:1301-7. 2007
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  15. ncbi (99m)Tc-Annexin-V uptake in a rat model of variable ischemic severity and reperfusion time
    Junichi Taki
    Department of Biotracer Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
    Circ J 71:1141-6. 2007
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  16. ncbi Usefulness of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome
    Bunji Kaku
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan
    Int Heart J 47:311-7. 2006
    ..18FDG PET was useful for evaluating the efficacy of the steroid therapy in addition to making a diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome...
  17. ncbi Changes in myocardial oxidative metabolism after biventricular pacing as evaluated by [11C]acetate positron emission tomography
    Tsutomu Araki
    Department of Cardiology, Kanazawa Cardiovascular Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 17:605-8. 2003
    ..11C]acetate PET is a useful method of evaluating global and regional myocardial oxidative metabolism in patients who have undergone BVP therapy...
  18. ncbi Time course of discordant BMIPP and thallium uptake after ischemia and reperfusion in a rat model
    Takahiro Higuchi
    PET Center, Kanazawa Cardiovascular Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
    J Nucl Med 46:172-5. 2005
    ..These results yield data essential to the precise interpretation of BMIPP images...
  19. ncbi 11C-acetate PET imaging of lung cancer: comparison with 18F-FDG PET and 99mTc-MIBI SPET
    Kotaro Higashi
    Department of Radiology, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, 920 0293 Uchinada, Kahokugun, Ishikawa, Japan
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 31:13-21. 2004
    ..AC PET is less diagnostically informative than FDG PET in patients with lung cancer. However, AC PET may play a complementary role in the identification of low-grade malignancies that are not FDG avid...
  20. ncbi Detection of cardiomyocyte death in a rat model of ischemia and reperfusion using 99mTc-labeled annexin V
    Junichi Taki
    Department of Biotracer Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
    J Nucl Med 45:1536-41. 2004
    ..To determine the time course, location, and extent of this process, we studied groups of rats after a 20-min interval of coronary occlusion and reperfusion...
  21. ncbi What is the diagnosis? Metastasis of right lung from osteosarcoma
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Department of Biotracer Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
    Ann Nucl Med 16:Front cover, 142. 2002
  22. ncbi Prediction of myocutaneous adverse side effect due to intra-arterial chemotherapy by intra-arterial (99m)Tc-macroaggregated albumin administration in patients with bone and soft-tissue tumors
    Junichi Taki
    Department of Biotracer Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
    J Nucl Med 43:1452-6. 2002
    ..99m)Tc-macroaggregated albumin (MAA) imaging with intra-arterial tracer administration was performed to evaluate drug distribution, and the ability of (99m)Tc-MAA imaging to predict local side effects was assessed...
  23. ncbi Asialoglycoprotein receptor concentration in tumor-bearing livers and its fate early after their sectorial resection
    Xiao-Feng Li
    Department of Biotracer Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 17:489-93. 2003
    ..Post-operative change in ASGP-R concentration negatively correlates with change in functional volume...
  24. ncbi Discrepant uptake between fluorine-18 fluorodeoxy glucose and Tc-99m sestamibi in bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Department of Kanazawa PET Center, Kanazawa Cardiovascular Hospital, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 17:499-501. 2003
    ..This case clearly indicates that the FDG uptake and MIBI uptake might provide different information regarding characteristics of lung cancer...
  25. ncbi Characterization of cartilaginous tumors with 201Tl scintigraphy
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Department of Biotracer Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 19:95-9. 2005
    ..We attempted to clarify the characteristics of 201Tl uptake in various histological types of cartilaginous tumors and to assess its clinical value...
  26. ncbi Multifactorial analysis on the short-term side effects occurring within 96 hours after radioiodine-131 therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma
    Tamotsu Kita
    Department of Biotracer Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 18:345-9. 2004
    ..This study was performed to clarify factors that might influence short-term side effects occurring within 96 hours after administration of 131I for patients with thyroid carcinoma...
  27. ncbi Brown adipose tissue: evaluation with 201Tl and 99mTc-sestamibi dual-tracer SPECT
    Takahiro Higuchi
    Department of Kanazawa, PET Center, Kanazawa Cardiovascular Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
    Ann Nucl Med 18:547-9. 2004
    ..Therefore, the activity of mitochondria in activated brown adipose tissue may explain the discrepant uptake between 99mTc-sestamibi and 201Tl...
  28. ncbi 18F-FDG uptake by primary tumor as a predictor of intratumoral lymphatic vessel invasion and lymph node involvement in non-small cell lung cancer: analysis of a multicenter study
    Kotaro Higashi
    Department of Radiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa 920 0293, Japan
    J Nucl Med 46:267-73. 2005
    ..The aim of this multicenter study was to determine whether (18)F-FDG uptake of the primary tumor is a predictor of intratumoral lymphatic vessel invasion and lymph node metastasis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer...
  29. ncbi [Value of FDG PET in diagnosis and management of lung cancer]
    Gencho Kuga
    Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 42:37-9. 2005
  30. ncbi Electrocardiographic gated (99m)Tc-MIBI SPECT for functional assessment of patients after coronary artery bypass surgery: comparison of wall thickening and wall motion analysis
    Junichi Taki
    Department of Biotracer Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
    J Nucl Med 43:589-95. 2002
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