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Biodistribution and breast tumor uptake of 16alpha-[18F]-fluoro-17beta-estradiol in ratM Sasaki
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 14:127-30. 2000..45, p < 0.05). In conclusion, these results suggest that the FES uptake by tissue is mainly ER mediated and FES is thus useful for detecting ER positive breast tumors...- Comparison of MET-PET and FDG-PET for differentiation between benign lesions and malignant tumors of the lungM Sasaki
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 15:425-31. 2001..We retrospectively assessed and compared the usefulness of 11C-methionine (MET)-PET with that of 18F-FDG-PET for the differentiation between benign lesions and malignant tumors of the lung... - Alterations of tumor suppressor genes (Rb, p16, p27 and p53) and an increased FDG uptake in lung cancerMasayuki Sasaki
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 17:189-96. 2003..The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between FDG-PET and alterations in the tumor suppression genes of lung cancer... - Clinical impact of whole body FDG-PET on the staging and therapeutic decision making for malignant lymphomaMasayuki Sasaki
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 16:337-45. 2002..The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical impact of whole-body FDG-PET for the pre-therapeutic evaluation of malignant lymphoma and compared to that of 67Ga-scintigraphy when added to non-RI examinations... 
Can calcification predict 131I accumulation on metastatic lymph nodes in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients receiving 131I therapy? Comparison of CT, 131I WBS and 18F-FDG PET/CTKoichiro Kaneko
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Eur Radiol 20:477-83. 2010..The aim of this study was to clarify the predictive significance of nodal calcification in terms of the therapeutic option of (131)I therapy in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients...- Validation of the CBF, CBV, and MTT values by perfusion MRI in chronic occlusive cerebrovascular disease: a comparison with 15O-PETKoichiro Kaneko
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3 1 1, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582 Japan
Acad Radiol 11:489-97. 2004.... - Posterior cingulate hypoperfusion in Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia of Alzheimer type, and other dementias evaluated by three-dimensional stereotactic surface projections using Tc-99m HMPAO SPECTKoichiro Kaneko
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Clin Nucl Med 29:362-6. 2004..However, it was considered to be difficult to diagnose early-stage SDAT patients... - Thalamic hypometabolism on 18FDG-positron emission tomography in medial temporal lobe epilepsyKimiaki Hashiguchi
Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Neurol Res 29:215-22. 2007.... - Determination of the optimal acquisition protocol of breath-hold PET/CT for the diagnosis of thoracic lesionsKatsuhiko Mitsumoto
Department of Health Sciences, Division of Radiological Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Nucl Med Commun 32:1148-54. 2011..The aim of this study was to determine the optimal acquisition scan protocol for deep inspiration breath-hold (BH) fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (PET) for the examination of thoracic lesions... - Diagnostic and prognostic values of FDG-PET in patients with non-small cell lung cancerKoichiro Abe
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Clin Imaging 33:90-5. 2009..The aim of this study was to address the efficacy of 2-[F-18]-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and in prognostic prediction in patients with NSCLC... - Detection of residual lymph node metastases in high-risk papillary thyroid cancer patients receiving adjuvant I-131 therapy: the usefulness of F-18 FDG PET/CTKoichiro Kaneko
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Clin Nucl Med 35:6-11. 2010.... - Incremental diagnostic value of SPECT/CT with 131I scintigraphy after radioiodine therapy in patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinomaYasuhiro Maruoka
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3 1 1, Higashi ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Radiology 265:902-9. 2012.... - An analysis of the physiological FDG uptake pattern in the stomachHirofumi Koga
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 17:733-8. 2003..In conclusion, the physiological gastric FDG uptake was significantly higher at the oral end. A stronger gastric FDG uptake at the anal end may therefore be suggestive of a pathological uptake... - Comparison of 18FDG-PET with 99mTc-HMDP scintigraphy for the detection of bone metastases in patients with breast cancerKoichiro Abe
Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 19:573-9. 2005..The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of 18FDG-PET with bone scintigraphy in detecting bone metastasis in breast cancer patients... - Pre-surgical identification of epileptogenic areas in temporal lobe epilepsy by 123I-iomazenil SPECT: a comparison with IMP SPECT and FDG PETKoichiro Kaneko
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Nucl Med Commun 27:893-9. 2006.... - 11C-methionine uptake in cerebrovascular disease: a comparison with 18F-fDG PET and 99mTc-HMPAO SPECTMakoto Nakagawa
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 16:207-11. 2002..We retrospectively evaluated the significance of 11C-methionine uptake in cerebrovascular diseases, and also compared our results with those for 18F-FDG PET and 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT... - Extraosseous accumulation of (99m)Tc-HMDP to radiation nephropathy, mimicking recurrent neuroblastomaKoichiro Abe
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 19:35-40. 2005..The aim of this study is to clarify the period of extraosseous accumulation of (99m)Tc-hydroxymethylenediphosphonate (HMDP) to radiation nephropathy mimicking recurrent or remnant neuroblastoma in the pararenal region... - Validation of quantitative accuracy of the post-injection transmission-based and transmissionless attenuation correction techniques in neurological FDG-PETKoichiro Kaneko
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Laboratory of Molecular Imaging Sciences, School of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Nucl Med Commun 25:1095-102. 2004.... - Semi-quantitative CBF and CBF ratios obtained using perfusion-weighted MR imagingFutoshi Mihara
Neurosurgery, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3 1 1, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Neuroreport 14:725-7. 2003..19, respectively. A statistically significant positive correlation was obtained between these ratios (p < 0.01). The CBF ratio, but not the semi-quantitative CBF, obtained using PWI has a potential to detect changes in the CBF... - Clinical role of 123I-IMP SPECT for the differential diagnosis of ocular malignant melanoma: a time-course analysisKoichiro Abe
Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Nucl Med Commun 28:567-73. 2007..To evaluate the efficacy of (123)I-IMP single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for the diagnosis of ocular malignant melanoma (MM)... - Differential FDG accumulation associated with GLUT-1 expression in a patient with lymphomaHirofumi Koga
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 17:327-31. 2003..This case suggests that the differential FDG accumulation shown by lesions is associated with the degree of GLUT-1 expression in patients with lymphoma... - Lesion detectability of a gamma camera based coincidence system with FDG in patients with malignant tumors: a comparison with dedicated positron emission tomographyHirofumi Koga
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 18:131-6. 2004.... - Reliability of mean transit time obtained using perfusion-weighted MR imaging; comparison with positron emission tomographyFutoshi Mihara
Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Magn Reson Imaging 21:33-9. 2003..51, p < 0.05) and oxygen extraction fraction (r = 0.68, p < 0.01). The reliability of the MTT obtained using perfusion-weighted MR imaging appears to be approximately equal to that obtained with positron emission tomography... - Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy: FDG-PET/CT findingsYoshiko Tashima
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Clin Nucl Med 34:175-7. 2009..We report 2-(F-18)-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) images of PTTM, which illustrate the characteristic findings of this clinical entity. FDG-PET can be helpful for the diagnosis of PTTM... - FDG PET/CT findings in acquired perforating dermatosisAkiko Shinmura
Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Clin Nucl Med 37:997-1000. 2012..To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report showing the FDG PET/CT findings of APD... - A case of pulmonary choriocarcinoma metastasis with unusual FDG-PET and CT findings: correlation with pathologyYasuhiro Maruoka
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 26:835-9. 2012..The histopathological diagnosis was a metastasis from choriocarcinoma. The tumor consisted largely of necrosis and hemorrhage, and it was considered to be a major cause of the unusual FDG-PET and CT findings... - Impact of FDG-PET/CT in the management of lymphomaShingo Baba
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 25:701-16. 2011.... - Diagnostic performance of Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT for early and late onset Alzheimer's disease: a clinical evaluation of linearization correctionTatsuya Mitsumoto
Division of Radiological Science, Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 23:487-95. 2009..This study examined the influence of linearization correction (LC) on brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD)... - The usefulness of dipyridamole thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomography for predicting perioperative cardiac events in patients undergoing non-cardiac vascular surgeryTao Chen
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 16:45-53. 2002.... - SPECT evaluation of cerebral blood flow during arm exercise in patients with subclavian stealKoichiro Kaneko
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka, 812 8582, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 21:463-70. 2007.... - A simple table lookup method for PET/CT partial volume correction using a point-spread function in diagnosing lymph node metastasisYuichi Sakaguchi
Department of Health Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 24:585-91. 2010..We evaluated the partial volume effect in PET/CT images and developed a simple correction method to address this problem... - Phantom study on three-dimensional target volume delineation by PET/CT-based auto-contouringTiejiao Zhang
Division of Radiological Science, Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi 101:238-46. 2010..The aim of this study was to determine an appropriate threshold value for delineation of the target volume in PET/CT and to investigate whether we could delineate a target volume by phantom studies... 
Effect of dose reduction on the ability of digital mammography to detect simulated microcalcificationsMari Yakabe
Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
J Digit Imaging 23:520-6. 2010..8% with 100% mAs to 83.6% (n.s.) with 50%, 74.8% (p < 0.001) with 25%, and 67.2% (p < 0.001) with 12.5% mAs. A certain level of dose reduction in digital mammography may be an option...- [A family with autosomal dominant temporal lobe epilepsy accompanied by motor and sensory neuropathy]Takeshi Matsuoka
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Rinsho Shinkeigaku 44:43-9. 2004..Based on these data, we consider that this family to be a new phenotype of autosomal dominant TLE accompanied by motor and sensory neuropathy... - Cerebral blood flow and vasodilatory capacity in anemia secondary to chronic renal failureYasuo Kuwabara
Departments of Clinical Radiology and Second Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Kidney Int 61:564-9. 2002..To clarify this issue, we measured the CO2 response in patients with anemia secondary to chronic renal failure (CRF) using positron emission tomography (PET)... - MR relative cerebral blood flow mapping of Alzheimer disease: correlation with Tc-99m HMPAO SPECTTakashi Yoshiura
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Acad Radiol 9:1383-7. 2002.... - Improvement in PET/CT image quality with a combination of point-spread function and time-of-flight in relation to reconstruction parametersGo Akamatsu
Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
J Nucl Med 53:1716-22. 2012..The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the point-spread function (PSF) and time-of-flight (TOF) on improving (18)F-FDG PET/CT images in relation to reconstruction parameters and noise-equivalent counts (NEC)... - [Surgical treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy in patients over age 50 years]Takato Morioka
Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
No To Shinkei 56:326-32. 2004..Surgery for MTLE appears to be effective for older individuals and carries a small risk of postoperative complications... - [A case of cerebellar ataxia showing severe dystonia masquerading as myoclonic jerky movements on arm extension]Hideaki Nakagaki
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Rinsho Shinkeigaku 42:7-12. 2002..This is the first case to be reported of sporadic, chronic, progressive cerebellar ataxia accompanied by severe dystonic movement, especially on stretching the forearms, that mimics myoclonic movement... - Occurrence of subdural hematoma and resolution of gait disturbance in a patient treated with shunting for normal pressure hydrocephalusAkira Nakamizo
Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 104:315-7. 2002..Lasting improvement of gait in our case may be a result of increased blood flow in the supplementary motor area (SMA)... - Cerebral metabolic changes in early multiple system atrophy: a PET studyTakayuki Taniwaki
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, 812-8582, Fukuoka, Japan
J Neurol Sci 200:79-84. 2002..The hypometabolism in the brainstem was tightly linked to the autonomic dysfunction. Not the striatal dysfunction but the nigral damage may be responsible for the extrapyramidal symptoms in early MSA... - Sentinel node detection with (99m)Tc phytate alone is satisfactory for cervical cancer patients undergoing radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomyShinji Ogawa
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Int J Clin Oncol 15:52-8. 2010..We assessed feasibility and accuracy of SLN detection using (99m)Tc phytate in patients with cervical cancer... - Different SPECT findings before and after Capgras' syndrome in interictal psychosisHideki Horikawa
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Epilepsy Behav 9:189-92. 2006..The enhanced hypoperfusion demonstrated by SPECT in the present case seems to indicate a right interhemispheric disconnection resulting in the occurrence of Capgras' syndrome... - Basic imaging properties of an indirect flat-panel detector system employing irradiation side sampling (ISS) technology for chest radiography: comparison with a computed radiographic systemNobukazu Tanaka
Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Radiol Phys Technol 6:162-9. 2013..We conclude that the ISS-FPD system has the potential to reduce the patient skin dose compared to a conventional CR system for chest radiography... - The interpolated projection data estimation method improves the image quality of myocardial perfusion SPECT with a short acquisition timeKimie Asao
Division of Radiological Science, Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 26:123-30. 2012..We examined the usefulness of the IPDE method for (201)Tl myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with a short acquisition time... - Detection of micrometastasis in the sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancerMayumi Ishida
Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Surgery 131:S211-6. 2002..Omitting ALN dissection referred by SLNB should be avoided if SLNs were evaluated only by H&E staining, and/or IHC without RT-PCR... - Renal disease in Arima syndrome is nephronophthisis as in other Joubert-related Cerebello-oculo-renal syndromesSatoko Kumada
Department of Pediatrics, Metropolitan Fuchu Medical Center for Severe Motor and Intellectual Disabilities, Tokyo, Japan
Am J Med Genet A 131:71-6. 2004..e., cystic dysplastic kidney (CDK), our study indicates that the phenotype of the renal disease is common among these syndromes as well as abnormalities in other organs, suggesting the underlying similar molecular mechanisms... - PET evaluation of the relationship between D2 receptor binding and glucose metabolism in patients with parkinsonismMakoto Nakagawa
Department of Radiology, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, 3 1 1 Ookusu, Minami Ku, Fukuoka 815 8555, Japan
Ann Nucl Med 19:267-75. 2005..To clarify the relationship between D2 receptor binding and the cerebral metabolic rate for glucose (CMRGlu) in patients with parkinsonism, we simultaneously measured both of these factors, and then compared the results... - [Three infantile cases of temporal lobe epilepsy presenting as apnea]Hiroto Akaike
Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo
No To Hattatsu 40:33-7. 2008..We would recommend EEG with video monitoring during apneic attacks in such cases... - Clinical aspects of hemimegalencephaly by means of a nationwide surveyMasayuki Sasaki
Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
J Child Neurol 20:337-41. 2005..Neither underlying disorders nor laterality of the affected side was related to the degree of clinical severity... - [Pleural effusion associated with long-term dantrolene administration in three patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities]Mari Okada
Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo
No To Hattatsu 38:39-43. 2006..It is important to take chemical pleurisy into consideration when dealing with pleural effusion of unknown etiology. Moreover, respiratory side effect should be examined in patients treated with chronic dantrolene administration... - [A case of Möbius syndrome presenting with symptoms of severe infantile form of congenital muscular disorder]Yoshihiko Imamura
Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo
No To Hattatsu 39:59-62. 2007.... - Longitudinal MR findings in a patient with hemimegalencephaly associated with tuberous sclerosisHiroshi Sakuma
Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, NCNP, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
Brain Dev 27:458-61. 2005..Electroencephalogram revealed low amplitude of background activities in the right frontal area. The cause of this atrophic change in the hemimegalencephalic hemisphere, which could be a hamartomatous lesion, remains unknown... - [Establishment of a brain perfusion single photon emission computed tomography database in children by statistical imaging analysis]Ai Fukushima
Departments of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo
No To Hattatsu 37:400-4. 2005..This database enabled us to easily find 3-dimensional brain perfusion abnormality in individual patient by SPECT, and may help elucidate the pathophysiology of many brain disorders... - [A patient with 22q13 deletion syndrome accompanied by epilepsy with continuous spike-waves during slow wave sleep (CSWS) and cerebral infarction]Hiroto Akaike
Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo
No To Hattatsu 39:451-5. 2007..The severe EEG abnormalities and frequent status epilepticus might induce this deterioration and brain infarction... - Molecular genetic study in Japanese patients with Alexander disease: a novel mutation, R79LNaohide Shiroma
Department of Inherited Metabolic Disease, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4 1 1, Tokyo, Japan
Brain Dev 25:116-21. 2003..We conclude that molecular genetic analysis of the GFAP gene is feasible for antemortem diagnosis of Alexander disease in Japanese patients... - Antinociception with intrathecal alpha-methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine, a 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A/2C receptor agonist, in two rat models of sustained painMasayuki Sasaki
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan
Anesth Analg 96:1072-8, table of contents. 2003..IMPLICATIONS: Activation of spinal 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A/2C) receptors mediate antinociception in rat-sustained pain models such as inflammatory pain and neuropathic pain, and spinal muscarinic receptors are involved in this action... - Therapeutic effect and [123I]IMP SPECT findings of sodium dichloroacetate in a patient with MELASAkira Sudo
Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous, and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
Neurology 62:338-9. 2004