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A perspective from magnetic resonance imaging findings of the inner ear: Relationships among cerebrospinal, ocular and inner ear fluidsTsutomu Nakashima
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 39:345-55. 2012..Studies on hydrocephalus, glaucoma and Ménière's disease as a group may deepen our understanding of each disease...
Cochlear blood flow and speech perception ability in cochlear implant usersTsutomu Nakashima
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Otol Neurotol 33:165-8. 2012..The effect of cochlear blood flow (CBF) on speech perception ability in cochlear implant (CI) users has not been reported. We investigated various factors influencing speech perception including CBF in CI users...
Radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy for patients with T1-T2 glottic carcinoma: retrospective analysisNaoki Hirasawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Shouwa ku, Aichi, Japan
Head Neck Oncol 2:20. 2010..To assess the results for local control (LC) and survival in patients with early-stage glottic cancer (GC) who were treated by radiotherapy (RT) with or without chemotherapy...
Visualization of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with Meniere's diseaseTsutomu Nakashima
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Laryngoscope 117:415-20. 2007..Intratympanic administration of steroids has also been used to treat sudden sensorineural hearing loss. We attempted to visualize how the intratympanically administered drug enters the inner ear...
Influence of dietary iodine deficiency on the thyroid gland in Slc26a4-null mutant miceTomoyuki Iwata
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466 8550, Japan
Thyroid Res 4:10. 2011..abstract:..
Effects of anterior inferior cerebellar artery occlusion on cochlear blood flow--a comparison between laser-Doppler and microsphere methodsT Nakashima
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, 466 8550, Nagoya, Japan
Hear Res 162:85-90. 2001..From these findings, we infer that during complete interruption of cochlear blood flow in rats, residual laser-Doppler output was essentially attributable to blood flow in the bone surrounding the cochlea...
Endolymphatic hydrops revealed by intravenous gadolinium injection in patients with Ménière's diseaseTsutomu Nakashima
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 130:338-43. 2010..Visualization of endolymphatic hydrops became possible after intravenous gadolinium (Gd) injection in patients with Ménière's disease...
Blood flow to the promontory in cochlear otosclerosisT Nakashima
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Showa Ku, Japan
Clin Otolaryngol 31:110-5. 2006..To investigate Schwartze sign with measurements of blood flow to the promontory in patients with cochlear otosclerosis...
Imaging of a congenital perilymphatic fistulaTsutomu Nakashima
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65, Tsurumai cho, Showa Ku, Japan
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 67:421-5. 2003..Surgery to close the fistula showed a perforation in the stapes footplate...
Disorders of cochlear blood flowTsutomu Nakashima
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Brain Res Brain Res Rev 43:17-28. 2003..There have been many reports of hearing loss that were considered to be caused by blood flow disturbance in the cochlea. However, direct evidence of blood flow disturbance in the cochlea is still lacking in most of the cases...
3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging obtained 4 hours after intravenous gadolinium injection in patients with sudden deafnessMitsuhiko Tagaya
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 130:665-9. 2010..The signal intensity ratio (SIR) between the cochlea and cerebellum may be a good indicator of disruption of the blood-labyrinthine barrier...
Endolymphatic space imaging in patients with delayed endolymphatic hydropsSachio Kasai
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 129:1169-74. 2009..Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after intratympanic gadolinium injection can reveal endolymphatic hydrops (ELH) in patients with delayed ELH (DELH). Patients with contralateral DELH may have bilateral ELH...
Relationship between the degree of endolymphatic hydrops and electrocochleographyMasako Yamamoto
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Audiol Neurootol 15:254-60. 2010..This may imply that elevation of the SP/AP ratio is related to not only the degree of endolymphatic hydrops but also to the persistence of hydrops...
Relationship between adenoid size and severity of obstructive sleep apnea in preschool childrenMitsuhiko Tagaya
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 76:1827-30. 2012..To investigate the contributions of adenoid and tonsil sizes to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in normal-weight children in two age categories: preschool and schoolchildren...
Polymorphisms in genes encoding aquaporins 4 and 5 and estrogen receptor α in patients with Ménière's disease and sudden sensorineural hearing lossNaoki Nishio
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Life Sci 92:541-6. 2013....
Separate visualization of endolymphatic space, perilymphatic space and bone by a single pulse sequence; 3D-inversion recovery imaging utilizing real reconstruction after intratympanic Gd-DTPA administration at 3 TeslaShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Shouwa ku, Nagoya, 466 8550, Japan
Eur Radiol 18:920-4. 2008..In conclusion, by optimizing the inversion time, endolymphatic space, perilymphatic space and surrounding bone can be separately visualized on a single image using a 3D-IR TSE with real reconstruction...
Changes in endolymphatic hydrops in a patient with Meniere's disease observed using magnetic resonance imagingMichihiko Sone
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 37:220-2. 2010..The correlation between the degree of endolymphatic hydrops observed by MRI and hearing level in patients with Meniere's disease offers a promising new method to study the progression of Meniere's disease...
Lateral semicircular canal and vertigo in patients with large vestibular aqueduct syndromeIeda Maria Ishida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Otol Neurotol 27:788-92. 2006....
Long-term follow-up in patients with Pendred syndrome: vestibular, auditory and other phenotypesMakoto Sugiura
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 466 8550 Nagoya, Japan
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 262:737-43. 2005..Whether environmental factors or a subtype of the Pds mutation H723R are related to the long-term outcome for these patients must be clarified...
The effects of aging on distortion-product otoacoustic emissions in adults with normal hearingYasue Uchida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Morioka, Aichi, Japan
Ear Hear 29:176-84. 2008..Therefore, in selecting subjects, we applied the stringent criterion in pure-tone thresholds (PTT) to limit dispersion among normal-hearing thresholds...
Pathogenetic role of increased nasal resistance in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndromeMitsuhiko Tagaya
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Am J Rhinol Allergy 24:51-4. 2010..The role of increased nasal resistance in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to examine the pathogenetic role of nasal obstruction in obese patients with OSAS...
MR imaging of the cochlear modiolus after intratympanic administration of Gd-DTPAHisashi Kawai
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 9:23-9. 2010..Although the cochlear modiolus has been considered the route for this communication, this has not been confirmed through direct visualization of its enhancement...
Estimation of gadolinium-induced T1-shortening with measurement of simple signal intensity ratio between the cochlea and brain parenchyma on 3D-FLAIR: correlation with T1 measurement by TI scout sequenceShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 9:17-22. 2010..We evaluated the feasibility of measuring simple signal intensity ratio by correlating rapid T(1) measurements using an inversion time (TI) scout sequence...
Polymorphisms in genes involved in oxidative stress response in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss and Ménière's disease in a Japanese populationMasaaki Teranishi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
DNA Cell Biol 31:1555-62. 2012..In conclusion, no significant associations between the polymorphisms of GPX1, PON1, PON2, and SOD2 and risk of SSNHL and Ménière's disease were observed in this Japanese case-control study...
Contrast enhancement of the inner ear in magnetic resonance images taken at 10 minutes or 4 hours after intravenous gadolinium injectionRui Sano
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 132:241-6. 2012..Using heavily T2-weighted 3D-FLAIR MRI, visualization of endolymphatic hydrops (EH) was possible in the vestibule and the cochlea after a standard intravenous dose of Gd...
Contrast enhancement of the inner ear after intravenous administration of a standard or double dose of gadolinium contrast agentsHirokazu Suzuki
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 131:1025-31. 2011..Imaging of the endolymphatic space was possible in most cases after administering a standard dose of gadolinium (Gd) by using heavily T2-weighted 3D fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (hT(2)W-3D-FLAIR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
Image evaluation of endolymphatic space in fluctuating hearing loss without vertigoMasaaki Teranishi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65, Tsurumai cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 266:1871-7. 2009..In conclusion, 3T MRI after intratympanic injection of Gd-DTPA revealed endolymphatic hydrops both in the cochlea and in the vestibule in the patients with fluctuating hearing loss without vertigo...
Individual differences in the permeability of the round window: evaluating the movement of intratympanic gadolinium into the inner earMayumi Yoshioka
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Otol Neurotol 30:645-8. 2009..We used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate whether and how intratympanically administered gadolinium (Gd) enters the inner ear...
Communication between cochlear perilymph and cerebrospinal fluid through the cochlear modiolus visualized after intratympanic administration of Gd-DTPAShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Shouwa ku, Nagoya, Japan
Radiat Med 26:597-602. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate how frequently this occurs and to investigate the specific features of patients who lack this communication...
Three-dimensional (3D) visualization of endolymphatic hydrops after intratympanic injection of Gd-DTPA: optimization of a 3D-real inversion-recovery turbo spin-echo (TSE) sequence and application of a 32-channel head coil at 3TShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
J Magn Reson Imaging 31:210-4. 2010....
Blood flow in the ears of patients receiving cochlear implantsTsutomu Nakashima
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 113:426-30. 2004..In the patients with idiopathic progressive sensorineural hearing loss, the CBF was significantly lower in patients more than 40 years old. Intracochlear calcification following meningitis appears to be associated with a reduced CBF...
Distribution of pendrin in the organ of Corti of mice observed by electron immunomicroscopyTakahiko Yoshino
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 4668550, Japan
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 263:699-704. 2006..Our study revealed that pendrin occurs in the organ of Corti. The role of pendrin in the organ of Corti and its association with the Cl- or pH regulation of neurotransmission require further study...
Endolymphatic hydrops and blood-labyrinth barrier in Ménière's diseaseMitsuhiko Tagaya
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 131:474-9. 2011..The blood-labyrinth barrier is impaired in association with the hydrops grade in Ménière's disease...
Association of the C677T polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene with sudden sensorineural hearing lossYasue Uchida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
Laryngoscope 120:791-5. 2010..To investigate the recently reported association of the C677T polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), we analyzed data from a community-based Japanese population...
Detection of presumed hemorrhage in the ampullar endolymph of the semicircular canal: a case reportShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 8:187-91. 2009..The 3D-FLAIR images demonstrated a small amount of focal hemorrhage in the labyrinthine fluid that may have been overlooked on T(1)-weighted images...
Peak width in multifrequency tympanometry and endolymphatic hydrops revealed by magnetic resonance imagingKen Kato
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Otol Neurotol 33:912-5. 2012....
Three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging findings and prognosis in sudden sensorineural hearing lossTadao Yoshida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Laryngoscope 118:1433-7. 2008..However, the relationship between 3D-FLAIR findings and hearing prognosis is unclear. Our objective was to evaluate the relationship between the results of 3D-FLAIR MRI at 3 Tesla and prognosis in sudden SNHL...
Comparison of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of cholesteatoma with labyrinthine fistulaeMichihiko Sone
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Laryngoscope 122:1121-5. 2012..To compare preoperative computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings to the clinical features in patients with middle ear cholesteatoma with labyrinthine fistulae...
Contribution of complement factor H Y402H polymorphism to sudden sensorineural hearing loss risk and possible interaction with diabetesNaoki Nishio
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Gene 499:226-30. 2012..214 (CI: 0.581-2.538) in nondiabetic subjects. We conclude that CFH Y402H polymorphism and SSNHL risk are significantly related, and that diabetic CFH Y402H minor allele carriers may be susceptible to SSNHL...
Distortion product otoacoustic emissions and tympanometric measurements in an adult population-based studyYasue Uchida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 36 3 Gengo, Morioka, Obu, Aichi, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 33:397-401. 2006....
Hearing loss in patients with enlarged vestibular aqueduct: air-bone gap and audiological Bing testTamie Mimura
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Int J Audiol 44:466-9. 2005....
The Ala54Thr polymorphism in the fatty acid-binding protein 2 (FABP2) gene is associated with hearing impairment: a preliminary reportYasue Uchida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 36 3 Gengo, Morioka, Obu City, Aichi Prefecture 474 8511, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 37:496-9. 2010..The FABP2 gene has been proposed as a candidate gene for diabetes and obesity. This study evaluates the hearing impairment risk in the Ala54Thr polymorphism of FABP2 in middle-aged and elderly Japanese...
Detection of herpesvirus DNAs in perilymph obtained from patients with sensorineural hearing loss by real-time polymerase chain reactionSaiko Sugiura
Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466 8550, Japan
Laryngoscope 114:2235-8. 2004....
The impact of arterial sclerosis on hearing with and without occupational noise exposure: a population-based aging study in malesMayumi Yoshioka
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Cognitive and Speech Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma cho, Showa Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture 466 8550, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 37:558-64. 2010....
Response of cochlear blood flow to prostaglandin E1 applied topically to the round windowMitsuo Tominaga
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 126:232-6. 2006..The CBF response to PGE1 administration was similar before and after occlusion of the stapedial artery...
Signal alteration of the cochlear perilymph on 3 different sequences after intratympanic Gd-DTPA administration at 3 tesla: comparison of 3D-FLAIR, 3D-T1-weighted imaging, and 3D-CISSMasahiro Yamazaki
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Shouwa ku, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 9:65-71. 2010....
Imaging analysis in cases with inflammation-induced sensorineural hearing lossMichihiko Sone
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 129:239-43. 2009..3D-FLAIR imaging is sensitive to inflammatory inner ear disturbances and may be a useful method in investigating the severity of inner ear disturbance in cases of inflammation-induced SNHL...
Morphological examination of upper airway in obstructive sleep apneaHidehito Yagi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, Aichi 466 8550, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 36:444-9. 2009..An aim of this study was to assess the predictive power of an otorhinolaryngological examination of the upper airway to identify risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in the patients...
Pharyngeal morphology: a determinant of successful nasal surgery for sleep apneaMami Morinaga
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Laryngoscope 119:1011-6. 2009..To estimate the effectiveness of nasal surgery on the occurrence of sleep apnea, and to analyze the pharyngeal morphology of apnea patients whose sleep-disordered breathing was ameliorated postoperatively...
Significance of a screening device (Apnomonitor 5) for sleep apnea syndromeHidehito Yagi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa, Aichi, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 36:176-80. 2009..The objective was to evaluate the significance of a portable sleep-monitoring device (Apnomonitor 5, Chest Co., Tokyo, Japan) to diagnose sleep apnea syndrome (SAS)...
Imaging of Ménière's disease after intravenous administration of single-dose gadodiamide: utility of subtraction images with different inversion timeShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 11:213-9. 2012..Subtraction significantly improved the contrast noise ratio between endolymph and perilymph and the subjective visibility score for endolymphatic space. The 24 patients with the suspect of Ménière's disease were included...
Continuous positive airway pressure intolerance associated with elevated nasal resistance is possible mechanism of complex sleep apnea syndromeChie Nakazaki
Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Sleep Breath 16:747-52. 2012..However, the pathophysiology of CompSAS remains controversial...
Gadolinium distribution in cochlear perilymph: differences between intratympanic and intravenous gadolinium injectionMasahiro Yamazaki
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Neuroradiology 54:1161-9. 2012....
Imaging of endolymphatic and perilymphatic fluid after intravenous administration of single-dose gadodiamideShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 11:145-50. 2012..We observed high signal of cochlear endolymph in 17 ears with cochlear endolymphatic hydrops but not 11 ears without cochlear endolymphatic hydrops...
Blood flow measurements in the ears of patients receiving cochlear implantsTsutomu Nakashima
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 111:998-1001. 2002..We conclude that laser-Doppler flowmetry is both relatively safe and useful for measuring blood flow in the ears during cochlear implantation procedures...
Hearing impairment risk and interaction of folate metabolism related gene polymorphisms in an aging studyYasue Uchida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35 Gengo, Morioka, Obu City, Aichi Prefecture 474 8511, Japan
BMC Med Genet 12:35. 2011..The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the methionine synthase (MTR) A2756G and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T gene polymorphisms on the risk of hearing impairment in middle-aged and elderly Japanese...
Prediction of gastroesophageal reflux in otitis media with effusion in adultsMichihiko Sone
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 127:470-3. 2007..The measurement of pepsinogen I (PGI) in middle-ear effusions (MEEs) and a questionnaire on the frequency symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disease are tools that can be used to screen for the existence of GER...
3D-FLAIR MRI findings in a patient with Ramsay Hunt syndromeMakoto Sugiura
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 127:547-9. 2007..3D-FLAIR could be a useful diagnostic tool in the early stages of Ramsay Hunt syndrome...
Cochlear modiolus and lateral semicircular canal in sudden deafnessIeda Maria Ishida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine 65, Tsurumai cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 127:1157-61. 2007..Reduced cochlear modiolus area and inner area of the lateral semicircular canal (LSCC) may be associated with insufficient maturation of the inner ear...
Effects of nasal surgery on sleep quality in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with nasal obstructionSeiichi Nakata
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Am J Rhinol 22:59-63. 2008..A prospective study was performed in OSAS patients who underwent isolated nasal surgery in a tertiary referral center...
Endothelin-1 gene polymorphism and hearing impairment in elderly JapaneseYasue Uchida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
Laryngoscope 119:938-43. 2009..To investigate the association between the Lys198Asn (G/T) polymorphism (rs5370) in the endothelin-1 gene (EDN1) and hearing impairment in middle-aged and elderly Japanese...
Contrast-enhanced MRI of the inner ear after intratympanic injection of meglumine gadopentetate or gadodiamide hydrateHirokazu Suzuki
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 131:130-5. 2011..There was no morphological change in the stria vascularis after Gd-DTPA or Gd-DTPA-BMA was placed on the round window of guinea pigs...
Contribution of 1425G/A polymorphism in protein kinase C-Eta (PRKCH) gene and brain white matter lesions to the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a Japanese nested case-control studyYasue Uchida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
J Neurogenet 25:82-7. 2011....
Visualization of endolymphatic hydrops in Ménière's disease with single-dose intravenous gadolinium-based contrast media using heavily T(2)-weighted 3D-FLAIRShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Shouwa, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 9:237-42. 2010..This technique can be implemented in a clinical setting...
Cochlear blood flow during occlusion and reperfusion of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery--effect of topical application of dexamethasone to the round windowHironao Otake
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 129:127-31. 2009..Topical application of dexamethasone may support autoregulation of cochlear blood flow (CBF), although it had no direct effect on CBF...
Tinnitus and brain MRI findings in Japanese elderlySaiko Sugiura
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 128:525-9. 2008..There is evidence of an inverse association between cerebral infarction and tinnitus in this study. The effects of cerebral infarction on tinnitus could be explained by a neurophysiological model of tinnitus...
Imaging endolymphatic hydrops at 3 tesla using 3D-FLAIR with intratympanic Gd-DTPA administrationShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 7:85-91. 2008..We evaluated whether 3D-FLAIR-VFL could replace 3D-FLAIR-CONV in detecting endolymphatic hydrops after intratympanic Gd-DTPA administration...
Detection of cytomegalovirus DNA in preserved umbilical cords from patients with sensorineural hearing lossTerukazu Mizuno
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 266:351-5. 2009..CMV DNA was not detected in any of the patients with sudden SNHL or enlarged vestibular aqueduct-associated SNHL. The features of CMV-associated SNHL were more asymmetric than those of CMV-negative bilateral SNHL...
Changes in cochlear blood flow due to endotoxin-induced otitis mediaMichihiko Sone
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 113:450-4. 2004..The results showed a functional influence upon CBF by endotoxin-induced otitis media. The significance of prophylactic use of the drug is also discussed in regard to the effect on CBF following otitis media...
Limitations of FDG-PET and FDG-PET with computed tomography for detecting synchronous cancer in pharyngeal cancerHidenori Suzuki
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 134:1191-5. 2008..Good results have been reported from the use of FDG-PET and FDG-PET/CT in staging head and neck SCC (HNSCC). An additional advantage is that both techniques are expected to prove useful in detecting synchronous cancer...
Increased signal intensity of the cochlea on pre- and post-contrast enhanced 3D-FLAIR in patients with vestibular schwannomaMasahiro Yamazaki
Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Neuroradiology 51:855-63. 2009....
3D-FLAIR MRI in facial nerve paralysis with and without audio-vestibular disorderSeiichi Nakata
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 130:632-6. 2010..This MRI technique may contribute to elucidation of the pathology of Ramsay Hunt syndrome and Bell's palsy...
Increased sensitivity to low concentration gadolinium contrast by optimized heavily T2-weighted 3D-FLAIR to visualize endolymphatic spaceShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Shouwa ku, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 9:73-80. 2010....
Otoacoustic emissions, ear fullness and tinnitus in the recovery course of sudden deafnessIeda M Ishida
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 65, Tsurumai cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 35:41-6. 2008..This study aimed to investigate how the symptoms of ear fullness, tinnitus and otoacoustic emissions (OAE) change in relation to the recovery course of pure tone audiometry thresholds (PTA) in sudden deafness (SD)...
Inner ear hemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosusMakoto Sugiura
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Laryngoscope 116:826-8. 2006..This is the first published case of inner ear hemorrhage in a patient with SLE. Our findings suggest that inner ear hemorrhage is associated with hearing deterioration in some patients with SLE...
Visualization of endolymphatic hydrops after intratympanic injection of Gd-DTPA: comparison of 2D and 3D real inversion recovery imagingShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Shouwa ku, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 10:101-6. 2011..This technique enables differentiation of bone and endo- and perilymph space on a single image but requires 15 min of scan time. Therefore, we compared it with 2D real IR, which is faster...
Follow-up after intraoperative sentinel node biopsy of N0 neck oral cancer patientsAkihiro Terada
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, 3 35 Michishita cho, Nakamura ku, Nagoya, Aichi 453 8511, Japan
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 268:429-35. 2011..6%. SN-positive patients exhibited a tendency toward cancer recurrence. There were three cases of false negatives not conforming to the SN concept and their rate was 7.9%. Positive SN had a negative impact on patient survival...
Histidine-containing phosphotransfer (HPt) signal transducers implicated in His-to-Asp phosphorelay in ArabidopsisT Suzuki
Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, School of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Japan
Plant Cell Physiol 39:1258-68. 1998..It was thus suggested that the uncovered sensors-AHPs-ARRs lineups may play important roles in propagating environmental stimuli through the multistep His-Asp phosphorelay in Arabidopsis...
Two types of putative nuclear factors that physically interact with histidine-containing phosphotransfer (Hpt) domains, signaling mediators in His-to-Asp phosphorelay, in Arabidopsis thalianaT Suzuki
School of Agriculture, BioScience Center, Nagoya University, Chikusa ku, Nagoya, 464 8601 Japan
Plant Cell Physiol 42:37-45. 2001....
Systematic mutational analysis revealing the functional domain organization of Escherichia coli nucleoid protein H-NSC Ueguchi
Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, School of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Japan
J Mol Biol 263:149-62. 1996..This finding is also addressed with regard to a unique regulatory mechanism (i.e. silencing) for the bgl operon, which is partly mediated by H-NS...
Response regulators implicated in His-to-Asp phosphotransfer signaling in ArabidopsisA Imamura
Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, School of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Chikusa ku, Nagoya 464, Japan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95:2691-6. 1998..In vivo and in vitro evidence that ARRs can function as phosphoaccepting response regulators was obtained by employing the Escherichia coli His-Asp phosphotransfer signaling system...
Prevalence of self-perceived auditory problems and their relation to audiometric thresholds in a middle-aged to elderly populationYasue Uchida
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chubu National Hospital, Obu, Aichi, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 123:618-26. 2003....
Tympanometric findings in patients with enlarged vestibular aqueductsEisuke Sato
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
Laryngoscope 112:1642-6. 2002....
Molecular cloning of chicken vasoactive intestinal polypeptide receptor complementary DNA, tissue distribution and chromosomal localizationN Kansaku
Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan 464 860
Biol Reprod 64:1575-81. 2001..Chicken VIPR shows high homology with mammalian type I VIPR but, in some part, possesses similarity of amino acid sequence. Expression of VIPR in various tissues supports diverse functions for VIP in the chicken...
Neutral endopeptidase/CD10 expression during phorbol ester-induced differentiation of choriocarcinoma cells through the protein kinase C- and extracellular signal-regulated kinase-dependent signalling pathwayT Suzuki
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
Placenta 23:475-82. 2002..Our findings also suggest that NEP/CD10 may play a functional role in the process of trophoblast differentiation...
Differing effects on the inner ear of three gentamicin compounds: GM-C1, -C2 and -C1aMasamichi Kobayashi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 123:916-22. 2003..In this study we investigated differences in cochleo- and vestibulotoxicity between the three compounds..
Effects of trolox, locally applied on round windows, on cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in guinea pigsMasa aki Teranishi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65, Tsurumai cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 67:133-9. 2003..In the present study, we attempted to suppress CDDP-induced ototoxicity in guinea pigs by administering trolox, a water-soluble analogue of alpha-tocopherol which is a natural lipid-soluble antioxidant, locally on round windows...
Serial MR imaging studies in enlarged endolymphatic duct and sac syndromeShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Shouwa ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Eur Radiol 12:S114-7. 2002..The finding that the EES volume and signal intensity vary dynamically independently of hearing is important for future research into the pathophysiology of hearing loss in this syndrome...
Changes in laryngeal sensation evaluated with a new method before and after radiotherapyKikuko Ozawa
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumaicho, Shouwa ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466 8550, Japan
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 267:811-6. 2010..Laryngeal sensation recovered in most cases within 1 year after radiotherapy. The present study clearly demonstrates the deterioration of laryngeal sensation with radiotherapy...
Simultaneous three-dimensional visualization of the intra-parotid facial nerve and parotid duct using a three-dimensional reversed FISP sequence with diffusion weightingShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 9:153-8. 2010..We also present volumetric representation of the facial nerve and duct...
Imaging findings in a case with cholesteatoma in complete aural atresiaMichihiko Sone
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Am J Otolaryngol 31:297-9. 2010....
Contrast-enhanced MR imaging of the endolymphatic sac in patients with sudden hearing lossShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Shouwa ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Eur Radiol 12:1121-6. 2002....
Endolymphatic hydrops of the labyrinth visualized on noncontrast MR imaging: a case reportShinji Naganawa
Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Shouwa ku, Nagoya, Japan
Magn Reson Med Sci 8:43-6. 2009..This is the first imaging report to show endolymphatic hydrops visualized by noncontrast-enhanced MR imaging in a living human patient...
Contribution of stapedial artery to blood flow in the cochlea and its surrounding boneHiroshi Yamamoto
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Hear Res 186:69-74. 2003..Simultaneous occlusion of the SA and AICA decreased the LD output to 27.0+/-5.5% of the baseline value. The role of the contribution of the SA and AICA to the LD output is discussed...
Round window membrane in young and aged C57BL/6 miceYoko Kitamura
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, 65, Tsurumai cho, Showa Ku, 466 8550, Nagoya, Japan
Hear Res 174:142-8. 2002..Confocal laser microscopy using fluorescein isothiocyanate(FITC)-wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) staining was used to identify WGA-positive fibers in the middle layer of the RWM, which changed in a similar manner to the fibers in aging skin...
Three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing lossMakoto Sugiura
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai Cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Laryngoscope 116:1451-4. 2006..To evaluate the inner ear in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) using three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (3D-FLAIR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 3 Tesla (T)...
Thirty-year trends in sudden deafness from four nationwide epidemiological surveys in JapanMasaaki Teranishi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Acta Otolaryngol 127:1259-65. 2007..Hypertension and diabetes mellitus could contribute to the etiology of this disorder...
Intraoperative diagnosis of cancer metastasis in sentinel lymph node of oral cancer patientsAkihiro Terada
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Chikusa ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464 8681, Japan
Oral Oncol 44:838-43. 2008..6%, respectively. All indexes of intraoperative frozen section analysis were superior to imprint cytology. In our experience, multislice frozen section analysis surpasses imprint cytology in intraoperative diagnosis of SLN biopsy...
Three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging findings in a patient with cochlear otosclerosisMakoto Sugiura
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine 65, Tsurumai cho, Showa Ku, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 35:269-72. 2008..Our findings suggest that the breakdown of the blood-labyrinth barrier is associated with a part of SNHL in cochlear otosclerosis...
Nasal resistance for determinant factor of nasal surgery in CPAP failure patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndromeSeiichi Nakata
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Rhinology 43:296-9. 2005....
Small cell carcinoma of the larynx treated with irinotecan and cisplatinMichihiko Sone
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Auris Nasus Larynx 33:223-5. 2006..For the cure of the aggressive lethal behavior of this disease, chemotherapy with CPT-11 might be effective to improve median survival of patients with small cell carcinomas of the larynx...
