Search Results - "Hiraki, Yoshio"
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Development of a tissue-equivalent MRI phantom using carrageenan gel
Published in Magnetic resonance in medicine (01-11-2003)“…A new tissue‐equivalent MRI phantom based on carrageenan gel was developed. Carrageenan gel is an ideal solidifying agent for making large, strong phantoms in…”
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Hepatectomy simulation discrepancy between radionuclide receptor imaging and CT volumetry: influence of decreased unilateral portal venous flow
Published in Annals of nuclear medicine (01-02-2003)“…Regional dysfunction demonstrated by Tc-99m-diethylenetriamine-penta-acetic acid-galactosyl human serum albumin (GSA) scintigraphy due to regional decrease in…”
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Preoperative evaluation of hepatic functional reserve following hepatectomy by technetium-99m galactosyl human serum albumin liver scintigraphy and computed tomography
Published in European journal of nuclear medicine (01-10-1998)“…It is extremely important to have a good grasp of the acceptable limit of hepatectomy before operation because postoperative liver failure can take a fatal…”
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Intrapulmonary lymph nodes: thin-section CT findings, pathological findings, and CT differential diagnosis from pulmonary metastatic nodules
Published in Acta medica Okayama (01-10-2004)“…We compared the thin-section CT findings of 11 intrapulmonary lymph nodes with pathological findings and evaluated the possibility of CT scan differential…”
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Sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary : US, MR, and dynamic MR findings
Published in Journal of computer assisted tomography (01-03-2001)“…The US, MR, and dynamic MR findings in four patients with sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary are reported. US showed a tumor with multilocular cystic…”
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Comparison of Tc-99m-GSA scintigraphy with hepatic fibrosis and regeneration in patients with hepatectomy
Published in Annals of nuclear medicine (01-05-2003)“…Liver regeneration after hepatectomy is correlated with liver fibrosis. Retrospectively, we compared three quantitative indices (HH15, LHL15 and LU15) of…”
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Percutaneous sclerotherapy for venous malformations using polidocanol under fluoroscopy
Published in Acta medica Okayama (01-10-2003)“…This retrospective study evaluated the safety and efficacy of using polidocanol with X-ray fluoroscopy for percutaneous sclerotherapy of venous malformations…”
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Does diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging enable detection of early ischemic change following transient cerebral ischemia?
Published in Journal of the neurological sciences (01-12-2000)“…To examine the usefulness of diffusion-weighted imaging for detecting neuronal damage following ischemia, dynamic changes in diffusion-, T1- and T2-weighted…”
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Phase I/II study of altered schedule of cisplatin and etoposide administration and concurrent accelerated hyperfractionated thoracic radiotherapy for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer
Published in Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (01-07-2003)“…To improve the efficacy of a combination of cisplatin and etoposide and concurrent accelerated twice-daily thoracic radiotherapy against limited-stage…”
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MR appearance of adenomatoid tumor of the uterus
Published in Journal of computer assisted tomography (01-07-2000)“…Reports on the radiological findings of adenomatoid tumor of the uterus are rare, and preoperative diagnosis is very difficult. To our knowledge, there have…”
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Quantitative evaluation by Tl-201 scintigraphy in the diagnosis of thyroid follicular nodules
Published in Annals of nuclear medicine (01-04-2003)“…We examined the diagnostic capability of a quantitative evaluation by determining the optimum area for comparisons with nodule and optimum imaging time by…”
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The usefulness of serum thyroglobulin levels and Tl-201 scintigraphy in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid follicular lesions
Published in Annals of nuclear medicine (01-04-2002)“…To compare the diagnostic capabilities of various serum thyroglobulin levels (Tg) and Tl-201 scintigraphy with regard to thyroid follicular lesions. We…”
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Hepatic infarction following abdominal interventional procedures
Published in Acta medica Okayama (01-04-2004)“…To clarify the incidence, background, and progress of hepatic infarction following interventional procedures, cases of hepatic infarction following…”
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MR imaging of renal cell carcinoma: associations among signal intensity, tumor enhancement, and pathologic findings
Published in Acta medica Okayama (01-08-2003)“…The purpose of this study was to compare the MR characteristics of renal cell carcinomas against histologic findings and to assess the correlations among…”
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Differential diagnosis of adrenal masses by chemical shift and dynamic gadolinium enhanced MR imaging
Published in Acta medica Okayama (01-08-2003)“…Chemical shift MRI is widely used for identifying adenomas, but it is not a perfect method. We determined whether combined dynamic MRI methods can lead to…”
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Detection of hepatic metastasis from medullary thyroid cancer with Tc-99m-MIBI scintigraphy in a patient with Sipple's syndrome
Published in Annals of nuclear medicine (01-10-2001)“…We report a case of Sipple's syndrome with a hepatic tumor. A 28-year-old male with medullary thyroid cancer and bilateral pheochromocytomas was diagnosed as…”
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Nontumorous decrease in Tc-99m GSA accumulation
Published in Annals of nuclear medicine (01-12-2000)“…Nontutimorous decrease in 99mTc-GSA accumulation has not been well covered in the literature. Understanding of this phenomenon is, however, essential for…”
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Functional evaluation of lung by Xe-133 lung ventilation scintigraphy before and after lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) in patients with pulmonary emphysema
Published in Acta medica Okayama (01-02-2004)“…We evaluated the respiratory functions of patients with pulmonary emphysema who underwent lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) by the mean transit time (MTT)…”
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Thoracic tumors treated with CT-guided radiofrequency ablation: initial experience
Published in Radiology (01-06-2004)“…To determine the effectiveness of computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation of malignant thoracic tumors. CT-guided RF ablations of 99…”
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Daily low-dose cisplatin and concurrent thoracic irradiation for poor-risk patients with unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer
Published in Acta medica Okayama (01-10-2002)“…A pilot study was conducted to assess the efficacy and feasibility of daily low-dose cisplatin with concurrent thoracic irradiation for clinically unresectable…”
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