14 Result(s)

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The relationship between diffusion tensor imaging and the clinical classification of cubital tunnel syndrome

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and the clinical classification of cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS). Ten patients with CuTS (7 men and 3 women;...

Mitsuhiro Kimura, Shuji Nagata, Makoto Suzuki… in Radiological Physics and Technology (2024)

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Influence of Gd-EOB-DTPA on proton-density fat fraction in the liver using chemical shift-encoded magnetic resonance imaging at 3-T

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its advanced stage, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), have become increasingly prevalent owing to the rise in metabolic syndromes. Accurate assessment of hepat...

Makoto Suzuki, Tatsuya Hayashi, Kazutaka Nashiki… in Radiological Physics and Technology (2024)

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Optical coherence tomography and coronary angioscopy assessment of healed coronary plaque components

Histopathological or intracoronary image assessment of healed plaques (HPs) has been reported. However, the lesion characteristics of HPs remains undetermined yet. We assessed the healed plaque components in p...

Shigeki Kimura, Shunmo Cho, Yoshiki Misu… in The International Journal of Cardiovascula… (2021)

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Myocardial flow reserve derived by dynamic perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography reflects the severity of coronary atherosclerosis

A novel single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) camera was developed to evaluate dynamic myocardial perfusion flow. However, it is unclear whether myocardial flow reserve (MFR) derived by dynamic pe...

Nobuo Iguchi, Yuko Utanohara… in The International Journal of Cardiovascula… (2018)

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Subvalvular aortic stenosis diagnosed by 3D transesophageal echocardiography

The patient was a 13-year-old male with chief complaints of exertional chest pain and dyspnea. Cardiac murmur was suspected in a medical checkup at 1 month old, at which time he was diagnosed with subvalvular ...

Go Hashimoto, Makoto Suzuki, Hideyuki Sakai… in Journal of Medical Ultrasonics (2013)

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Unusually increased metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake in a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach

A 70-year-old woman with a submucosal gastric tumor was referred to our hospital for surgical treatment. Upon examination, it was found that she had hypertension, and abdominal computed tomography revealed swe...

Kazuki Fukuchi, Makoto Suzuki, Shinsuke Sato, Jouji Iseki in Annals of Nuclear Medicine (2012)

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Gender differences of pulsed and tissue Doppler indexes of left ventricular diastolic function in healthy subjects

The purpose of this study is to determine the normative Doppler values and gender differences in left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in healthy subjects at each decade of life.

Takenori Otsuka, Makoto Suzuki, Hisao Yoshikawa, Kaoru Sugi in Journal of Echocardiography (2010)

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Diversification of the methodology for evaluating cardiac function

Makoto Suzuki in Journal of Medical Ultrasonics (2007)

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Relationship between spontaneous echo contrast in the thoracic aorta and plasma von Willebrand factor

To clarify the relationships between spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and coagulopathy, ultrasonographic findings that may correlate to biochemical coagulation...

Takuya Inoue, Makoto Suzuki, Atsushi Namiki… in Journal of Medical Ultrasonics (2006)

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Arterial blood flow occlusion by high intensity focused ultrasound and histologic evaluation of its effect on arteries and surrounding tissues

High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has been used in a number of clinical studies. High intensity focused ultrasound could become the minimally invasive tumor therapy of choice if it could be used to occl...

Rei Fujiwara, Kazuaki Sasaki, Tetsuya Ishikawa… in Journal of Medical Ultrasonics (2002)