ADC mapping of benign and malignant breast tumors

R Woodhams, K Matsunaga, S Kan, H Hata… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2005 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of diffusion-weighted imaging
(DWI) and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value in differentiating benign and …

Diffusion-weighted imaging of malignant breast tumors: the usefulness of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value and ADC map for the detection of malignant breast …

…, K Matsunaga, K Iwabuchi, S Kan… - Journal of computer …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
The authors used breast diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to diagnose breast cancer and
identify cancer extension. Isotropic DWI was performed with EPI. The apparent diffusion …

Diffusion-weighted imaging of the breast: principles and clinical applications

…, P Stanwell, S Sakamoto, H Hata, M Ozaki, S Kan… - Radiographics, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Diffusion-weighted imaging provides a novel contrast mechanism in magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging and has a high sensitivity in the detection of changes in the local biologic …

Endovascular surgery for very small ruptured intracranial aneurysms

…, J Niki, M Yamada, H Oka, K Fujii, S Kan - Journal of …, 2006 - thejns.org
✓Application of endovascular surgery for very small aneurysms is controversial because of
technical difficulties and high complication rates. The aim in the present study was to assess …

Slowly progressive spread of the stroke-like lesions in MELAS

T Iizuka, F Sakai, S Kan, N Suzuki - Neurology, 2003 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Little is known about temporal and spatial progression of the stroke-like lesion
during the acute stage of the stroke-like episode in patients with mitochondrial myopathy, …

Coil embolization for the treatment of ruptured dissecting vertebral aneurysms

…, Y Miyasaka, K Fujii, S Kan… - American Journal …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Proximal occlusion of the parent artery has been widely
used for treatment of vertebral dissecting ruptured aneurysms, but this does not always …

Identification of residual breast carcinoma following neoadjuvant chemotherapy: diffusion-weighted imaging—comparison with contrast-enhanced MR imaging and …

…, K Iwabuchi, M Kuranami, S Gautam, H Hatabu, S Kan… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare the capability of diffusion-weighted (DW) and contrast material–enhanced
magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to provide diagnostic information on residual breast …

Reversible brain atrophy in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a long-term observational study

T Iizuka, S Yoshii, S Kan, J Hamada, J Dalmau… - Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
The long-term neuroimaging correlates of clinical recovery have not been described in anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate
receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis. The aim of the study is to evaluate the …

Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in patients with migraine

H Igarashi, F Sakai, S Kan, J Okada, Y Tazaki - Cephalalgia, 1991 - journals.sagepub.com
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was studied in 91 patients with migraine and in 98
controls. Risk factors known to cause MRI lesions were carefully examined. In 36 patients with …

Radiological study of symptomatic Rathke's cleft cysts

H Oka, N Kawano, T Suwa, K Yada, S Kan… - Neurosurgery, 1994 - journals.lww.com
WE INVESTIGATED THE relationship between radiological findings and the nature of the cyst
fluid and histological findings of six Rathke's cleft cysts. The results show that the majority (…