Malignant Astrocytic Tumors: Clinical Importance of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Prediction of Grade and Prognosis1

S Higano, X Yun, T Kumabe, M Watanabe, S Mugikura… - Radiology, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To retrospectively assess the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for prediction of
malignancy and prognosis of malignant astrocytic tumors. Materials and Methods: The …

Quantitative vascular measurements in arterial occlusive disease

…, H Rikimaru, M Tsuboi, T Yamada, A Sato, S Higano… - Radiographics, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
Accuracy in quantifying arterial occlusive disease requires an understanding of the relevant
technical considerations and familiarity with the strengths and weaknesses of various …

The relationship between cerebral infarction and angiographic characteristics in childhood moyamoya disease

S Mugikura, S Takahashi, S Higano… - American Journal …, 1999 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In childhood-onset moyamoya disease, the angiographic
disease process of stenoocclusive lesions is progressive, and cerebral infarctions often …

Morphologic analyses of mandible and upper airway soft tissue by MRI of patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome

…, M Suzuki, A Horiuchi, S Okabe, K Ikeda, S Higano… - Sleep, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: To evaluate the morphological features of the mandible and the volume of
the upper airway soft tissues in determining the anatomical risk factors for the upper airway …

Conspicuity and evolution of lesions in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at diffusion-weighted imaging

T Murata, Y Shiga, S Higano… - American Journal …, 2002 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffusion-weighted imaging can disclose distinct hyperintense
lesions in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). However, these findings and chronologic …

Comparison of ipsilateral activation between right and left handers: a functional MR imaging study

LN Singh, S Higano, S Takahashi, N Kurihara… - …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
WE used fMRI to compare the ipsilateral activation in the sensorimotor region (SMR) during
dominant and non-dominant hand motor tasks between right and left handers. In right …

Types and Frequencies of Biliary Tract Variations Associated with a Major Portal Venous Anomaly: Analysis with Multi–Detector Row CT Cholangiography1

…, G Murakami, S Ko, M Tsuboi, H Saito, S Higano… - Radiology, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To retrospectively determine whether major portal venous variation was more
frequently associated with biliary variants, with consideration of the types and frequencies of …

Bronchial artery anatomy: preoperative 3D simulation with multidetector CT

…, K Takase, H Ichikawa, T Yamada, A Sato, S Higano… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To preoperatively evaluate anatomic variations of the bronchial arteries by
obtaining three-dimensional (3D) simulations with multidetector computed tomography (CT). …

Predominant involvement of ipsilateral anterior and posterior circulations in moyamoya disease

S Mugikura, S Takahashi, S Higano, R Shirane… - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— We encountered several patients with childhood onset of moyamoya
disease in whom the ipsilateral anterior and posterior circulations were predominantly …

Germinoma originating in the basal ganglia and thalamus: MR and CT evaluation.

S Higano, S Takahashi, K Ishii… - American journal …, 1994 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE To describe MR and CT features of germinoma originating in the basal ganglia
and thalamus and to discuss the roles of each modality for its diagnosis. METHODS MR and …