Vertebroplasty: cement leakage into the disc increases the risk of new fracture of adjacent vertebral body

EP Lin, S Ekholm, A Hiwatashi… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients successfully treated with vertebroplasty often
return with new pain caused by a new vertebral body fracture. The new fractures often are …

Amide proton transfer imaging of adult diffuse gliomas: correlation with histopathological grades

O Togao, T Yoshiura, J Keupp, A Hiwatashi… - Neuro …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Amide proton transfer (APT) imaging is a novel molecular MRI technique to detect
endogenous mobile proteins and peptides through chemical exchange saturation transfer…

Characterization of IgG4 anti‐neurofascin 155 antibody‐positive polyneuropathy

H Ogata, R Yamasaki, A Hiwatashi… - Annals of clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate anti‐neurofascin 155 ( NF 155) antibody‐positive chronic
inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy ( CIDP ). Methods Sera from 50 consecutive CIDP …

Increase in vertebral body height after vertebroplasty

A Hiwatashi, T Moritani, Y Numaguchi… - American journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: During clinical work, we have seen increases in vertebral
body height associated with vertebroplasty, but our literature search revealed no reports as …

Differentiation of high-grade and low-grade diffuse gliomas by intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging

O Togao, A Hiwatashi, K Yamashita, K Kikuchi… - Neuro …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Our aim was to assess the diagnostic performance of intravoxel incoherent motion
(IVIM) MR imaging for differentiating high-grade gliomas (HGGs) from low-grade gliomas …

MR imaging–based analysis of glioblastoma multiforme: estimation of IDH1 mutation status

K Yamashita, A Hiwatashi, O Togao… - American Journal …, 2016 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Glioblastoma multiforme is highly aggressive and the most
common type of primary malignant brain tumor in adults. Imaging biomarkers may provide …

Differentiating primary CNS lymphoma from glioblastoma multiforme: assessment using arterial spin labeling, diffusion-weighted imaging, and 18F …

K Yamashita, T Yoshiura, A Hiwatashi, O Togao… - Neuroradiology, 2013 - Springer
Introduction Our purpose was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of arterial spin
labeling (ASL) perfusion imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose …

Grading diffuse gliomas without intense contrast enhancement by amide proton transfer MR imaging: comparisons with diffusion-and perfusion-weighted imaging

O Togao, A Hiwatashi, K Yamashita, K Kikuchi… - European …, 2017 - Springer
Objectives To investigate whether amide proton transfer (APT) MR imaging can differentiate
high-grade gliomas (HGGs) from low-grade gliomas (LGGs) among gliomas without intense …

Arterial spin labelling at 3-T MR imaging for detection of individuals with Alzheimer's disease

T Yoshiura, A Hiwatashi, T Noguchi, K Yamashita… - European …, 2009 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to determine whether arterial spin labelling (ASL) at 3-T MR
imaging can be used to discriminate individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from …

Axial loading during MR imaging can influence treatment decision for symptomatic spinal stenosis

A Hiwatashi, B Danielson, T Moritani… - American journal …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous studies have shown that axial loading can narrow
the spinal canal. However, the clinical significance is unclear. The purpose of this study …