The role of diffusion-weighted imaging in patients with brain tumors

…, M Morino, K Ohata, K Wakasa… - American journal …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffusion-weighted images (DWIs) have been used to study
various diseases, particularly since echo-planar techniques shorten examination time. Our …

In situ detection of lipid peroxidation and oxidative DNA damage in non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases

…, T Yamada, H Sakaguchi, K Nakatani, K Wakasa - Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background/Aims: Although oxidative stress is an important candidate in the pathogenesis
of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the localization and pathological significance of …

Application of a new histological staging and grading system for primary biliary cirrhosis to liver biopsy specimens: Interobserver agreement

…, K Tsuneyama, M Ito, K Wakasa… - Pathology …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recently the authors proposed a new staging and grading system for primary biliary cirrhosis
(PBC) that takes into account necroinflammatory activity and histological heterogeneity. …

Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance images of hepatocellular carcinoma: correlation with histological grading and portal blood flow

…, Y Sawai, O Morimoto, M Hori, H Nagano, K Wakasa… - European …, 2010 - Springer
Objective: To retrospectively investigate enhancement patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC) and dysplastic nodule (DN) in the hepatobiliary phase of gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-…

Hepatocellular carcinoma: hepatocyte-selective enhancement at gadoxetic acid–enhanced MR imaging—correlation with expression of sinusoidal and canalicular …

…, A Nakamoto, H Nagano, N Matsuura, K Wakasa… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To investigate the mechanism of enhancement of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
on gadoxetic acid–enhanced hepatobiliary phase magnetic resonance (MR) images and to …

Molecular detection of lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients: results of a multicenter trial using the one-step nucleic acid amplification assay

…, S Nakamura, K Suzuki, K Tsugawa, K Wakasa… - Clinical Cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Purpose: Accurate assessment of metastasis in sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) of breast cancer
is important but involves a heavy workload for the pathologist. We conducted a multicenter …

Patterns and clinicopathologic features of extrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection

…, K Dono, K Umeshita, S Nakamori, K Wakasa… - Surgery, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the metastatic pattern in patients with extrahepatic
metastasis after the removal of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of the present …

Molecular evidence that most but not all carcinosarcomas of the uterus are combination tumors

…, R Nakashima, H Kurachi, T Haba, K Wakasa… - Cancer research, 1997 - AACR
The pathogenesis of carcinosarcoma is still a subject of controversy. In the present study,
molecular techniques were applied to determine the pathogenesis of uterine carcinosarcomas. …

Comparison of growth hormone–producing and non–growth hormone–producing pituitary adenomas: imaging characteristics and pathologic correlation

A Hagiwara, Y Inoue, K Wakasa, T Haba, T Tashiro… - Radiology, 2003 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To identify characteristic features of growth hormone (GH)–producing pituitary
adenomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 174 pathologically proven pituitary …

[PDF][PDF] Superparamagnetic iron oxide–enhanced magnetic resonance images of hepatocellular carcinoma: Correlation with histological grading

…, H Nagano, M Sakon, M Monden, K Wakasa… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)–enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has
been used for the detection of hepatic tumors. However, little is known about this technique in …