[PDF][PDF] Significance of increased oxygen extraction fraction in five-year prognosis of major cerebral arterial occlusive diseases

…, H Nabatame, M Ueno, S Nishizawa… - Journal of nuclear …, 1999 - Soc Nuclear Med
6.4 (95% CI, 1.6 — 26.1; P< 0.01) for ipsilateral stroke. An increase in the absolute OEF value
was a better predictor of recurrent ischemic stroke than was OEF asymmetry. Conclusion: …

Activities of the primary and supplementary motor areas increase in preparation and execution of voluntary muscle relaxation: an event-related fMRI study

…, H Fukuyama, A Ikeda, S Nishizawa… - Journal of …, 1999 - Soc Neuroscience
Brain activity associated with voluntary muscle relaxation was examined by applying event-related
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique, which enables us to …

Prospective comparison of 18F-FDG PET with conventional imaging modalities (MRI, CT, and 67Ga scintigraphy) in assessment of combined intraarterial …

Y Kitagawa, S Nishizawa, K Sano… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2003 - Soc Nuclear Med
To preserve the oral organs and functions in patients with head and neck carcinoma,
accurate determination of the appropriate treatment after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and …

[PDF][PDF] Ultra-high resolution SPECT system using four pinhole collimators for small animal studies

…, T Fujita, Y Magata, S Nishizawa… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1995 - Soc Nuclear Med
@ Tc-MlBl. IYynamic SPECT imaging of rat brain with r23oiom@ enilwas also feasible.
Conclusion: This uttra-high resolution SPECT system can be used to measure the regional …

FDG-PET for prediction of tumour aggressiveness and response to intra-arterial chemotherapy and radiotherapy in head and neck cancer

Y Kitagawa, K Sano, S Nishizawa, M Nakamura… - European journal of …, 2003 - Springer
The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible usefulness of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose
positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for predicting tumour aggressiveness and …

Physiological 18F-FDG uptake in the ovaries and uterus of healthy female volunteers

S Nishizawa, M Inubushi, H Okada - European journal of nuclear medicine …, 2005 - Springer
Purpose Good knowledge of physiological 18 F-fluorodeoxglucose ( 18 F-FDG) uptake in the
healthy population is of great importance for the correct interpretation of 18 F-FDG positron …

Age-related sex-specific changes in brain metabolism and morphology

A Kakimoto, S Ito, H Okada, S Nishizawa… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
With a large database, we aimed to evaluate sex-specific distinctive changes in brain glucose
metabolism and morphology during normal aging using MRI and 18 F-FDG PET. Methods: …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of hyperglycemia on FDG uptake in human brain and glioma

K Ishizu, S Nishizawa, Y Yonekura… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1994 - Soc Nuclear Med
MATERIALSAND METhODS Subjects A totalof ten patients, seven malesandthreefemales,
mean age46. 3yr (range29to70yr), werestudied. Theyincludedeight gliomas, one metastatic …

[HTML][HTML] The current status of an FDG-PET cancer screening program in Japan, based on a 4-year (2006–2009) nationwide survey

…, H Fukuda, T Iinuma, K Uno, S Nishizawa… - Annals of nuclear …, 2013 - Springer
Objective The aim of this study was to survey the 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission
tomography (FDG-PET) cancer screening program conducted in Japan. Methods The “FDG-…

Naming of animals and tools: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study of categorical differences in the human brain areas commonly used for naming visually …

T Okada, S Tanaka, T Nakai, S Nishizawa, T Inui… - Neuroscience …, 2000 - Elsevier
To investigate the neural substrates for naming objects and their category-dependency, we
performed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with naming of animals and tools. …