Abdominal CT: comparison of low-dose CT with adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction and routine-dose CT with filtered back projection in 53 patients

Y Sagara, AK Hara, W Pavlicek… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to retrospectively compare radiation dose, noise,
and image quality of abdominal low-dose CT reconstructed with adaptive statistical iterative …

Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance angiography for cerebral aneurysms in correlation with 3D–digital subtraction angiographic images: a study of 133 …

…, H Nagatomi, H Hata, T Saginoya, Y Sagara… - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— We investigated the sensitivity of 3D–time-of flight (3D-TOF)
magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in the detection of cerebral aneurysms with the use of …

Treatment of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas: current strategies based on location and hemodynamics, and alternative techniques of transcatheter …

H Kiyosue, Y Hori, M Okahara, S Tanoue, Y Sagara… - Radiographics, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) can occur anywhere within the dura mater.
Patients may be clinically asymptomatic or may experience symptoms ranging from mild …

Renal arteriovenous shunts: clinical features, imaging appearance, and transcatheter embolization based on angioarchitecture

…, N Hongo, S Matsumoto, H Mori, Y Sagara… - Radiographics, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Renal arteriovenous (AV) shunt, a rare pathologic condition, is divided into two categories,
traumatic and nontraumatic, and can cause massive hematuria, retroperitoneal hemorrhage, …

Maxillary artery: functional and imaging anatomy for safe and effective transcatheter treatment

…, H Kiyosue, H Mori, Y Hori, M Okahara, Y Sagara - Radiographics, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
The maxillary artery is a terminal branch of the external carotid artery. Although the main
maxillary artery trunk and most of its branches course within the extracranial space and supply …

Arterial supply to the pancreas; variations and cross-sectional anatomy

M Okahara, H Mori, H Kiyosue, Y Yamada, Y Sagara… - Abdominal …, 2010 - Springer
The pancreas has complex arterial supplies. Therefore, special attention should be paid in
pancreatic arterial intervention for patients with acute pancreatitis and pancreatic carcinomas. …

Shapability, memory, and luminal changes in microcatheters after steam shaping: a comparison of 11 different microcatheters

…, M Okahara, S Tanoue, Y Sagara… - American journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of shaped microcatheters,
including shapability, durability, and luminal changes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: …

Limitations of three-dimensional reconstructed computerized tomography angiography after clip placement for intracranial aneurysms

Y Sagara, H Kiyosue, Y Hori, M Sainoo… - Journal of …, 2005 - thejns.org
Object. The authors compared the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) reconstructed
computerized tomography (CT) angiography with 3D digital subtraction (DS) angiography in …

[HTML][HTML] The anterior medullary–anterior pontomesencephalic venous system and its bridging veins communicating to the dural sinuses: normal anatomy and …

H Kiyosue, S Tanoue, Y Sagara, Y Hori, M Okahara… - Neuroradiology, 2008 - Springer
Introduction We evaluated the normal venous anatomy of the anterior medullary/anterior
pontomesencephalic venous (AMV/APMV) system and bridging veins connected to the dural …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted disruption of FSCN2 gene induces retinopathy in mice

…, R Yao, H Yamanaka, S Ito, Y Sagara… - … & visual science, 2005 - jov.arvojournals.org
purpose. To investigate the morphology and function of photoreceptors in mice with mutation
of the FSCN2 gene. methods. A mouse line was generated carrying the 208delG mutation (…