Hyperintense liver masses at hepatobiliary phase gadoxetic Acid–enhanced MRI: imaging appearances and clinical importance

…, D Kakihara, T Nakayama, K Morita, K Ishimatsu… - Radiographics, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Gadoxetic acid, a hepatobiliary-specific contrast medium used for MRI, is becoming increasingly
important in the detection and characterization of hepatic mass lesions. This medium is …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic accuracy for the epileptogenic zone detection in focal epilepsy could be higher in FDG-PET/MRI than in FDG-PET/CT

…, Y Kikuchi, S Baba, K Sagiyama, K Ishimatsu… - European …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To examine the utility of FDG-PET/MRI in patients with epilepsy by comparing the
diagnostic accuracy of PET/MRI and PET/CT in epileptogenic zone (EZ) detection. Methods …

Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis by dual-layer spectral detector CT

…, Y Takayama, N Fujita, Y Kubo, K Ishimatsu… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To elucidate the diagnostic ability of liver fibrosis using (1) liver parenchymal
iodine density on equilibrium computed tomographic imaging and (2) extracellular volume (ECV) …

Diagnostic potential of T1ρ and T2 relaxations in assessing the severity of liver fibrosis and necro-inflammation

Y Takayama, A Nishie, K Ishimatsu, Y Ushijima… - Magnetic resonance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the utility of T1ρ and T2 relaxations for assessing the severity of liver
fibrosis (F stage) and necro-inflammation (A stage) in patients with chronic liver disease (…

Extracellular volume fraction determined by dual-layer spectral detector CT: possible role in predicting the efficacy of preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy in …

…, Y Ushijima, M Itoyama, D Okamoto, K Ishimatsu… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To clarify the relationship between extracellular volume (ECV) measured by dual-energy
CT (DECT) and efficacy of preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients …

Characteristics of raw-starch-digesting glucoamylase from thermophilic Rhizomucor pusillus

W Kanlayakrit, K Ishimatsu, M Nakao… - Journal of Fermentation …, 1987 - Elsevier
A newly isolated thermophilic fungus, NH-139, identified as Rhizumucor pusillus (Lindt)
Schipper produced only a single form of raw-starch-absorbable, raw-starch-digesting …

Amide proton transfer imaging for differentiating benign ovarian cystic lesions: potential of first time right

K Ishimatsu, A Nishie, Y Takayama, Y Asayama… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate whether amide proton transfer (APT) imaging is useful to differentiate
benign ovarian cystic lesions. Materials and methods This prospective study enrolled a …

A novel fast kilovoltage switching dual-energy computed tomography technique with deep learning: Utility for non-invasive assessments of liver fibrosis

N Wada, N Fujita, K Ishimatsu, S Takao… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate whether the iodine density of liver parenchyma in the equilibrium
phase and extracellular volume fraction (ECV) measured by deep learning-based spectral …

Exogenous lipoid pneumonia induced by aspiration of insecticide

K Ishimatsu, T Kamitani, Y Matsuo… - Journal of thoracic …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is a rare disorder caused by inhalation and/or aspiration of oil-based
substances. The confirmed diagnosis of exogenous lipoid pneumonia is difficult, …

Usefulness of a pretreatment CT-based modified RENAL nephrometry score in predicting renal function after cryotherapy for T1a renal mass

…, K Morita, S Takao, D Kakihara, K Ishimatsu… - CardioVascular and …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose We investigated the usefulness of the modified RENAL nephrometry (mRN) scoring
system for predicting post-cryotherapy renal function in patients with T1a renal mass. …