Kazuhiro Saito
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View article: Evaluation of the Effects of Anti‐Aβ Antibody Drug Treatment on Brain Atrophy Using a Voxel‐Based Specific Regional Analysis System for Alzheimer's Disease
Evaluation of the Effects of Anti‐Aβ Antibody Drug Treatment on Brain Atrophy Using a Voxel‐Based Specific Regional Analysis System for Alzheimer's Disease Open
Background The voxel‐based specific regional analysis system for Alzheimer's disease (VSRAD) is a cutting‐edge imaging tool used to assess and diagnose Alzheimer's disease (AD), by analyzing structural changes in the brain using MRI. In th…
View article: MRI-based Assessment of Disease-Specific Risk Profiles for Sarcopenia in Chronic Liver Disease
MRI-based Assessment of Disease-Specific Risk Profiles for Sarcopenia in Chronic Liver Disease Open
ObjectiveTo determine whether sarcopenia-related imaging markers differ by disease etiology in chronic liver disease (CLD), using magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and proton density fat fraction (PDFF).MethodsWe retrospectively analyz…
View article: Statistical Parametric Mapping and Voxel-Based Specific Regional Analysis System for Alzheimer’s Disease (VSRAD): Principles and Clinical Applications
Statistical Parametric Mapping and Voxel-Based Specific Regional Analysis System for Alzheimer’s Disease (VSRAD): Principles and Clinical Applications Open
Background: The voxel-based specific regional analysis system for Alzheimer’s disease (VSRAD) allows quantitative evaluation of the degree of an individual’s brain atrophy through statistical comparison of brain magnetic resonance imaging …
View article: Clinical Utility of eZIS in Cerebral Blood Flow SPECT
Clinical Utility of eZIS in Cerebral Blood Flow SPECT Open
Cerebral perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique that uses radiopharmaceuticals that selectively accumulate in the brain. However, cerebral perfusion SPECT is typically interpret…
View article: Language-Guided Contrastive Audio-Visual Masked Autoencoder with Automatically Generated Audio-Visual-Text Triplets from Videos
Language-Guided Contrastive Audio-Visual Masked Autoencoder with Automatically Generated Audio-Visual-Text Triplets from Videos Open
In this paper, we propose Language-Guided Contrastive Audio-Visual Masked Autoencoders (LG-CAV-MAE) to improve audio-visual representation learning. LG-CAV-MAE integrates a pretrained text encoder into contrastive audio-visual masked autoe…
View article: Tracing genome size dynamics in sharks and rays with inclusive sequence analysis by the Squalomix Consortium
Tracing genome size dynamics in sharks and rays with inclusive sequence analysis by the Squalomix Consortium Open
Genomes have maintained stable sets of protein-coding genes during evolution, while chromosome organization and genome size vary drastically. Changes in genome size are often attributed to variable amounts of repetitive sequences, includin…
View article: Postmortem computed tomography assessment of intracardiac and intravascular blood clots and gravitational sedimentation: clinical and laboratory associations in 114 in-hospital deaths
Postmortem computed tomography assessment of intracardiac and intravascular blood clots and gravitational sedimentation: clinical and laboratory associations in 114 in-hospital deaths Open
Purpose Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) typically reveals blood clots and sedimentation in cardiac and vascular structures. We examined the associations between these postmortem findings and antemortem clinical and laboratory paramet…
View article: Transarterial Embolization Using the Quintet-coaxial Catheter System for a Type II Endoleak after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Transarterial Embolization Using the Quintet-coaxial Catheter System for a Type II Endoleak after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Open
Purpose: Transarterial embolization of the internal iliac artery-associated type II endoleaks necessitates adequate support to approach the abdominal aortic aneurysm sac. Herein, we report initial experience with transarterial embolization…
View article: Characteristics of drugs with oral frailty patients among community pharmacy visitors: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics of drugs with oral frailty patients among community pharmacy visitors: a cross-sectional study Open
Our results will provide evidence for community pharmacists to provide appropriate patient education, recommend consultations with dental care providers, and assist in community healthcare coordination.
View article: Comparative study of neuroimaging evaluation between idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and progressive supranuclear palsy
Comparative study of neuroimaging evaluation between idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and progressive supranuclear palsy Open
Background Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) are considered to be different pathologies, but they have similar clinical features such as cognitive dysfunction and gait disturbance. The…
View article: A Rare Neuroendocrine Tumor at the Junction of the Cystic and Common Hepatic Ducts: The Value of a Multimodal Approach in Preoperative Diagnosis
A Rare Neuroendocrine Tumor at the Junction of the Cystic and Common Hepatic Ducts: The Value of a Multimodal Approach in Preoperative Diagnosis Open
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the biliary tract are extremely rare due to a paucity of Kulchitsky cells. While their preoperative diagnosis remains challenging due to the lack of specific diagnostic markers and imaging findings, there ha…
View article: Clinical Significance of Whole-Body Computed Tomography Scans in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Without Prehospital Return of Spontaneous Circulation
Clinical Significance of Whole-Body Computed Tomography Scans in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Without Prehospital Return of Spontaneous Circulation Open
Background. Whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) is commonly employed for primary screening in pediatric patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without prehospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). This study …
View article: Utility of neuromelanin-sensitive MRI in the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies
Utility of neuromelanin-sensitive MRI in the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies Open
Objective Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is recognized as the second most common cause of degenerative dementia in older people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and distinguishing between these 2 diseases may be challenging in clinical prac…
View article: A case of adrenal oncocytoma: reviewing the literature of radiological finding
A case of adrenal oncocytoma: reviewing the literature of radiological finding Open
Oncocytoma is a tumour that predominantly occurs in the kidneys and salivary glands. Only approximately 200 cases have been reported to be of adrenal origin to date, and only a few reports about its radiological findings have been publishe…
View article: Extension of Williams’ multiple comparison test for paired data
Extension of Williams’ multiple comparison test for paired data Open
Multiple comparison methods such as the Williams' test are used to adjust for multiplicity of multiple doses in many confirmatory pharmacology studies. The existing Williams test is not suitable for paired data such as experiments using hu…
View article: Mucinous adenocarcinoma derived from villous adenoma of the kidney with muconephrosis
Mucinous adenocarcinoma derived from villous adenoma of the kidney with muconephrosis Open
Key Clinical Message Upper respiratory tract villous adenoma (VA) with muconephrosis is rare and should be included in the differential diagnosis when pelvic dilatation with a solid component is detected. VA may transform into malignant mu…
View article: Association between longitudinal changes in striatal dopamine transporter uptake and clinical features of dementia with Lewy bodies
Association between longitudinal changes in striatal dopamine transporter uptake and clinical features of dementia with Lewy bodies Open
Background It is widely known that there is low striatal 123 I‐2β‐Carbomethoxy‐3β‐(4‐iodophenyl)‐N‐(3‐ fluoropropyl) nortropane ( 123 I‐FP‐CIT) dopamine transporter single photon emission tomography (DaT‐SPECT) uptake in patients with deme…
View article: Association between PET-CT accumulation in the hypothalamic /pituitary regions and neuron-specific enolase /primary tumor in limited-stage small cell lung cancer
Association between PET-CT accumulation in the hypothalamic /pituitary regions and neuron-specific enolase /primary tumor in limited-stage small cell lung cancer Open
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) accumulation at hypothalamic /pituitary regions, tumor, and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) in limited-stage small …
View article: Usefulness of Percutaneous Drainage in Determining the Causative Microorganism in Patients with Spondylodiscitis: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Usefulness of Percutaneous Drainage in Determining the Causative Microorganism in Patients with Spondylodiscitis: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study Open
CT-guided percutaneous drainage showed a high positive rate of microorganism detection in patients with spondylodiscitis regardless of antibiotic administration prior to the procedure. CT-guided percutaneous drainage can be a solution for …