- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Bone health and treatments
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
Aso Iizuka Hospital
2018-2025
Kyushu University
1970-2024
Kyushu Hospital
2011-2022
Japan Community Healthcare Organization
2022
Gifu University Hospital
2011
Hayashi Eye Hospital
2009
Kyushu Rosai Hospital
1967-2008
Indiana University School of Medicine
2006-2007
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2006-2007
Saitama International Medical Center
1994-2003
BACKGROUND Accurate preoperative staging is an important but difficult problem in determining therapy for patients with esophageal carcinoma. Positron emission tomography (PET) used [methyl-11C]choline (11C-choline) and 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) to detect a variety of malignancies. The authors PET both these agents lymph node metastases METHODS Lymph 33 biopsy-proven carcinoma (16 tumors classified as T1 17 T2–4) was examined by using 11C-choline 18F-FDG, the accuracy results...
Background: The incidence of developmental dysplasia the hip (DDH) in Japanese newborns has reduced drastically following a primary prevention campaign initiated around 1972 to 1973; this perinatal education promoted maintaining hips naturally flexed-leg position. purpose present study was describe life course epidemiology osteoarthritis (OA) adolescent and adult patients assess its association with exposure for DDH. Methods: We included new OA diagnosed from January 1, 2022, December 31, at...
Object. Neuroimaging-guided stereotactic biopsy procedures are commonly used for diagnosis of gliomas. A number the imaging modalities currently in use not reliable enough depicting these tumors. The authors developed 18 F-choline and 11 C-choline as tumor agents positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, them to visualize gliomas prior procedures. Methods. PET studies were performed 12 patients who thought be affected by observed on computerized magnetic resonance images. F- injected...
<b>Background:</b> Recently, transesophageal endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS–FNA) has been evaluated for mediastinal nodal staging (N staging) of lung cancer, as this technique is less invasive than mediastinoscopy and possibly more accurate 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed (PET–CT). However, EUS–FNA does not provide access to pretracheal hilar lymph nodes. More recently, endobronchial transbronchial needle (EBUS–TBNA) introduced a...
This study introduces a new technique, spherical periacetabular osteotomy (SPO), performed via para-sartorial intermuscular (PSIM) approach with bikini incision, aiming to optimise the benefits of SPO, including preservation muscles and providing cosmetic advantages.
Abnormalities of choline processing in cancer cells have been used as a basis for imaging with positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In this study, the transport mechanism was investigated cultured PC-3 prostate cells. Furthermore, tritiated hemicholinium 3 (HC-3), well-known inhibitor transport, studied prototypic molecular probe 9L glioma–bearing rats. [ H]Choline uptake by found to both facilitative nonfacilitative components. Facilitative characterized partial...
Although radiographic coxa profunda has been considered an indicator of acetabular overcoverage, recent studies suggest that is a nonspecific finding seen even in hip dysplasia. The morphologic features dysplasia and the frequency with which two overlap are not well defined.We determined (1) prevalence patients dysplasia; (2) differences acetabulum pelvis between control subjects; (3) without profunda.We retrospectively reviewed pelvic radiographs CT scans 70 (70 hips) Forty normal hips were...
Objectives. To determine the minimum lateral bone coverage required for securing stable fixation of porous-coated acetabular components (cups) in hip dysplasia. Methods. In total, 215 primary total arthroplasties 199 patients were reviewed. The average follow-up period was 49 months (range: 24-77 months). cups assessed by determining cup center-edge (cup-CE) angle and index (BCI) from anteroposterior pelvic radiographs. Further, determined using modified DeLee Charnley classification system....
1) Microsomes catalyze the reduction of ascorbate radical by NADH. The enzyme which functions in this reaction is identified as microsomal NADH-cytochrome c reductase, electron transfer system involving cytochrome b5. Reduced b5, whether bound to or isolated from membrane, reacts rapidly with form ascorbate. With intact microsomes, maintained fully reduced state presence This condition favors NADH catalyzed microsomes. 2) non-ionic detergent, Emalgen 810, inhibits b5 NADH, also...
Journal Article Presence of—Apo-cytochrome b5 in Microsomes: Incorporation of Radioactive Heme to the Cytochrome vitro Get access TOSHIHIKO HARA, HARA Department Biochemistry, Kyushu University School MedicineFukuoka Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar SHIGEKI MINAKAMI The Volume 67, Issue 5, May 1970, Pages 741–743, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a129303 Published: 01 1970 history Received: 26 February