Investigators
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Projects
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| Makoto SASAKI, M.D. |
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Improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of CT and MRI in acute cerebral ischemia |
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- To validate the scanner- and/or protocol-dependency of diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) and ADC variation on different b-values
- To standardize the display parameters of DWI
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| Akira OGAWA, M.D. |
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Evaluation of the image quality of brain CT/MRI for optimal diagnosis and development of a training system for interpretation of the images of acute ischemia |
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- To validate the accuracy of the 1/3 rule (ASPECTS) on acute stroke images
- To develop an efficient and practical training system for interpretation of acute stroke images
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| Yukunori KOROGI, M.D. |
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Development of practical guidelines for CT/MRI studies in acute cerebral stroke |
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- To develop an imaging guideline for CT/MRI studies in the clinical setting of acute cerebral stroke that serves not only for daily practice but also for multi-institutional imaging projects
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| Kohsuke KUDOH, M.D. |
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Validation of accuracy and reliability of CT/MR perfusion imaging |
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- To validate the differences in CT/MR perfusion images that depend on scanners and imaging protocols
- To develop a standard phantom for quantitative evaluation of perfusion imaging
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| Kei YAMADA, M.D. |
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Improvement of quantitativeness of CT/MR perfusion imaging. |
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- To improve the quantitative aspects of MR perfusion imaging from the aspects of both scanning and image analysis
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| Toshiyuki UEHARA, M.D. |
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Comparison of CT/MR perfusion imaging with other modalities of cerebral blood flow measurements |
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- To compare cerebral blood flow data from CT/MR perfusion studies with those from single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) for consistency
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| Kiyonobu IKEDA, M.D. |
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Optimal use of CT in the selection of a therapeutic strategy for hyperacute cerebral infarction |
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- To determine the optimal combination of noncontrast CT, perfusion CT, and CT angiography in the acute clinical setting of ischemic cerebral diseases
- To establish safety measures for CT studies in acute clinical setting
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| Hiroshi SATOH, Ph.D. |
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Standardization of MRI in the diagnosis of cerebral ischemia |
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- To conduct fundamental and technological researches with emphasis on the optimization of mathematical algorithms for CT/MR perfusion imaging
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| Toshinori HIRAI, M.D. |
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Improvement of the accuracy in evaluation of extension of acute ischemic lesion |
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- To plan a multi-institutional experiments for validation of DWI accuracy, and to establish a standardized methodology for evaluating lesional extension of acute ischemic lesion free of interreader and institutional variation .
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