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Regen Ther ; 24: 211-218, 2023 Dec.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37519908

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Introduction: Cell processing operators (CPOs) use a variety of disinfectants that vaporize in the workspace environment. These disinfectants can induce allergic reactions in CPOs, due to their long working hours at cell processing facilities (CPFs). Ionic substances such as CH3COO- generated from peracetic acid, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur oxides (SOx) from outdoor environment are also known to pollute air. Therefore, our objective was to assess the air quality in CPFs and detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from disinfectants and building materials, and airborne ionic substances from outdoor air. Methods: Sampling was conducted at three CPFs: two located in medical institutions and one located at a different institution. Air samples were collected using a flow pump. Ion chromatographic analysis of the anionic and cationic compounds was performed. For VOC analysis, a thermal desorption analyzer coupled with capillary gas chromatograph and flame ionization detector was used. Results: Analysis of the ionic substances showed that Cl-, NOx, and SOx, which were detected in large amounts in the outdoor air, were relatively less in the CPFs. Ethanol was detected as the main component in the VOC analysis. Toluene was detected at all sampling points. As compared to the other environments, air in the incubator contained larger amounts of VOCs, that included siloxane, tetradecane, and aromatics. Conclusions: No VOCs or ionic substances of immediate concern to the health of the CPOs were detected during the non-operating period. However, new clinical trials of cell products are currently underway in Japan, and a variety of new cell products are expected to be approved. With an increase in cell processing, health risks to CPOs that have not been considered previously, may become apparent. We should continue to prepare for the future expansion of the industry using a scientific approach to collect various pieces of information and make it publicly available to build a database.

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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 62(5): e202214444, 2023 Jan 26.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36448534

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Can commodity polymers are made to be healable just by blending with self-healable polymers? Here we report the first study on the fundamental aspect of this practically challenging issue. Poly(ether thiourea) (PTUEG3 ; Tg =27 °C) reported in 2018 is extraordinary in that it is mechanically robust but can self-heal even at 12 °C. In contrast, poly(octamethylene thiourea) (PTUC8 ; Tg =50 °C), an analogue of PTUEG3 , cannot heal below 92 °C. We found that their polymer blend self-healed in a temperature range above 32 °C even when its PTUEG3 content was only 20 mol %. Unlike PTUEG3 alone, this polymer blend, upon exposure to high humidity, barely plasticized, keeping its excellent mechanical properties due to the non-hygroscopic nature of the PTUC8 component. CP/MAS 13 C NMR analysis revealed that the polymer blend was nanophase-separated, which possibly accounts for why such a small amount of PTUEG3 provided the polymer blend with humidity-tolerant self-healable properties.

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Chem Asian J ; 17(10): e202200223, 2022 May 16.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35338598

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Here, we report a medium-to-polymer anomalous chiral transfer in the supramolecular polymerization of a tetraphenylporphyrin-based achiral hydrogen-bonding monomer (TPP) in a chiral medium of 5-cyanobiphenyl CB*. A mixture of TPP in (R)-CB* ([TPP]=7.7 mol %) at 40 °C gave a columnar oblique LC mesophase, where the individual columns were composed of an optically active helical supramolecular polymer of TPP as a consequence of a successful medium-to-polymer chiral transfer. Meanwhile, upon dilution of CB* with achiral 5-cyanobiphenyl CB, the optical activity of the system showed an anomalous bell-shaped dependency on the composition of CB*/CB, where the gabs value of 0.049 at CB*/CB=50/50 was 6.0 times larger than the gabs value of CB* alone. Such anomalous chiroptical amplification in CD is most likely due to a change in the stacking geometry of TPP in the oblique columnar LC upon lateral compression.


Sujet(s)
Polymères , Liaison hydrogène , Polymérisation
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J Am Chem Soc ; 141(25): 10033-10038, 2019 06 26.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31140278

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Recently, we discovered a modular synthetic approach for constructing core-shell columnar liquid crystals (LCs) by supramolecular polymerization in LC media. In the present work, we successfully confirmed that our modular synthetic approach has the potential to be widely extended to the development of multifunctional columnar LCs. Herein, we constructed the first core-shell columnar LC that was proved to be orientable by both electric and magnetic fields by the supramolecular polymerization of NODiskNH* in a nematic LC medium of 4-cyano-4'-pentyloxybiphenyl (5OCB). NODiskNH* is a chiral benzenetricarboxamide derivative bearing 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl termini, which is known to form a helical supramolecular polymer via a triple hydrogen-bonding array. NODiskNH* alone formed a hydrogen-bonded liquid phase without any long-range structural ordering. However, a nematic LC medium of 5OCB, when mixed with NODiskNH* at a molar ratio of 1:3, underwent a "structural order-increasing" mesophase transition, affording an optically active single LC phase with a hexagonally arranged core-shell columnar geometry in a temperature range from 113 to 51 °C. Unprecedentedly, this core-shell columnar LC can orient its columns both electrically and magnetically, resulting in unidirectional columnar ordering.

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Science ; 363(6423): 161-165, 2019 Jan 11.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30630928

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Disk- and rod-shaped molecules are incompatible in coassembly, as the former tend to stack one-dimensionally whereas the latter tend to align in parallel. Because this type of incompatibility can be more pronounced in condensed phases, different-shaped molecules generally exclude one another. We report that supramolecular polymerization of a disk-shaped chiral monomer in nematic liquid crystals comprising rod-shaped molecules results in order-increasing mesophase transition into a single mesophase with a core-shell columnar geometry. This liquid crystalline material responds quickly to an applied electric field, resulting in unidirectional columnar ordering. Moreover, it can be modularly customized to be optoelectrically responsive simply by using a photoisomerizable rod-shaped module. The modular strategy allows for cooperative integration of different functions into elaborate dynamic architectures.

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Eur Radiol ; 29(2): 985-992, 2019 Feb.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29987416

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OBJECTIVES: To (a) evaluate the interpolation frames of frame rate conversion (FRC) compared with fluoroscopic frames of conventional method, and (b) compare radiation dose and fluoroscopy time between various clinical examinations without and with FRC retrospectively. METHODS: This study consisted of a basic study and a clinical retrospective analysis. The radiation dosimetry, visual assessment and measurements of contrast to noise ratio were examined. Similarity between interpolation frames and fluoroscopic frames was evaluated using normalised cross-correlation values. In the clinical retrospective analysis approved by the institutional review board, we extracted 270 examinations performed without FRC (conventional group, 12.5 pulses/s) and with FRC (FRC group, 6.25 pulses/s) from 23 May to 31 December 2016. The fluoroscopy parameters and demographics of the two groups of the clinical examinations were compared. Statistical analyses were performed with Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Brunner-Munzel test and χ2 test. RESULTS: In the basic study, the only significant difference was that the radiation dose of FRC was approximately half that of the conventional method in the same fluoroscopy time (p = .031). The interpolation frames of FRC were similar to the fluoroscopic frames of the conventional method. In the clinical retrospective analysis, the only significant difference was that FRC reduced the fluoroscopy dose by 48% and the total dose by 31% compared with the conventional method (p < .001). There was no significant difference in the others. CONCLUSION: FRC significantly reduced the radiation dose without extending the fluoroscopy time and maintaining the image quality compared to the conventional method. KEY POINTS: • Although X-ray fluoroscopic techniques are widely used for various clinical purposes, X-ray fluoroscopic examinations have radiation risks. • Frame rate conversion is an image processing technique for radiation dose reduction. • Clinical retrospective analysis showed that FRC reduces radiation doses of patients.


Sujet(s)
Radioscopie/instrumentation , Traitement d'image par ordinateur/méthodes , Fantômes en imagerie , Lésions radiques/prévention et contrôle , Adolescent , Adulte , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Enfant , Conception d'appareillage , Femelle , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Dose de rayonnement , Études rétrospectives , Jeune adulte
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Magn Reson Med Sci ; 16(2): 169-175, 2017 Apr 10.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27599585

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We report that diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and tractography (DTT) of the pyramidal tracts using multi-band (MB) EPI could be a useful tool with a 1.5T MRI. We compared images using single-band EPI (SB-EPI) and MB-EPI. MB-EPI could reduce the scanning time by about 40%. We demonstrated that it is comparable between image qualities of SB-EPI and MB-EPI using tract-specific analysis and dice coefficients. Therefore, MB-EPI can promote high-speed DTI and DTT in clinical applications.


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Encéphale/anatomie et histologie , Imagerie par tenseur de diffusion/méthodes , Imagerie échoplanaire/méthodes , Adulte , Études de faisabilité , Humains , Mâle , Reproductibilité des résultats
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Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi ; 72(11): 1128-1136, 2016.
Article de Japonais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27867173

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PURPOSE: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is capable of acquiring projection images using electronic portal imaging device (EPID). Commercial EPID-based dosimetry software, dosimetry check (DC), allows in vivo dosimetry using projection images. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vivo dosimetry for prostate cancer using VMAT. METHOD: VMAT plans were generated for eight patients with prostate cancer using treatment planning system (TPS), and patient quality assurances (QAs) were carried out with phantom. We analyzed five plans as phantom study and five plans as patient study. Projection images were acquired during VMAT delivery. DC converted acquired images into fluence images and used a pencil beam algorithm to calculate dose distributions delivered on the CT images of the phantom and the patients. We evaluated isocenter point doses and gamma analysis in both studies and dose indexes of planning target volume (PTV), bladder and rectum in patient study. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Dose differences at the isocenter were less than a criterion in both studies. Pass rates of the gamma analysis were less than a criterion by two plans in the phantom study. Dose indexes of reconstructed distribution were lower than original plans and standard deviations of PTV in reconstructed distribution were larger than original plans. The errors were caused by some issues, such as the commissioning of DC, variations in patient anatomy, and patient positioning. CONCLUSION: The method was feasible to non-invasively perform in vivo dose evaluation for prostate cancer using VMAT.


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Tumeurs de la prostate/radiothérapie , Planification de radiothérapie assistée par ordinateur , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Fantômes en imagerie , Tumeurs de la prostate/imagerie diagnostique , Dosimètres , Dosimétrie en radiothérapie , Planification de radiothérapie assistée par ordinateur/instrumentation , Planification de radiothérapie assistée par ordinateur/méthodes , Tomodensitométrie
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Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi ; 72(3): 251-60, 2016 Mar.
Article de Japonais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27000674

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a post-analysis method for cumulative dose distribution in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) . METHOD: VMAT is capable of acquiring respiratory signals derived from projection images and machine parameters based on machine logs during VMAT delivery. Dose distributions were reconstructed from the respiratory signals and machine parameters in the condition where respiratory signals were without division, divided into 4 and 10 phases. The dose distribution of each respiratory phase was calculated on the planned four-dimensional CT (4DCT). Summation of the dose distributions was carried out using deformable image registration (DIR), and cumulative dose distributions were compared with those of the corresponding plans. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Without division, dose differences between cumulative distribution and plan were not significant. In the condition where respiratory signals were divided, dose differences were observed over dose in cranial region and under dose in caudal region of planning target volume (PTV). Differences between 4 and 10 phases were not significant. CONCLUSION: The present method was feasible for evaluating cumulative dose distribution in VMAT-SBRT using 4DCT and DIR.


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Radiométrie/méthodes , Radiochirurgie , Planification de radiothérapie assistée par ordinateur/méthodes , Radiothérapie conformationnelle avec modulation d'intensité , Humains , Fantômes en imagerie , Radiochirurgie/méthodes , Dosimétrie en radiothérapie
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Glycobiology ; 26(5): 482-92, 2016 May.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26747427

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The structure of the N-linked oligosaccharides attached to antithrombin (AT) has been shown to affect its anticoagulant activity and pharmacokinetics. Human AT has biantennary complex-type oligosaccharides with the unique feature of lacking a core fucose, which affects its biological activities by changing its heparin-binding affinity. In human plasma, AT circulates as a mixture of the α-form bearing four oligosaccharides and the ß-form lacking an oligosaccharide at Asn135. However, it remains unclear how the immature high-mannose-type oligosaccharides produced by mammalian cells affect biological activities of AT. Here, we succeeded in directly comparing the activities between the high-mannose and complex types. Interestingly, although there were no substantial differences in thrombin inhibitory activity, the high-mannose type showed higher heparin-binding affinity. The anticoagulant activities were increased by heparin and correlated with the heparin-binding affinity, resulting in the strongest anticoagulant activity being displayed in the ß-form with the high-mannose type. In pharmacokinetic profiling, the high-mannose type showed a much shorter plasma half-life than the complex type. The ß-form was found to have a prolonged plasma half-life compared with the α-form for the high-mannose type; conversely, the α-form showed a longer half-life than the ß-form for the complex-type. The present study highlights that AT physiological activities are strictly controlled not only by a core fucose at the reducing end but also by the high-mannose-type structures at the nonreducing end. The ß-form with the immature high-mannose type appears to function as a more potent anticoagulant than the AT typically found in human plasma, once it emerges in the blood.


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Protéines antithrombiniques/métabolisme , Héparine/métabolisme , Mannose/métabolisme , Oligosaccharides/métabolisme , Protéines antithrombiniques/composition chimique , Glycosylation , Héparine/composition chimique , Humains , Mannose/composition chimique , Oligosaccharides/composition chimique , Liaison aux protéines
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Radiol Phys Technol ; 8(1): 64-72, 2015 Jan.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25261344

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Our aim was to show whether sensitivity for detecting volume changes in regional gray matter in default mode network (DMN) at converted [from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease (from MCI to AD)] phase was improved by use of a standardized volume with global gray-matter volume. T1-weighted MR images (T1WI) of seven normal subjects and seven converted (from MCI to AD) patients were obtained from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database. Gray-matter images segmented with Statistical Parametric Mapping 5 were measured by the atlas-based method. We focused on five nodes of the DMN. For each phase, region of interest (ROI) volumes in the five nodes were standardized by two methods: (1) the ratio to the screening phase (S_volume) and (2) the ratio to the screening phase after both volumes were standardized by the global gray-matter volume (S_N_volume). Significant group differences between longitudinal gray-matter volume change of the converted (from MCI to AD) group and that of the normal group were found in lateral temporal cortex by S_N_volume, and precuneus by S_N_volume. These findings are useful for improving the understanding of DMN volume changes at the converted (from MCI to AD) phase.


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Maladie d'Alzheimer/anatomopathologie , Cartographie cérébrale/méthodes , Encéphale/anatomie et histologie , Dysfonctionnement cognitif/anatomopathologie , Traitement d'image par ordinateur/méthodes , Imagerie par résonance magnétique/méthodes , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Études cas-témoins , Femelle , Humains , Études longitudinales , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen
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Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi ; 70(11): 1225-34, 2014 Nov.
Article de Japonais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25410328

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PURPOSE: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a rotational intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) technique capable of acquiring projection images during treatment. The purpose of this study was to reconstruct the dose distribution from respiratory signals and machine parameters acquired during stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). METHODS: The treatment plans created for VMAT-SBRT included the constraint of 1 mm/degree in multileaf collimator (MLC) for a moving phantom and three patients with lung tumors. The respiratory signals were derived from projection images acquired during VMAT delivery, while the machine parameters were derived from machine logs. The respiratory signals and machine parameters were then linked along with the gantry angle. With this data, the dose distribution of each respiratory phase was calculated on the planned four-dimensional CT (4D CT). The doses at the isocenter, the point of max dose and the centroid of the target were compared with those of the corresponding plans. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In the phantom study, the maximum dose difference between the plan and "in-treatment" results was -0.4% at the centroid of the target. In the patient study, the difference was -1.8 ± 0.4% at the centroid of the target. Dose differences of the evaluated points between 4 and 10 phases were not significant. CONCLUSION: The present method successfully reconstructed the dose distribution using the respiratory signals and machine parameters acquired during treatment. This is a feasible method for verifying the actual dose for a moving target.


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Tumeurs du poumon/physiopathologie , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Femelle , Humains , Tumeurs du poumon/imagerie diagnostique , Tumeurs du poumon/radiothérapie , Mâle , Fantômes en imagerie , Dosimétrie en radiothérapie , Tomodensitométrie/instrumentation
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Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi ; 70(11): 1290-6, 2014 Nov.
Article de Japonais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25410336

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables the evaluation of organ structure and function. Oxygen-enhanced MRI (O2-enhanced MRI) is a method for evaluating the pulmonary ventilation function using oxygen as a contrast agent. We created the Cine View of Relative Enhancement Ratio Map (Cine RER map) in O2-enhanced MRI to easily observe the contrast effect for clinical use. Relative enhancement ratio (RER) was determined as the pixel values of the Cine RER map. Moreover, six healthy volunteers underwent O2-enhanced MRI to determine the appropriate scale width of the Cine RER map. We calculated each RER and set 0 to 1.27 as the scale width of the Cine RER map based on the results. The Cine RER map made it possible to observe the contrast effect over time and thus is a convenient tool for evaluating the pulmonary ventilation function in O2-enhanced MRI.


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Amélioration d'image/méthodes , Imagerie par résonance magnétique/méthodes , Adulte , Humains , Mâle , Oxygène , Fantômes en imagerie , Jeune adulte
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg ; 126: 177-84, 2014 Nov.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25270230

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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of time-of-flight MR angiography (MRA) compared with CT angiography (CTA) for detection of branch vessels arising from the intracranial aneurysm sac, using a 3-tesla MR scanner and an area detector CT scanner. METHODS: Fifty patients with an intracranial aneurysm (25 patients with a branch vessel arising from the sac and 25 patients without) underwent rotational intraarterial digital subtraction angiography (rotational DSA), MRA, and CTA. The following six image sets were assessed using a 3-point scale for the existence of a branch vessel: (1) volume rendering with MRA (MRA-VR); (2) CTA-VR; (3) source images with MRA; (4) source images with CTA; (5) VR and source images with MRA ('MRA-VR+source images'); and (6) 'CTA-VR+source images'. Each set comprised the data of all 50 patients. Three radiologists then performed consensus review and calculated the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for MRA and CTA; rotational DSA was considered as the gold standard. RESULTS: Higher accuracies were obtained in review using VR+source compared with both VR and source alone. In addition, higher accuracies were obtained in review using MRA compared with CTA. The highest accuracy of 0.96 was obtained for 'MRA-VR+source images'; in contrast, accuracy on 'CTA-VR+source images' was 0.86. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that 3-tesla MRA is an ideal non-invasive imaging examination for detection of a branch vessel arising from an intracranial aneurysm sac. Higher accuracy, especially sensitivity, with MRA compared with CTA was found in ICA, but accuracy with MRA was same as that with CTA in MCA.


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Angiographie de soustraction digitale/normes , Angiographie cérébrale/normes , Anévrysme intracrânien/diagnostic , Angiographie par résonance magnétique/normes , Adulte , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Angiographie de soustraction digitale/instrumentation , Angiographie de soustraction digitale/méthodes , Angiographie cérébrale/instrumentation , Angiographie cérébrale/méthodes , Humains , Anévrysme intracrânien/imagerie diagnostique , Angiographie par résonance magnétique/instrumentation , Angiographie par résonance magnétique/méthodes , Adulte d'âge moyen , Sensibilité et spécificité
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Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi ; 70(4): 359-68, 2014 Apr.
Article de Japonais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24759216

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PURPOSE: IGRT (image guided radiation therapy) is a useful technique for implementing precisely targeted radiation therapy. Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) medical linear accelerators with a portal imaging system (electronic portal imaging device: EPID) are the key to ensuring safe IGRT. The Winston-Lutz test (WLT) provides an evaluation of the MV isocenter, which is the intersection of radiation, collimator, and couch isocenters. A flexmap can indicate a displacement of EPID from the beam center axis as a function of gantry angles which can be removed from the images. The purpose of this study was to establish a novel method for simultaneously carrying out WLT and acquiring a flexmap using rotational irradiation. We also observed long-term changes in flexmaps over a period of five months. METHOD: We employed rotational irradiation with a rectangular field (30×30 mm). First, the displacement of EPID from the beam center axis, indicated by the ball bearing (BB) center, was evaluated using an in-house program. The location of the BB center was then modified according to WLT. Second, a second irradiation was used to acquire a flexmap. We performed this examination regularly and evaluated long-term changes in the flexmap. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: It proved feasible to perform WLT and flexmap measurements using our proposed methods. The precision of WLT using rotational irradiation was 0.1 mm. In flexmap analysis, the maximum displacement from the mean value for each angle was 0.4 mm over five months. CONCLUSION: We have successfully established a novel method of simultaneously carrying out WLT and flexmap acquisition using rotational irradiation. Maximum displacement from the mean in each angle was 0.4 mm over five months.


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Radiothérapie guidée par l'image/méthodes , Assurance de la qualité des soins de santé , Contrôle de qualité , Radiothérapie guidée par l'image/instrumentation
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J Magn Reson Imaging ; 39(1): 132-42, 2014 Jan.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23857823

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PURPOSE: To show the gray matter volumes in the default mode network (DMN) using the atlas-based method and to evaluate age-related volume change in the DMN region. Estimation of gray matter volumes is interesting research because previous reports showed an association with gray matter volume (GMV) and diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We focused on five nodes of the DMN (posterior cingulate, precuneus, lateral temporal cortex [LTC], medial prefrontal cortex, and inferior parietal lobule). In all, 1122 healthy adults were included in the present study. T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images were obtained using a 3T-MR scanner. To investigate GMV in the DMN, segmented gray matter images were measured by the atlas-based method, using Statistical Parametric Mapping 5. Volumes were expressed using three different methods: region of interest (ROI)-volume (mL), the volume itself; ROI-TIV (%), as a percentage of total intracranial volume (individual difference of head size is corrected); and ROI-GMV (%), as a percentage of gray matter volume (individual difference of atrophy speed for aging is corrected). RESULTS: Negative correlations between measurement values on ROI and age were observed in all five ROIs of the DMN region by two measures of volume (ROI-volume (mL) and ROI-TIV (%)), in both genders. In contrast, positive correlations between measurement values on ROI and age were observed in the posterior cingulate and LTC with ROI-GMV (%), in both genders. CONCLUSION: The present study is the first report about volume change in the DMN that includes age-related effects.


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Vieillissement , Cartographie cérébrale/méthodes , Encéphale/physiologie , Adulte , Facteurs âges , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Femelle , Gyrus du cingulum/anatomopathologie , Volontaires sains , Humains , Traitement d'image par ordinateur , Modèles linéaires , Imagerie par résonance magnétique , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Lobe pariétal/anatomopathologie , Cortex préfrontal/anatomopathologie , Lobe temporal/anatomopathologie
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Neuroradiology ; 55(7): 869-75, 2013 Jul.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23619702

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INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to investigate whether the effect of scanner for cortex volumetry with atlas-based method is reduced using Diffeomorphic Anatomical Registration Through Exponentiated Lie Algebra (DARTEL) normalization compared with standard normalization. METHODS: Three-dimensional T1-weighted magnetic resonance images (3D-T1WIs) of 21 healthy subjects were obtained and evaluated for effect of scanner in cortex volumetry. 3D-T1WIs of the 21 subjects were obtained with five MRI systems. Imaging of each subject was performed on each of five different MRI scanners. We used the Voxel-Based Morphometry 8 tool implemented in Statistical Parametric Mapping 8 and WFU PickAtlas software (Talairach brain atlas theory). The following software default settings were used as bilateral region-of-interest labels: "Frontal Lobe," "Hippocampus," "Occipital Lobe," "Orbital Gyrus," "Parietal Lobe," "Putamen," and "Temporal Lobe." RESULTS: Effect of scanner for cortex volumetry using the atlas-based method was reduced with DARTEL normalization compared with standard normalization in Frontal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Orbital Gyrus, Putamen, and Temporal Lobe; was the same in Hippocampus and Parietal Lobe; and showed no increase with DARTEL normalization for any region of interest (ROI). CONCLUSION: DARTEL normalization reduces the effect of scanner, which is a major problem in multicenter studies.


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Encéphale/anatomie et histologie , Encéphale/physiologie , Interprétation d'images assistée par ordinateur/méthodes , Imagerie tridimensionnelle/méthodes , Imagerie par résonance magnétique/méthodes , Taille d'organe/physiologie , Reconnaissance automatique des formes/méthodes , Adulte , Algorithmes , Femelle , Volontaires sains , Humains , Amélioration d'image/méthodes , Mâle , Reproductibilité des résultats , Sensibilité et spécificité
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Magn Reson Med Sci ; 12(1): 53-6, 2013 Mar 25.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23474964

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We present a case in which the origin of the branching vessel at the aneurysm neck was observed at the wrong place on the volume rendering method (VR) with 3D time-of-flight MRA (3D-TOF-MRA) with 3-Tesla MR system. In 3D-TOF-MRA, it is often difficult to observe the origin of the branching vessel, but it is unusual for it to be observed in the wrong place. In the planning of interventional treatment and surgical procedures, false recognition, as in the unique case in the present report, is a serious problem. Decisions based only on VR with 3D-TOF-MRA can be a cause of suboptimal selection in clinical treatment.


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Artéfacts , Artériopathies carotidiennes/anatomopathologie , Imagerie tridimensionnelle/méthodes , Anévrysme intracrânien/anatomopathologie , Angiographie par résonance magnétique/méthodes , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen
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J Magn Reson Imaging ; 38(4): 958-62, 2013 Oct.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23166013

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PURPOSE: To show an association between T2-weighted signal intensity (T2-SI) variation and missegmentation in the putamen of healthy adults, using 3.0-tesla magnetic resonance scanner and voxel-based morphomery (VBM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Contiguous sagittal T1-weighted images and axial T2-weighted images of the brain were obtained from 1380 healthy participants using a 3.0 Tesla (T) MR scanner. After image preprocessing with Statistical Parametric Mapping 5, the association between T2-SI ratio (= A/B, where A is the mean of the T2-SI in the putamen, and B is that in the thalamus) variation and gray matter missegmentation was assessed using VBM. RESULTS: A significant positive correlation was revealed between T2-SI ratio and bilateral putamen volume on the gray matter images. In addition, we found a significant negative correlation between T2-SI ratio and bilateral putamen volume on the white matter images. We consider that these results show the influence of missegmentation. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first VBM study to demonstrate an association between T2-SI variation and gray matter missegmentation. These results indicate the possibility that VBM may be more affected by individual differences in iron content levels than by individual differences in tissue volumes if detected-regions with VBM contained substantial iron deposition.


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Noyaux gris centraux/anatomopathologie , Encéphale/anatomopathologie , Fer/composition chimique , Imagerie par résonance magnétique , Adulte , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Femelle , Humains , Traitement d'image par ordinateur , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Putamen/anatomopathologie , Reproductibilité des résultats , Thalamus/anatomopathologie
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Neuroradiology ; 55(2): 245-50, 2013 Feb.
Article de Anglais | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23262558

RÉSUMÉ

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation between local gray matter volume and signal-to-noise ratio on T2-weighted imaging (T2-SNR) of putamen in healthy adults using two tools: voxel-based morphometry (VBM) treating age as a confounding covariate to control for age-related gray matter volume changes and high spatial resolution T1-weighted imaging acquired with a 3.0-T magnetic resonance (3T-MR) scanner. METHODS: Contiguous sagittal T1-weighted images and axial T2-weighted images of the brain were obtained from 1,380 healthy participants. T2-SNR of putamen was defined as A/B, where A is the mean T2-weighted signal intensity (T2-SI) in the right and left sides of putamen, and B is the background noise. The software Statistical Parametric Mapping 5 was used for image segmentation. The association between T2-SNR of putamen and gray matter volume was assessed with VBM, treating age as a confounding covariate. RESULTS: A significant positive correlation was obtained between T2-SNR of putamen and bilateral pre- and postcentral gyrus volume. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first VBM study to show an age-independent relationship between T2-SNR of putamen and bilateral pre- and postcentral gyrus volumes in healthy adults.


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Vieillissement/anatomopathologie , Imagerie par résonance magnétique/méthodes , Neurones/cytologie , Lobe pariétal/anatomie et histologie , Putamen/anatomie et histologie , Putamen/physiologie , Adulte , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Femelle , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Taille d'organe/physiologie , Valeurs de référence , Reproductibilité des résultats , Sensibilité et spécificité , Statistiques comme sujet
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