Issue 2/2013
Content (32 Articles)
Current status and future prospects of multi-dimensional image-guided particle therapy
Shinichiro Mori, Silvan Zenklusen, Antje-Christin Knopf
Simulation system for understanding the lag effect in fluoroscopic images
Rie Tanaka, Hiroki Kawashima, Katsuhiro Ichikawa, Kosuke Matsubara, Hiroji Iida, Shigeru Sanada
Feasibility of low-radiation-dose CT for abdominal examinations with hybrid iterative reconstruction algorithm: low-contrast phantom study
Masatoshi Kondo, Masamitsu Hatakenaka, Ko Higuchi, Taisuke Fujioka, Takashi Shirasaka, Yasuhiko Nakamura, Katsumasa Nakamura, Takashi Yoshiura, Hiroshi Honda
A GSO tweezers-type coincidence detector for tumor detection
Seiichi Yamamoto, Tatsuya Higashi, Michio Senda
Detection of ground-glass opacities by use of hybrid iterative reconstruction (iDose) and low-dose 256-section computed tomography: a phantom study
Ko Higuchi, Michinobu Nagao, Yoshio Matsuo, Shunya Sunami, Takeshi Kamitani, Mikako Jinnouchi, Masato Yonezawa, Yuzo Yamasaki, Hidetake Yabuuchi, Masamitsu Hatkenaka, Hiroshi Honda
Reevaluation of T2-weighted fast field echo (T2FFE): application to rapid volumetric black-blood imaging
Masami Yoneyama, Masanobu Nakamura, Takashi Tabuchi, Takashi Namiki, Atsushi Takemura, Makoto Obara
Where should we measure the entrance air kerma rate during acceptance testing of the automatic dose control of a fluoroscopic system?
Atsushi Fukuda, Tosiaki Miyati, Kosuke Matsubara
Optimum CT reconstruction parameters for vascular and hepatocellular carcinoma models in a liver phantom with multi-level dynamic computed tomography with 64 detector rows: a basic study
Murotani Kazuhiro, Nobuyuki Kawai, Morio Sato, Hiroki Minamiguchi, Motoki Nakai, Tetsuo Sonomura, Seiki Hosokawa, Tadayoshi Nishioku
Erratum to: Optimum CT reconstruction parameters for vascular and hepatocellular carcinoma models in a liver phantom with multi-level dynamic computed tomography with 64 detector rows: a basic study
Kazuhiro Murotani, Nobuyuki Kawai, Morio Sato, Hiroki Minamiguchi, Motoki Nakai, Tetsuo Sonomura, Seiki Hosokawa, Tadayoshi Nishioku
Vessel-selective, non-contrast enhanced, time-resolved MR angiography with vessel-selective arterial spin labeling technique (CINEMA–SELECT) in intracranial arteries
Masanobu Nakamura, Masami Yoneyama, Takashi Tabuchi, Atsushi Takemura, Makoto Obara, Satoshi Tatsuno, Seishi Sawano
Dose verification of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) by use of in-treatment linac parameters
Akihiro Haga, Akira Sakumi, Yukari Okano, Saori Itoh, Naoya Saotome, Satoshi Kida, Hiroshi Igaki, Kenshiro Shiraishi, Hideomi Yamashita, Kuni Ohtomo, Keiichi Nakagawa
Effects of diffusional kurtosis imaging parameters on diffusion quantification
Issei Fukunaga, Masaaki Hori, Yoshitaka Masutani, Nozomi Hamasaki, Shuji Sato, Yuriko Suzuki, Fumitaka Kumagai, Masatsugu Kosuge, Haruyoshi Hoshito, Koji Kamagata, Keigo Shimoji, Atsushi Nakanishi, Shigeki Aoki, Atsushi Senoo
A new reference point for patient dose estimation in neurovascular interventional radiology
Kohei Kawasaki, Masaharu Imazeki, Ryota Hasegawa, Shinichi Shiba, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Kazuhiko Sato, Jyoji Ota, Hiroaki Suzuki, Kazuo Awai, Hajime Sakamoto, Osamu Tajima, Atsuko Tsukamoto, Tatsuya Kikuchi, Takahiro Kageyama, Kyoichi Kato
Technical approach to individualized respiratory-gated carbon-ion therapy for mobile organs
Mutsumi Tashiro, Takayoshi Ishii, Jun-ichi Koya, Ryosuke Okada, Yuji Kurosawa, Keisuke Arai, Satoshi Abe, Yoshiaki Ohashi, Hirofumi Shimada, Ken Yusa, Tatsuaki Kanai, Satoru Yamada, Hidemasa Kawamura, Takeshi Ebara, Tatsuya Ohno, Takashi Nakano
Investigation of image lag and modulation transfer function in fluoroscopy images obtained with a dynamic flat-panel detector
Hiroki Kawashima, Rie Tanaka, Katsuhiro Ichikawa, Kosuke Matsubara, Hiroji Iida, Shigeru Sanada
Reproducibility of scan prescription in follow-up brain MRI: manual versus automatic determination
Shinya Kojima, Masami Hirata, Hiroyuki Shinohara, Eiko Ueno
Assessment of bilateral filter on 1/2-dose chest-pelvis CT views
Abdel Razzak Al-Hinnawi, Mohammed Daear, Said Huwaijah
Experimental and simulation studies on the behavior of signal harmonics in magnetic particle imaging
Kenya Murase, Takashi Konishi, Yuki Takeuchi, Hiroshige Takata, Shigeyoshi Saito
Microdosimetric calculation of penumbra for biological dose in wobbled carbon-ion beams with Monte Carlo Method
Mikoto Tamura, Masataka Komori, Hiroshi Oguchi, Yasushi Iwamoto, Toshiya Rachi, Kenji Ota, Atsushi Hemmi, Tomohiro Shimozato, Yasunori Obata
Accuracy validation of incident photon fluence on DQE for various measurement conditions and X-ray units
Tomonobu Haba, Shimpei Kondo, Daiki Hayashi, Shuji Koyama
Whole-brain black-blood imaging with magnetization-transfer prepared spin echo-like contrast: a novel sequence for contrast-enhanced brain metastasis screening at 3T
Masami Yoneyama, Masanobu Nakamura, Takashi Tabuchi, Atsushi Takemura, Makoto Obara, Satoshi Tatsuno, Seishi Sawano
Computerized image-searching method for finding correct patients for misfiled chest radiographs in a PACS server by use of biological fingerprints
Risa Toge, Junji Morishita, Yasuo Sasaki, Kunio Doi
A revision of proton machine quality assurance for wobbled-proton-beam therapy
Yuki Kase, Haruo Yamashita, Masumi Numano, Hiroshi Fuji, Shigeyuki Murayama
Examination of the optimal temporal resolution required for computed tomography coronary angiography
Kazuya Ohashi, Katsuhiro Ichikawa, Masaki Hara, Tatsuya Kawai, Hiroshi Kunitomo, Ryo Higashide, Yuta Shibamoto
Feasibility of MR perfusion-weighted imaging by use of a time-spatial labeling inversion pulse
Yoshiyuki Ishimori, Hiraku Kawamura, Masahiko Monma
The number of Japanese radiologic technologists will be increased in 40 years
Miwa Araseki, Yuki Yokooka, Tomoki Ishikawa, Katsuhiko Ogasawara
Effect of readout direction in the edge profile on the modulation transfer function of computed radiographic systems by use of the edge method
Nobukazu Tanaka, Junji Morishita, Norisato Tsuda, Masafumi Ohki
Non-invasive speed of sound measurement in cartilage by use of combined magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound: an initial study
Takako Aoki, Naotaka Nitta, Akira Furukawa
A comparison of shimming techniques for optimizing fat suppression in MR mammography
Yasuo Takatsu, Kengo Nishiyama, Tosiaki Miyati, Hideto Miyano, Mariko Kajihara, Thai Akasaka
Observer-independent nodule-detectability index for low-dose lung cancer screening CT: a pilot study
Masaki Ohkubo, Shinichi Wada, Satoshi Kanai, Kazuhiro Ishikawa, Janaka C. Marasinghe, Toru Matsumoto