Publications by authors named "M Uetani"
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- The study assessed a screening method combining serum hormone levels and AI predictive analysis to classify male fertility issues among 3662 patients.
- Various conditions identified included non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), obstructive azoospermia (OA), and others, with a specific focus on "normal" based on WHO semen criteria.
- The AI models showed good predictive capabilities, with AUC values around 74%, highlighting FSH as the most important factor, and achieved a perfect match for predicting NOA over two years.
Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of dose-dense methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (dd-MVAC) with gemcitabine-based regimens for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) patients treated in Japan.
Methods: Data for MIBC patients who received NAC-dd-MVAC followed by a radical cystectomy from June 2019 to May 2023 performed at our hospital were analyzed. For comparisons, data for MIBC patients who received NAC gemcitabine and cisplatin (GC) or gemcitabine and carboplatin (GCarbo) therapy between January 2010 and March 2019 were also obtained.
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- - The study compared traditional MR imaging methods with quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) to find which is better at detecting carotid artery calcification.
- - Researchers examined scans from 22 patients, evaluating 704 segments of the carotid arteries using a 5-point scale to determine the presence of calcification.
- - Results showed QSM outperformed other techniques with a higher accuracy (area under the curve = 0.85) and good agreement between reviewers, making it the preferred method for detecting plaques in carotid arteries.
We investigated whether aspartate transaminase (AST)-to-alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio and its change during the course of treatment in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients is associated with tumor condition and lethality. Clinical data from 130 CRPC patients were retrospectively evaluated. AST/ALT ratios at the time of prostate cancer (PC) diagnosis, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), CRPC diagnosis, and the final follow-up examination after CRPC treatment were calculated for each.
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- The study analyzed adrenal venous flow in 55 patients using 4D computed tomography (4D CT), focusing on factors affecting blood flow dynamics.
- Both right adrenal vein (RAV) and left adrenal vein (LAV) were visualized, showing that RAV had lower peak enhancement and reached its peak faster than LAV.
- Clinical factors like body mass index (BMI), plasma renin activity, and potassium levels significantly influenced RAV flow, while sex impacted the timing of peak flow in RAV.