Publications by authors named "S Nagamachi"
Purpose: The Cingulate Island score (CIScore) is useful index for differentiating between dementia with Lewy body (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) using regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) SPECT. The Z score standing for medial temporal lobe (MTL) atrophy and the ratio of Z score between dorsal brain stem (DBS) to MTL are useful indices for differentiating between DLB and AD using MRI with VSRAD. The current study investigated the diagnostic ability by the combined use of rCBF SPECT and MRI in the differentiation between AD and DLB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We evaluated the reproducibility calculating volume-based FDG-PET/CT parameters, i.e., metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG), in soft tissue tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlong the maternal-fetal-neonatal axis, one of the problems relating to the maternal-neonatal axis is infant sleep problems including nighttime crying. One possible solution could be to provide the newborn with sleep-promoting ingredients through breast milk or formula. So far, it has been reported that L-ornithine has a sleep-related effect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) with the targeting bilateral subthalamic nucleus or globus pallidus internus (STN or GPi-DBS). So far, detailed studies on the efficacy of unilateral STN-DBS for motor symptoms have been reported, but few studies have been conducted on unilateral GPi-DBS.
Materials And Methods: Seventeen patients with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) who underwent unilateral GPi-DBS were selected.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of FDG-PET/CT and Ga-SPECT imaging in diagnosing the causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in patients.
- A total of 149 patients were recruited, but only 128 were included in the analysis after some were excluded for protocol deviations; 71.9% of those analyzed received a definitive diagnosis.
- The identified causes of FUO were mainly categorized into noninfectious inflammatory diseases, infectious diseases, malignancies, and other conditions, showcasing the diverse nature of FUO diagnoses.