Publications by authors named "T Kamo"
Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the efficacy of nonoperative treatment of uncomplicated sigmoid volvulus (SV) using a transanal decompression tube (TDT).
Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study in patients with SV treated between 2008 and 2021. For uncomplicated patients, nonoperative decompression of any of four types was performed: decompression with a colonoscope (CS), TDT without CS, TDT with CS (tip in the sigmoid colon), and TDT with CS (tip in the descending colon).
The effect of subjective postural vertical on forward flexed posture in Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism Relat Disord
December 2024
Background: We developed a novel method to measure the angle of subjective postural vertical (SPV) and showed that the SPV may be related to the exacerbation of the forward flexed posture.
Objectives: The present study prospectively tested the effects of the subjective postural vertical on the exacerbation of the forward flexion of trunk (FFT) through long-term observation of Parkinson's disease patients.
Methods: Evaluation of the posture included measuring FFT, the angle of lateral flexion of trunk, and the angle at the position that the patient subjectively perceived as the vertical position at a stationary upright position immediately after standing up at the time of initial observation, 6 months later, and 1 year later.
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers used a smartphone-based virtual reality system to measure dynamic and static subjective visual vertical (SVV) among 40 older adults, assessing the reliability of these measurements through retests after one week.
- * Results show that the dynamic SVV and visual dependency (VD) had good to excellent test-retest reliability, demonstrating that the smartphone VR method is a portable and effective tool for clinical applications in understanding balance issues in older adults.
Introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI)-based systems using chest images are potentially reliable for diagnosing osteoporosis.
Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic accuracy of chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scans using AI for osteoporosis in accordance with the diagnostic test accuracy guidelines. We included any type of study investigating the diagnostic accuracy of index test for osteoporosis.