[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of brain tumors using amino acid transport PET imaging with 18F-fluciclovine: a comparative study with L-methyl-11C-methionine PET imaging

…, Y Terakawa, T Uda, K Nakajo… - Asia Oceania Journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective (s): 18 F-fluciclovine (trans-1-amino-3-[18 F] fluorocyclobutanecarboxylic acid,[FACBC])
is an artificial amino acid radiotracer used for positron emission tomography (PET) …

AI-based virtual synthesis of methionine PET from contrast-enhanced MRI: Development and external validation study

…, T Matsumoto, H Tatekawa, Y Katayama, K Nakajo… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Carbon 11 ( 11 C)–methionine is a useful PET radiotracer for the management
of patients with glioma, but radiation exposure and lack of molecular imaging facilities limit …

Spheno-orbital meningioma: surgical outcomes and management of recurrence

…, A Nagm, Y Tanoue, Y Watanabe, H Arima, K Nakajo… - World Neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Spheno-orbital meningioma (SOM) is a rare intracranial tumor that arises at the
sphenoid wing, extends into the orbit, and is associated with hyperostosis of the sphenoid bone…

[HTML][HTML] Distribution differences in prognostic copy number alteration profiles in IDH-wild-type glioblastoma cause survival discrepancies across cohorts

…, Y Fujimoto, Y Okita, M Nonaka, K Nakajo… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2019 - Springer
The diagnosis and prognostication of glioblastoma (GBM) remain to be solely dependent on
histopathological findings and few molecular markers, despite the clinical heterogeneity in …

Surgical implementation and efficacy of endoscopic endonasal extradural posterior clinoidectomy

…, T Goto, A Nagm, NR Kannepalli, K Nakajo… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) for skull base tumors has become
an important topic in recent years, but its use, merits, and demerits are still being debated. …

Oligodendrocytes up-regulate the invasive activity of glioblastoma cells via the angiopoietin-2 signaling pathway

…, H Kasashima, Y Terakawa, T Uda, K Nakajo… - Anticancer …, 2019 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most lethal solid cancers due to its
highly invasive nature. The malignant potential of GBM cells might be partially regulated by …

Anatomic understanding of posterior quadrant disconnection from cadaveric brain, 3D reconstruction and simulation model, and intraoperative photographs

R Umaba, T Uda, K Nakajo, T Kawashima, Y Tanoue… - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Posterior quadrant disconnection is a surgery for refractory unilateral
temporoparieto-occipital epilepsy to limit propagation of epileptic discharges. As incomplete …

Phase-amplitude coupling of interictal fast activities modulated by slow waves on scalp EEG and its correlation with seizure outcomes of disconnection surgery in …

…, H Suzuki, H Uda, T Kawashima, K Nakajo… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Epileptic spasms (ESs) are classified as focal, generalized, or unknown onset
ESs. The classification of ESs and surgery in patients without lesions apparent on MRI is …

Diagnostic performance of [11C] methionine positron emission tomography in newly diagnosed and untreated glioma based on the revised World Health organization …

K Nakajo, T Uda, T Kawashima, Y Terakawa… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Kosuke Nakajo 1 , Takehiro Uda 1 , Toshiyuki Kawashima
1 , Yuzo Terakawa 1 2 , Kenichi Ishibashi 1 3 , Naohiro Tsuyuguchi 1 4 , Yuta Tanoue 1 , …

Endoscopic contralateral interhemispheric transfalcine keyhole approach for large falcine meningiomas

Y Sakaeyama, H Morisako, H Ohata, K Nakajo… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Falcine meningioma is usually approached ipsilaterally, and the technique for
tumor removal has traditionally been performed under microscopy. We report a surgical …