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  1. Article ; Online: Three-dimensional multiplanar reconstruction by transoesophageal echocardiography showed inside reverse fold: "origami" shape of WATCHMAN FLX.

    Fukushima, Tadatomo / Fukunaga, Masato / Isotani, Akihiro / Shirai, Shinichi / Ando, Kenji

    AsiaIntervention

    2024  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 64–65

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-29
    Publishing country France
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2491-0929
    ISSN (online) 2491-0929
    DOI 10.4244/AIJ-D-23-00032
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  2. Article ; Online: "Brain-breath" interactions: respiration-timing-dependent impact on functional brain networks and beyond.

    Nakamura, Nozomu H / Oku, Yoshitaka / Fukunaga, Masaki

    Reviews in the neurosciences

    2023  Volume 35, Issue 2, Page(s) 165–182

    Abstract: Breathing is a natural daily action that one cannot do without, and it sensitively and intensely changes under various situations. What if this essential act of breathing can impact our overall well-being? Recent studies have demonstrated that breathing ... ...

    Abstract Breathing is a natural daily action that one cannot do without, and it sensitively and intensely changes under various situations. What if this essential act of breathing can impact our overall well-being? Recent studies have demonstrated that breathing oscillations couple with higher brain functions, i.e., perception, motor actions, and cognition. Moreover, the timing of breathing, a phase transition from exhalation to inhalation, modulates specific cortical activity and accuracy in cognitive tasks. To determine possible respiratory roles in attentional and memory processes and functional neural networks, we discussed how breathing interacts with the brain that are measured by electrophysiology and functional neuroimaging: (i) respiration-dependent modulation of mental health and cognition; (ii) respiratory rhythm generation and respiratory pontomedullary networks in the brainstem; (iii) respiration-dependent effects on specific brainstem regions and functional neural networks (e.g., glutamatergic PreBötzinger complex neurons, GABAergic parafacial neurons, adrenergic C1 neurons, parabrachial nucleus, locus coeruleus, temporoparietal junction, default-mode network, ventral attention network, and cingulo-opercular salience network); and (iv) a potential application of breathing manipulation in mental health care. These outlines and considerations of "brain-breath" interactions lead to a better understanding of the interoceptive and cognitive mechanisms that underlie brain-body interactions in health conditions and in stress-related and neuropsychiatric disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Brain/physiology ; Respiration ; Brain Stem/physiology ; Memory ; Cognition/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-01
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 639035-3
    ISSN 2191-0200 ; 0334-1763
    ISSN (online) 2191-0200
    ISSN 0334-1763
    DOI 10.1515/revneuro-2023-0062
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  3. Article ; Online: Acute-on-Chronic Subdural Hematoma Causing Uncal Herniation.

    Fukunaga, Motoki / Yokota, Hiroshi / Nakagawa, Ichiro / Nakase, Hiroyuki

    Neurology India

    2023  Volume 71, Issue 5, Page(s) 1094–1095

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic/complications ; Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic/diagnostic imaging
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-01
    Publishing country India
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 415522-1
    ISSN 1998-4022 ; 0028-3886
    ISSN (online) 1998-4022
    ISSN 0028-3886
    DOI 10.4103/0028-3886.388057
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  4. Article ; Online: Improving the depiction of small intracranial vessels in head computed tomography angiography: a comparative analysis of deep learning reconstruction and hybrid iterative reconstruction.

    Ozaki, Makoto / Ichikawa, Shota / Fukunaga, Masaaki / Yamamoto, Hiroyuki

    Radiological physics and technology

    2023  Volume 17, Issue 1, Page(s) 329–336

    Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the ability of deep learning reconstruction (DLR) compared to that of hybrid iterative reconstruction (IR) to depict small vessels on computed tomography (CT). DLR and two types of hybrid IRs were used for image ... ...

    Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the ability of deep learning reconstruction (DLR) compared to that of hybrid iterative reconstruction (IR) to depict small vessels on computed tomography (CT). DLR and two types of hybrid IRs were used for image reconstruction. The target vessels were the basilar artery (BA), superior cerebellar artery (SCA), anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA), and posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA). The peak value, ΔCT values defined as the difference between the peak value and background, and full width at half maximum (FWHM), were obtained from the profile curves. In all target vessels, the peak and ΔCT values of DLR were significantly higher than those of the two types of hybrid IR (p < 0.001). Compared to that associated with hybrid IR, the FWHM of DLR was significantly lower in the SCA (p < 0.001), AICA (p < 0.001), and PICA (p < 0.001). In conclusion, DLR has the potential to improve visualization of small vessels.
    MeSH term(s) Computed Tomography Angiography/methods ; Deep Learning ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods ; Neuroimaging ; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted/methods ; Algorithms ; Radiation Dosage ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-28
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2433581-2
    ISSN 1865-0341 ; 1865-0333
    ISSN (online) 1865-0341
    ISSN 1865-0333
    DOI 10.1007/s12194-023-00749-8
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  5. Article ; Online: Feasibility Study for a Microstrip Transmission Line RF Coil Integrated with a PET Detector Module in a 7T Human MR Imaging System.

    Akram, Md Shahadat Hossain / Fukunaga, Masaki / Nishikido, Fumihiko / Takyu, Sodai / Obata, Takayuki / Yamaya, Taiga

    Magnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

    2024  

    Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to do a feasibility study on a microstrip transmission line (MS) RF coil for a positron emission tomography (PET) insert in a 7 Tesla human MRI system. The proposed MS coil integrated the RF shield of the PET ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to do a feasibility study on a microstrip transmission line (MS) RF coil for a positron emission tomography (PET) insert in a 7 Tesla human MRI system. The proposed MS coil integrated the RF shield of the PET detector as the ground conductor of the coil. We called the integrated module "MS PET coil."
    Methods: A single-channel MS PET coil was developed with an integrated RF-shielded PET detector module. For comparison, we also studied a conventional MS coil with a single-layer ground conductor. A lutetium fine silicate (LFS) scintillation crystal block (14 × 14 × 4-layer) with a silicon photomultiplier (Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Shizuoka, Japan) and a front-end readout circuit board were mounted inside the shield cage of the MS PET coil. The MS PET coil was studied with and without PET detectors. All three coil configurations were studied with a homogeneous phantom in a 7T MRI system (Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany). PET data measurements were conducted using a Cesium-137 radiation point source.
    Results: The MR images were similar for the MS coil and the empty MS PET coil, as well as for the cases of MS PET coil with and without PET measurements. Compared to the empty MS PET coil (without PET detector and cable RF shield), decreases in SNR, increases in image noise and RF power, and a slight decrease in resonance frequency were seen for the case of the MS PET coil with the detector and cable shield. Differences in the PET energy histograms or in the crystal identification maps with and without MRI measurements were negligible.
    Conclusions: Both the MRI and PET performances of the MS PET coil showed responses that matched the MS coil responses. The performance variations of MRI data with and without PET measurement and PET data with and without MR imaging were negligible.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-09
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2217833-8
    ISSN 1880-2206 ; 1880-2206
    ISSN (online) 1880-2206
    ISSN 1880-2206
    DOI 10.2463/mrms.mp.2023-0061
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  6. Article: Outcomes of left bundle branch area pacing compared to His bundle pacing and right ventricular apical pacing in Japanese patients with bradycardia.

    Kono, Hiroyuki / Kuramitsu, Shoichi / Fukunaga, Masato / Korai, Kengo / Nagashima, Michio / Hiroshima, Kenichi / Ando, Kenji

    Journal of arrhythmia

    2024  Volume 40, Issue 2, Page(s) 333–341

    Abstract: Background: His bundle pacing (HBP) and left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) emerge as better alternatives to right ventricular apical pacing (RVAP) in patients with bradycardia requiring permanent cardiac pacing. We aimed to compare the clinical ... ...

    Abstract Background: His bundle pacing (HBP) and left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) emerge as better alternatives to right ventricular apical pacing (RVAP) in patients with bradycardia requiring permanent cardiac pacing. We aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of LBBAP, HBP, and RVAP in Japanese patients with bradycardia.
    Methods: A total of 424 patients who underwent successful pacemaker implantation (HBP,
    Results: The success rate for implantation was higher in the LBBAP group than in the HBP group (94.9% and 81.5%, respectively). Capture threshold increase >1V during the follow-up occurred in the HBP and RVAP groups (9.4% and 5.1%, respectively), while it did not in the LBBAP group. The cumulative incidence of HFH was significantly lower in the LBBAP group than the RVAP (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.12 [95% confidence interval: 0.02-0.86];
    Conclusions: Compared to RVAP and HBP, LBBAP appeared more feasible and effective in patients with bradycardia requiring permanent cardiac pacing.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-28
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2696593-8
    ISSN 1883-2148 ; 1880-4276
    ISSN (online) 1883-2148
    ISSN 1880-4276
    DOI 10.1002/joa3.12997
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  7. Article ; Online: The Effect of Clinical Frailty on Wound Healing in Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

    Nishian, Kunihiko / Fukunaga, Masashi / Nishimura, Machiko / Fujiwara, Reiko / Kawasaki, Daizo

    Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists

    2023  , Page(s) 15266028231182016

    Abstract: Purpose: Clinical frailty increases the risk of adverse outcomes in older people. Patients with Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) also had several clinical frailties. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between clinical ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Clinical frailty increases the risk of adverse outcomes in older people. Patients with Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) also had several clinical frailties. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between clinical frailty scales (CFS) at discharge and wound healing rate in patients with tissue loss.
    Methods: A total of 510 limbs in 431 CLTI patients who were undergone endovascular treatment (EVT) from January 2013 to November 2018 were enrolled in this study. Patients were categorized into 4-groups based on the CFS stages: CFS 1 to 4 (well), CFS 5 (mild), CFS 6 (moderate) and CFS ≥7 (severe). And the change in patient's activities during hospitalize was classified into 3 groups based on CFS; improve, stable, worse. Primary endpoint was correlation between CFS at discharge and wound healing rate. Secondary endpoint was relationship between the changes in patient's activities and wound healing rate.
    Results: A total of 365 limbs were obtained complete wound healing during this study period. Patient distribution into the 4 CFS groups was as follows: 13.3% (well), 21.8% (mild), 25.3% (moderate) and 39.6% (severe). Wound healing rate in severe CFS group was significantly lower than that in other CFS groups (p<0.0001). Wound healing rate in the patients who achieved improvement of activity was significantly higher than that in the other groups (p=0.008).
    Conclusions: CFS might be useful for risk stratification in patients with tissue loss. And improvement of activity during hospitalization might lead to increase the wound healing rate.
    Clinical impact: Although the association between clinical frailty and prognosis outcome of Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) has been reported, the effect of clinical frailty on wound healing remains unclear. Clinical frailty scale is independently associated with wound healing and might be useful for risk stratification in patients with tissue loss. Improvement of activity during hospitalization might lead to increase the wound healing rate.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2006618-1
    ISSN 1545-1550 ; 1526-6028
    ISSN (online) 1545-1550
    ISSN 1526-6028
    DOI 10.1177/15266028231182016
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  8. Article ; Online: Neuroendocrine tumor of the minor duodenal papilla with lymph node metastasis: a case report and literature review.

    Ota, Hideo / Yokoyama, Shigekazu / Yanagawa, Kazunori / Iio, Sadaharu / Fukunaga, Mutsumi

    International cancer conference journal

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 4, Page(s) 255–262

    Abstract: Whether pancreatoduodenectomy or papillary resection should be performed to achieve curative treatment for neuroendocrine tumors of the minor duodenal papilla with a diameter of ≤2 cm is controversial. We report a 35-year-old male patient with a rare ... ...

    Abstract Whether pancreatoduodenectomy or papillary resection should be performed to achieve curative treatment for neuroendocrine tumors of the minor duodenal papilla with a diameter of ≤2 cm is controversial. We report a 35-year-old male patient with a rare case of a neuroendocrine tumor of the minor duodenal papilla. The patient was referred to our hospital from a different clinic for dilatation of his minor duodenal papilla. Duodenoscopy revealed a smooth mass of 2 cm in diameter in the minor papilla, and the biopsy specimen was diagnosed as neuroendocrine tumor G1. The patient underwent subtotal stomach-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy. Histological evaluation showed a single nodule of 15 mm in diameter in the mucosa with metastasis to the regional lymph node. The tumor cells exhibited immunoactivity against synaptophysin and chromogranin A. The molecular immunology Borstel-1 index was less than 1%, and the grade was neuroendocrine tumor G1. We reviewed the characteristics of 24 cases of patients who underwent PD for NETs of the minor duodenal papilla in English literature. In 22 of these cases, the tumor depth was described. Lymph node metastasis was observed in none of the three cases (0%) in which the tumor was limited to the intra-sphincter; however, it was noted in three (30%) of the 10 cases in which the tumor had invaded the duodenal submucosa and in eight (89%) of the nine cases in which the tumor had invaded the muscularis propria, pancreas, peripancreatic/periduodenal tissues, or duodenal serosa. Making a definitive diagnosis preoperatively or intraoperatively whether the tumor invades beyond the sphincter or not and whether regional lymph node metastasis is present may not be possible. Therefore, we believe that pancreatoduodenectomy with lymphadenectomy is preferable for curative treatment of neuroendocrine tumors of the minor duodenal papilla.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-30
    Publishing country Singapore
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2192-3183
    ISSN (online) 2192-3183
    DOI 10.1007/s13691-023-00624-8
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  9. Article ; Online: Uppercut Technique to Fill in the Space in Left Appendage Closure With a Watchman FLX.

    Fukunaga, Masato / Isotani, Akihiro / Shirai, Shinichi / Ando, Kenji

    JACC. Clinical electrophysiology

    2022  Volume 8, Issue 8, Page(s) 1065–1066

    MeSH term(s) Atrial Appendage/diagnostic imaging ; Atrial Appendage/surgery ; Humans ; Warfarin
    Chemical Substances Warfarin (5Q7ZVV76EI)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2846739-5
    ISSN 2405-5018 ; 2405-500X ; 2405-500X
    ISSN (online) 2405-5018 ; 2405-500X
    ISSN 2405-500X
    DOI 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.03.015
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  10. Article: Effect of visual feedback during ultrasound-guided hydrodissection for myofascial pain syndrome: An exploratory, prospective, observational clinical trial on the expectations for treatment.

    Hasuo, Hideaki / Oomori, Hideya / Yoshida, Kohei / Fukunaga, Mikihiko

    Frontiers in psychiatry

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 794425

    Abstract: Expectations for treatment have a favorable effect on the subsequent course of pain and behavior in patients. It is not known whether receiving hydrodissection while patients view their ultrasound image with doctors (visual feedback) is associated with ... ...

    Abstract Expectations for treatment have a favorable effect on the subsequent course of pain and behavior in patients. It is not known whether receiving hydrodissection while patients view their ultrasound image with doctors (visual feedback) is associated with positive treatment expectations. This was an exploratory, prospective, observational clinical trial. We explored the possibility that visual feedback immediately after ultrasound-guided hydrodissection increases the expectations for treatment, which could be one of the related factors for pain reduction. Treatment expectations were set as mediators of pain using path analysis. The primary endpoint was the numerical rating scale to assess expectations for treatment immediately after hydrodissection, between with and without the visual feedback. During 2019 and 2020, 136 outpatients received ultrasound-guided hydrodissection for myofascial pain syndrome. Of these, 65 (47.8%) patients received visual feedback during ultrasound-guided hydrodissection. Compared with the non-visual feedback group, the visual feedback group had higher expectations for treatment immediately after hydrodissection, and their expectations were maintained at day 14 of treatment (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564218-2
    ISSN 1664-0640
    ISSN 1664-0640
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.794425
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