Hiroaki Takahashi
ORCID: 0000-0002-8731-0081
· 7 papers in corpus
case-report
2026
Colonic stricture secondary to appendicitis is exceptionally rare. We report a unique case of ascending colon stricture developing one year after treatment for complicated appendicitis in a patient on long-term hemodialysis. A 68-year-old m…
other
2026
PURPOSE: Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is expressed in the fibroinflammatory stroma of endometriosis, but its relationship to conventional imaging visibility is unknown. We evaluated FAP expression in deep endometriosis (DE) and super…
diagnostic-accuracy
2025
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Endometriosis affects 5-10% of women of reproductive age. Despite its prevalence, diagnosing endometriosis through imaging remains challenging. Advances in deep learning (DL) are revolutionizing the diagnosis and man…
other
2025
BACKGROUND: Rectosigmoid endometriosis (RSE) presents with a diverse array of MRI findings that impact surgical planning. No standardized reporting and data system has been established for RSE. PURPOSE: We propose a novel MRI scoring syste…
2025
Abstract Background: Rectosigmoid endometriosis (RSE) presents with a diverse array of MRI findings that impact surgical planning. No standardized reporting and data system has been established for RSE. Purpose: We propose a novel MRI scor…
2023
review
2023
PET/MRI is a relatively new imaging modality with several advantages over PET/CT that promise to improve imaging of the abdomen and pelvis for specific diagnostic tasks by combining the superior soft tissue characterization of MRI with the …