Updated on 2026/09/14

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WATANABE Masaki
 
Organization
Brain Research Institute Field for Brain Function and Repair Dept. of Integrative Neuroimaging Informatics  Assistant Professor
Title
Assistant Professor
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Degree

  • 工学 ( 2011.3   新潟大学 )

Research Interests

  • MRI

  • 脳機能解析

Research Areas

  • Life Science / Biomedical engineering

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  • Niigata University   Brain Research Institute   Assistant Professor

    2002.6

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Research History

  • Niigata University   Dept. of Integrative Neuroimaging Informatics , Field for Brain Function and Repair, Brain Research Institute   Assistant Professor

    2026.4

  • Niigata University   Brain Research Institute   Assistant Professor

    2002.6 - 2026.3

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  • Visualizing epileptogenic regions using the chemical exchange saturation transfer method in a patient with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: a case report. International journal

    Yosuke Ito, Masafumi Fukuda, Ken Ohno, Tomoyoshi Ota, Masaki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Matsuda, Masahiro Hatakeyama, Hiroshi Masuda, Hiroki Kitaua, Akiyoshi Kakita, Hitoshi Shimada, Makoto Oishi, Hironaka Igarashi

    Journal of medical case reports   19 ( 1 )   158 - 158   2025.4

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    BACKGROUND: Sustained elevations in extracellular glutamate levels within astrocytes may precipitate epileptic seizures. In this report, chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging was used to measure brain glutamate concentrations in a patient who underwent focal resection surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: A male Japanese patient in his 30s with drug-resistant focal epilepsy underwent preoperative assessment at our institute. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging was performed using an ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging system. The results of intracranial electroencephalography and chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging were compared. Head magnetic resonance imaging revealed no abnormalities. However, fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography revealed reduced glucose metabolism in the distal left temporal lobe. Preoperative fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography and intracranial electroencephalography indicated abnormal interictal waves and identified the seizure onset site. Ablation was performed from the distal to the basal region of the temporal lobe. Pathological examination revealed focal cortical dysplasia type IIa. Chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging delineated an elevated glutamate concentration extending from the distal tip of the left temporal lobe to the medial temporal lobe. These regions included the areas of seizure onset identified by intracranial electroencephalography and matched the extent of the resection surgery. Four months postoperatively, focal aware seizures recurred; however, no focal impaired awareness seizures were observed at 1 year postoperatively. Elevated glutamate levels were detected in the hippocampus head, suspected to be associated with residual focal aware seizures. CONCLUSION: Glutamate-chemical exchange saturation transfer magnetic resonance imaging was used to noninvasively measure brain glutamate concentrations, providing new insights into identifying epileptogenic zones when conventional imaging techniques fail.

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  • “Chocolate Chip Sign” on Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging

    Shoichiro Ando, Rie Saito, Sho Kitahara, Masahiro Uemura, Yuya Hatano, Masaki Watanabe, Taisuke Kato, Yosuke Ito, Atchayaram Nalini, Tomohiko Ishihara, Shigeo Murayama, Hironaka Igarashi, Akiyoshi Kakita, Osamu Onodera

    Neurology Genetics   2025.4

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  • A case of cerebral amyloid angiopathy with ipsilateral tau and contralateral amyloid PET uptake related to cadaveric dura mater implanted in childhood. International journal

    Yuki Hatakeyama, Atsushi Michael Kimura, Shintaro Tsuboguchi, Mikhail Ratanov, Kosei Nakamura, Masahiro Hatakeyama, Yukimi Nakamura, Masaki Watanabe, Yoshihiro Murakami, Yuko Saito, Shigeo Murayama, Kensaku Kasuga, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Hironaka Igarashi, Osamu Onodera, Hitoshi Shimada

    European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging   2024.12

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  • Corticobasal syndrome mimicking Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome with suggested 4-repeat tauopathy by tau PET. International journal

    Kosei Nakamura, Yasuko Kuroha, Masahiro Hatakeyama, Atsushi Michael Kimura, Yukimi Nakamura, Yoshihiro Murakami, Masaki Watanabe, Hironaka Igarashi, Tetsuya Takahashi, Hitoshi Shimada

    BMC geriatrics   23 ( 1 )   838 - 838   2023.12

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    BACKGROUND: Corticobasal syndrome (CBS) is a neurodegenerative disease diagnosed based on clinical manifestations such as asymmetrical parkinsonism, limb apraxia, and speech and language impairment. The background pathology of CBS is commonly a variety of proteinopathies, but association with cerebrovascular disease has also been reported. Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome (FCMS) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by facio-pharyngo-glossal diplegia with automatic-voluntary movement dissociation presenting with bilateral paresis of the facial, lingual, pharyngeal and masticatory muscles. FCMS is commonly attributable to stroke. Transactive response DNA binding protein of 43 kD (TDP-43) proteinopathy is also known as the pathological background of FCMS, while the pathological background of the majority of CBS cases consists of diverse tauopathies instead of TDP-43 proteinopathy. In this report, we describe a case mimicking FCMS that was finally diagnosed as CBS with suggested 4-repeat tauopathy. CASE PRESENTATION: A 68-year-old female started experiencing difficulty speaking followed by difficulty writing, and especially texting, several years before her visit. Her impairment had been gradually worsening, and she came to our hospital. On neurological examination, she demonstrated the facial apraxia, frontal lobe dysfunction, and upper motor neuron signs. She presented some characteristics suggestive of FCMS. Her symptoms exhibited rapid progression and myoclonus, parkinsonism, and left-side dominant cortical sensory deficit occurred, resulting in the fulfillment of diagnostic criteria for CBS after 9 months. Tau PET imaging displayed notable ligand uptake in the brainstem, subthalamic nuclei, basal ganglia, and bilateral subcortical frontal lobe, suggesting that her pathological background was 4-repeat tauopathy. As a result of her progressive dysphagia, she became unable to eat and passed away after 12 months. CONCLUSION: We hereby present an atypical case of CBS showing clinical features mimicking FCMS at first presentation. TDP-43 proteinopathy was suspected based on the clinical symptoms in the early stages of the disease; however, the clinical course and imaging findings including tau PET suggested that her pathological background was 4-repeat tauopathy.

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  • Changes in functional connectivity among vestibulo-visuo-somatosensory and spatial cognitive cortical areas in persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: resting-state fMRI studies before and after visual stimulation

    Chihiro Yagi, Yuka Morita, Tatsuya Yamagishi, Shinsuke Ohshima, Shuji Izumi, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Masaki Watanabe, Kosuke Itoh, Yuji Suzuki, Hironaka Igarashi, Arata Horii

    Frontiers in Neurology   14   2023.7

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    Introduction

    Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a functional chronic vestibular syndrome with symptom exacerbation by upright posture, motion, and complex visual stimuli. Among these exacerbating factors, visual exacerbation is the most specific characteristic of PPPD requiring further investigation. We hypothesized that stimulus-induced changes occur in the functional connectivity (FC) rather than simple neural activation that is involved in visual stimulation. The present study aimed to identify the neural basis of PPPD by investigating FC before and after visual stimulation.

    Methods

    Eleven patients with PPPD and 11 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) underwent resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) before and after task-based fMRI with visual stimuli.

    Results

    At pre-stimulus, FC between the vestibular cortex and visual areas was low, while that between the somatosensory and visual areas was high in PPPD compared with that in HCs. FC between the visuospatial (parahippocampal gyrus) and spatial cognitive areas (inferior parietal lobule) was elevated in PPPD even in the pre-stimulus condition, which no longer increased at post-stimulus as observed in HCs. In the post-stimulus condition, FC between the visual and spatial cognitive areas and that between the visual and prefrontal areas increased compared with that in the pre-stimulus condition in PPPD. Task-based fMRI demonstrated that no brain regions showed different activities between the HC and PPPD groups during visual stimulation.

    Discussion

    In PPPD, vestibular inputs may not be fully utilized in the vestibulo-visuo-somatosensory network. Given that the FC between visuospatial and spatial cognitive areas increased even in HCs after visual stimuli, elevated status of this FC in combination with the high FC between the somatosensory and visual areas would be involved in the visual exacerbation in PPPD. An increase in FC from the visual areas to spatial cognitive and prefrontal areas after visual stimuli may account for the prolonged symptoms after visual exacerbation and anxious status in PPPD.

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  • Model-free cluster analysis for multi-b-value diffusion-weighted imaging of the inferior alveolar nerve Reviewed

    Makoto Terumitsu, Akiko Otsuka, Hitoshi Matsuzawa, Masaki Watanabe, Kenji Seo

    Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology   11 ( 1 )   16 - 16   2023

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  • SWI by 7T MR Imaging for the Microscopic Imaging Diagnosis of Astrocytic and Oligodendroglial Tumors Reviewed

    M. Natsumeda, H. Matsuzawa, M. Watanabe, K. Motohashi, R. Gabdulkhaev, Y. Tsukamoto, Y. Kanemaru, J. Watanabe, R. Ogura, M. Okada, S. Kurabe, K. Okamoto, A. Kakita, H. Igarashi, Y. Fujii

    American Journal of Neuroradiology   2022.11

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  • Altered Functional Network Architecture of the Brain in Prader-Willi Syndrome. Reviewed International journal

    Kenichi Yamada, Kiyotaka Suzuki, Masaki Watanabe

    Brain connectivity   12 ( 2 )   174 - 179   2022.3

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    Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic syndrome with clinical behavioral phenotypes, including autistic characteristics. However, brain functional connectivity (Fc) remains underreported. This study aimed at investigating alterations in functional network architecture in the cortical and subcortical structures of brains in individuals with PWS. Methods: Twelve individuals with PWS (age range: 15-42 years; female 4, male 8), and 14 age- and sex-matched controls with typical development (TD), participated in a 3 Tesla resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Fc was analyzed: (1) voxel-based group independent component analysis and correlations with Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) scores, (2) seed-based neuroanatomical region of interest (ROI) analysis. Results: In individuals with PWS, AQ showed a significant positive correlation with Fc in the right frontal area, and the ROI analysis exhibited enhanced dorsolateral prefrontal Fcs compared with those in TD controls; the frontopolar-parietotemporal Fcs were attenuated. Discussion: The observed Fc indicated altered Fc in specific brain regions, which is consistent with the behavioral features in individuals with PWS. The enhanced versus attenuated connectivity in distinct frontal regions may contribute to not only autistic features but also other behavioral characteristics, and it provides a clue for better understanding of the brain-behavior relationship in PWS.

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  • Differential volume reductions in the subcortical, limbic, and brainstem structures associated with behavior in Prader-Willi syndrome. Reviewed International journal

    Kenichi Yamada, Masaki Watanabe, Kiyotaka Suzuki

    Scientific reports   12 ( 1 )   4978 - 4978   2022.3

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    Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) exhibit complex behavioral characteristics, including hyperphagia, autistic features, and subsequent age-related maladaptive behaviors. While this suggests functional involvements of subcortical, limbic, and brainstem areas, developmental abnormalities in such structures remain to be investigated systematically. Twenty-one Japanese individuals with PWS and 32 healthy controls with typical development were included. T1-weighted three-dimensional structural magnetic resonance images were analyzed for subcortical, limbic, and brainstem structural volumes, with age as a covariate, using a model-based automatic segmentation tool. Correlations were determined between each volume measurement and behavioral characteristics as indexed by questionnaires and block test scores for hyperphagia (HQ), autistic and obsessional traits, non-verbal intelligence (IQ), and maladaptive behavior (VABS_mal). Compared with the control group, the PWS group showed significantly reduced relative volume ratios per total intracranial volume (TIV) in thalamus, amygdala, and brainstem structures, along with TIV and native volumes in all substructures. While the brainstem volume ratio was significantly lower in all age ranges, amygdala volume ratios were significantly lower during early adulthood and negatively correlated to HQ and VABS_mal but positively correlated to Kohs IQ. Thus, limbic and brainstem volume alterations and differential volume trajectories may contribute to the developmental and behavioral pathophysiology of PWS.

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  • Reduced pituitary volume with relative T1 shortening correlates with behavior in Prader-Willi syndrome Reviewed

    Kenichi Yamada, Masaki Watanabe, Kiyotaka Suzuki

    Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatry   5   100039 - 100039   2021.12

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  • GlyCEST: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Glycine-Distribution in the Normal Murine Brain and Alterations in 5xFAD Mice. Reviewed International journal

    Ken Ohno, Masaki Ohkubo, Bingwen Zheng, Masaki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Matsuda, Ingrid L Kwee, Hironaka Igarashi

    Contrast media & molecular imaging   2021   8988762 - 8988762   2021

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    The glycine level in the brain is known to be altered in neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several studies have reported the in vivo measurement of glycine concentrations in the brain using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS), but 1H-MRS is not capable of imaging the distribution of glycine concentration with high spatial resolution. Chemical exchange saturation transfer magnetic resonance imaging (CEST-MRI) is a new technology that can detect specific molecules, including amino acids, in tissues. To validate the measurements of glycine concentrations in living tissues using CEST from glycine to water (GlyCEST), we extracted the brain tissues from mice and performed biochemical tests. In wild-type C57BL/6 mice, GlyCEST effects were found to be higher in the thalamus than in the cerebral cortex (P < 0.0001, paired t-test), and this result was in good agreement with the biochemical results. In 5xFAD mice, an animal model of AD, GlyCEST measurements demonstrated that glycine concentrations in the cerebral cortex (P < 0.05, unpaired t-test) and thalamus (P < 0.0001, unpaired t-test), but not in the hippocampus, were decreased compared to those in wild-type mice. These findings suggest that we have successfully applied the CEST-MRI technique to map the distribution of glycine concentrations in the murine brain. The present method also captured the changes in cerebral glycine concentrations in mice with AD. Imaging the distribution of glycine concentrations in the brain can be useful in investigating and elucidating the pathological mechanisms of neuropsychiatric disorders.

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  • Application of 7 tesla magnetic resonance imaging for pediatric neurological disorders: Early clinical experience. Reviewed International journal

    Kenichi Yamada, Junichi Yoshimura, Masaki Watanabe, Kiyotaka Suzuki

    Journal of clinical imaging science   11   65 - 65   2021

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    Ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been introduced for use in pediatric developmental neurology. While higher magnetic fields have certain advantages, optimized techniques with specific considerations are required to ensure rational and safe use in children and those with pediatric neurological disorders (PNDs). Here, we summarize our initial experience with clinical translational studies that utilized 7 tesla (T)-MRI in the fields of developmental neurology. T2-reversed images and three-dimensional anisotropy contrast imaging enabled the depiction of targeted pathological brain structures with better spatial resolution. Diffusion imaging and susceptibility-weighted imaging enabled visualization of intracortical, subcortical, and intratumoral microstructures in vivo within highly limited scan times appropriate for patients with PNDs. 7T-MRI appears to have significant potential to enhance the depiction of the structural and functional properties of the brain, particularly those associated with atypical brain development.

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  • Participant-driven Simulation Protocol With a Mock Scanner for Pediatric Magnetic Resonance Neuroimaging Preparation Without Sedation Reviewed

    Kenichi Yamada, Yuji Suzuki, Satoshi Ueki, Kosuke Itoh, Masaki Watanabe, Kiyotaka Suzuki, Hironaka Igarashi

    Clinical Simulation in Nursing   47   40 - 47   2020.10

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  • プラダー・ウィリ症候群にみられる行動発達特性に関連した脳形態・機能的結合の特徴

    山田 謙一, 渡辺 将樹, 鈴木 清隆, 松澤 等, 鈴木 雄治

    脳と発達   52 ( Suppl. )   S340 - S340   2020.8

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  • Cerebellar Volumes Associate with Behavioral Phenotypes in Prader-Willi Syndrome. Reviewed International journal

    Kenichi Yamada, Masaki Watanabe, Kiyotaka Suzuki, Yuji Suzuki

    Cerebellum (London, England)   2020.7

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    The objective of this study was to investigate lobule-specific cerebellar structural alterations relevant to clinical behavioral characteristics of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). We performed a case-control study of 21 Japanese individuals with PWS (age; median 21.0, range 13-50 years, 14 males, 7 females) and 40 age- and sex-matched healthy controls with typical development. Participants underwent 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging. Three-dimensional T1-weighted images were assessed for cerebellar lobular volume and adjusted for total intracerebellar volume (TIV) using a spatially unbiased atlas template to give a relative volume ratio. A region of interest analysis included the deep cerebellar nuclei. A correlation analysis was performed between the volumetric data and the clinical behavioral scores derived from the standard questionnaires (hyperphagia, autism, obsession, and maladaptive index) for global intelligence assessment in paired subgroups. In individuals with PWS, TIV was significantly reduced compared with that of controls (p < 0.05, family-wise error corrected; mean [standard deviation], 1014.1 [93.0] mm3). Decreased relative lobular volume ratios were observed in posterior inferior lobules with age, sex, and TIV as covariates (Crus I, Crus II, lobules VIIb, VIIIa, VIIIb, and IX). However, increased ratios were found in the dentate nuclei bilaterally in individuals with PWS (p < 0.01); the mean (standard deviation) × 10-3 was as follows: left, 1.58 (0.26); right, 1.67 (0.30). The altered lobular volume ratios showed negative correlations with hyperphagic and autistic characteristics and positive correlations with obsessive and intellectual characteristics. This study provides the first objective evidence of topographic patterns of volume differences in cerebellar structures consistent with clinical behavioral characteristics in individuals with PWS and strongly suggests a cerebellar contribution to altered functional brain connectivity in PWS.

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  • Developmental abnormalities of the brain exposed to childhood maltreatment detected by diffusion tensor imaging Reviewed

    Kenichi Yamada, Yuji Suzuki, Makiko Okuyama, Masaki Watanabe, Tsutomu Nakada

    Neurological Research   41 ( 1 )   19 - 25   2019.1

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  • Advances and Challenges in Assessing 2-Hydroxyglutarate in Gliomas by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: A Short Review Reviewed

    Manabu Natsumeda, Hironaka Igarashi, Kunio Motohashi, Yuji Suzuki, Masaki Ohkubo, Kouichirou Okamoto, Masaki Watanabe, Tsutomu Nakada, Yukihiko Fujii

    Neuropsychiatry (London)   8 ( 6 )   1831 - 1838   2018.7

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  • Novel Modified 3D Shepp-Logan Phantom Model for Simulation of MRI Radiofrequency Coil Design Reviewed

    Masaki Watanabe, Hitoshi Matsuzawa, Kenichi Yamada, Hironaka Igarashi, Tsutomu Nakada

    Advanced Biomedical Engineering   7 ( 0 )   156 - 159   2018

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  • MRI characteristics of the glia limitans externa: A 7T study Reviewed

    Kiyotaka Suzuki, Kenichi Yamada, Kazunori Nakada, Yuji Suzuki, Masaki Watanabe, Ingrid L. Kwee, Tsutomu Nakada

    MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING   44   140 - 145   2017.12

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  • Maturational decrease of glutamate in the human cerebral cortex from childhood to young adulthood: a H-1-MR spectroscopy study Reviewed

    Mami Shimizu, Yuji Suzuki, Kenichi Yamada, Satoshi Ueki, Masaki Watanabe, Hironaka Igarashi, Tsutomu Nakada

    PEDIATRIC RESEARCH   82 ( 5 )   749 - 752   2017.11

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  • Slow accumulations of neural activities in multiple cortical regions precede self-initiation of movement: An event-related fMRI study Reviewed

    Honami Sakata, Kosuke Itoh, Yuji Suzuki, Katsuki Nakamura, Masaki Watanabe, Hironaka Igarashi, Tsutomu Nakada

    eNeuro   4 ( 5 )   ENEURO.0183 - 17.2017   2017.9

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  • High-contrast high-resolution imaging of posttraumatic mandibular nerve by 3DAC-PROPELLER magnetic resonance imaging: correlation with the severity of sensory disturbance Reviewed

    Makoto Terumitsu, Hitoshi Matsuzawa, Kenji Seo, Masaki Watanabe, Shigenobu Kurata, Akiko Suda, Tsutomu Nakada

    ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY   124 ( 1 )   85 - 94   2017.7

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  • Sleep Apnea in Multiple System Atrophy of Cerebellar Type: A 3.0 T MRS/Volumetry Pilot Study Reviewed

    Y. Takado, K. Terajima, T. Shimohata, H. Nakayama, M. Watanabe, K. Okamoto, T. Ozawa, M. Nishizawa, I. L. Kwee, H. Igarashi, T. Nakada

    eNeurologicalSci   6   6 - 8   2017.3

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  • Visualization of the Intimal Flap in Intracranial Arterial Dissection Using High-Resolution 3T MRI Reviewed

    Masahiro Uemura, Kenshi Terajima, Yuji Suzuki, Masaki Watanabe, Yasuhisa Akaiwa, Shinichi Katada, Kouichirou Okamoto, Masatoyo Nishizawa, Hironaka Igarashi, Tsutomu Nakada

    JOURNAL OF NEUROIMAGING   27 ( 1 )   29 - 32   2017.1

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  • Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis due to oral contraceptive use: Postmortem 3 T-MRI and autopsy findings Reviewed

    Masahiro Uemura, Yoshihiro Tsukamoto, Yasuhisa Akaiwa, Masaki Watanabe, Ayako Tazawa, Sou Kasahara, Minoru Endou, Ryosuke Ogura, Kouichirou Okamoto, Yukihiko Fujii, Tsutomu Nakada, Akiyoshi Kakita, Masatoyo Nishizawa

    Human Pathology: Case Reports   6 ( 6 )   32 - 36   2016.12

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  • The Posterior Limb of the Internal Capsule as the Subcortical Transitional Zone of the Anterior and Posterior Circulations: Insights from Human 7T MRI Reviewed

    Satoshi Kurabe, Kouichirou Okamoto, Kiyotaka Suzuki, Hisothi Matsuzawa, Masaki Watanabe, Yuji Suzuki, Tsutomu Nakada, Yukihiko Fujii

    CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES   41 ( 5-6 )   256 - 264   2016

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  • Separation of Perfusion Signals from Diffusion-Weighted Image Series Enabled by Independent Component Analysis Reviewed

    Kiyotaka Suzuki, Hironaka Igarashi, Masaki Watanabe, Yukihiro Nakamura, Tsutomu Nakada

    JOURNAL OF NEUROIMAGING   21 ( 4 )   384 - 394   2011.10

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  • Automatic Measurement of Axial Length of Human Eye using Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    渡辺将樹, 渡辺将樹, 木竜徹

    生体医工学   49 ( 1 )   2011

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  • Adult cerebellopontine angle medulloblastoma originating in the pons mimicking focal brainstem tumor. Reviewed International journal

    Junichi Yoshimura, Kenichi Nishiyama, Masafumi Fukuda, Masaki Watanabe, Hironaka Igarashi, Yukihiko Fujii

    Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging   19 ( 4 )   385 - 7   2009.10

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    We herein report a rare case of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) medulloblastoma originating in the brainstem that demonstrated a very unusual clinical presentation and radiological appearances. A 25-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with a right hearing disturbance and a right facial palsy. A small non-enhanced lesion having minimal mass effect in the right CPA was identified by using a 1.5-tesla-MR system, whose size remained almost unchanged a year. The 3-tesla MR images revealed that the precise region was in the right side of the tegmentum of the lower pons to the inferior cerebellar peduncle and the flocculus. MR spectroscopic images using a 3-tesla system revealed a high ratio of choline-to-N-acetylaspartate in the region of interest in comparison to the contra-lateral side. Craniotomy and biopsy were performed. The histopathological diagnosis was medulloblastoma. The patient received craniospinal irradiation and chemotherapy, and achieved complete remission by the time of the follow-up MR images. She is now doing well with a full recovery of the right facial palsy. MR spectroscopic imaging is considered to be quite useful for the management of this rare type of brainstem tumor.

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  • Relationship between fusional limit and visual acuity in depth perception of binocular single vision Single ViSiOn

    Masaki Watanabe, Tohru Kiryu, Kiyotaka Suzuki, Kosuke Itoh, Tsutomu Nakada

    IEICE Technical Report   108 ( 179 )   159 - 162   2009.3

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  • Evaluation of post-procedure changes in aneurysmal lumen following detachable coil-placement using multi-planar reconstruction of high-field (3.0T) magnetic resonance angiography Reviewed

    Y. Yoneoka, M. Watanabe, K. Nishino, Y. Ito, I. L. Kwee, T. Nakada, Y. Fujii

    ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA   150 ( 4 )   351 - 358   2008.4

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  • All-phase MR Angiography Using Independent Component Analysis of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI Time Series : φ-MRA Reviewed

    SUZUKI Kiyotaka, MATSUZAWA Hitoshi, IGARASHI Hironaka, WATANABE Masaki, NAKAYAMA Naoki, KWEE Ingrid L., NAKADA Tsutomu

    Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences   2 ( 1 )   23 - 27   2003.4

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    Dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (dynamic MRI) represents a MRI version of <i>non-diffusible</i> tracer methods, the main clinical use of which is the physiological construction of what is conventionally referred to as perfusion images. The raw data utilized for constructing MRI perfusion images are time series of pixel signal alterations associated with the passage of a gadolinium containing contrast agent. Such time series are highly compatible with independent component analysis (ICA), a novel statistical signal processing technique capable of effectively separating a single mixture of multiple signals into their original independent source signals (blind separation). Accordingly, we applied ICA to dynamic MRI time series. The technique was found to be powerful, allowing for hitherto unobtainable assessment of regional cerebral hemodynamics <i>in vivo</i>.<br>

    DOI： 10.2463/mrms.2.23

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  • Gender difference in passive listening to stories: High-field fMRI study using multiple subject analysis based on individual activation maps Reviewed

    Koongliang Huang, Masaki Watanabe, Yukihiko Fujii, Ingrid L. Kwee, Tsutomu Nakada

    Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences   1 ( 3 )   165 - 168   2002

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  • ヘッドホン型コイルによる7T-MRIのヒト内耳分解能撮像

    渡辺 将樹, 松澤 等, 五十嵐 博中

    生体医工学シンポジウム2023   2023.9

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  • グリシンCEST-MRイメージング法の開発とアルツハイマー病モデルマウスへの応用

    大野 健, 計良 妙, 大久保 真樹, 渡辺 将樹, 松田 豪, 五十嵐 博中

    脳循環代謝   33 ( 1 )   119 - 119   2021.11

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  • 無鎮静小児MRI撮像のための統合的プレパレーション 被験者中心のプロトコール構築と実践

    山田 謙一, 鈴木 清隆, 鈴木 雄治, 渡辺 将樹

    脳と発達   53 ( 3 )   223 - 223   2021.5

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  • 発達神経学領域における7テスラMRI臨床応用の初期経験

    山田 謙一, 吉村 淳一, 渡辺 将樹, 鈴木 清隆

    脳と発達   53 ( Suppl. )   S305 - S305   2021.5

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  • High resolution imaging of the human inner ear using 7T-MRI

    Masaki Watanabe, Hitoshi Matsuzawa, Hironaka Igarashi

    The 10 th NIPS-PRI-BRINU Joint Symposium   2021.3

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  • Endogenous brain activities preceding self-initiated movements Reviewed

    2019.7

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  • 内因性の意図に基づく自己開始運動に先行する脳活動

    酒多 穂波, 伊藤 浩介, 鈴木 雄治, 中村 克樹, 渡辺 将樹, 五十嵐 博中, 中田 力

    基礎心理学研究   37 ( 2 )   222 - 222   2019.3

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  • Endogenously initiated movements are preceded by neural activities in multiple cortical regions: an event-related fMRI study Reviewed

    Honami Sakata, Kosuke Itoh, Yuji Suzuki, Katsuki Nakamura, Masaki Watanabe, Hironaka Igarashi, Tsutomu Nakada

    47th Annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience   2017.11

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  • 内因性の意図に基づく運動に先行する神経活動

    酒多穂波, 伊藤浩介, 鈴木雄治, 中村克樹, 渡辺将樹, 五十嵐博中, 中田力

    第29回 臨床MR脳機能研究   2017.4

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  • 事象関連fMRIによる自由な意図の神経基盤の検討

    酒多穂波, 伊藤浩介, 鈴木雄治, 中村克樹, 渡辺将樹, 五十嵐博中, 中田力

    第6回 生理研-霊長研-脳研 合同シンポジウム   2017.3

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  • 【シーン別画像診断のいま-社会的要求への対応と課題[Scene Vol.9] オートプシー・イメージング(Ai)第五弾-社会インフラとしてのAiの普及と適切な活用に向けて-】 医学・教育・情報などの視点から考察するオートプシー・イメージング(Ai) 新潟大学脳研究所の取り組み 3T MRIを用いたAiと病理解剖

    塚本 佳広, 小倉 良介, 渡辺 将樹, 岡本 浩一郎, 五十嵐 博中, 柿田 明美

    INNERVISION   31 ( 1 )   45 - 47   2015.12

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  • 一側後大脳動脈から分岐する視床穿通動脈の走行に関する7T MRIを用いた検討

    倉部 聡, 松澤 等, 岡本 浩一郎, 鈴木 清隆, 渡辺 将樹, 中田 力, 伊藤 靖, 藤井 幸彦

    JNET: Journal of Neuroendovascular Therapy   9 ( 6 )   S295 - S295   2015.11

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  • 三叉神経障害に対するPGA-C tubeによる生体内再生治療の高分解能神経MRIを用いた予後評価

    照光 真, 瀬尾 憲司, 松澤 等, 稲田 有史, 中村 達雄, 茂野 啓示, 渡辺 将樹, 鈴木 清隆, 中田 力

    末梢神経   26 ( 1 )   71 - 79   2015.6

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  • 死後3T MRI画像と神経病理解剖 新潟大学脳研究所の取組

    柿田 明美, 渡辺 将樹, 中田 力, 藤井 幸彦, 西澤 正豊

    法医病理   21 ( 1 )   3 - 3   2015.4

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  • 活動時機能画像のエントロピー解析を用いた発達性読み書き障害の脳活動の解明研究

    Grant number：20K20514

    2020.7 - 2025.3

    System name：科学研究費助成事業 挑戦的研究(開拓)

    Research category：挑戦的研究(開拓)

    Awarding organization：日本学術振興会

    鈴木 雄治, 酒多 穂波, 小枝 達也, 渡辺 将樹, 植木 智志

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    Grant amount：\25740000 （ Direct Cost: \19800000 、 Indirect Cost：\5940000 ）

    発達性読み書き障害（Dyslexia）は、主に音韻処理に関する特異的な発達障害を呈し、約
    ２％弱の学童が困難な状況にあると報告されている。適切な早期治療介入の機会が増し一定の効果が見込めるようになったが、読字における脳活動の異常メカニズムは解明されていない為、より高次な学習である漢字の読字や書字に対する効果的な介入は困難な状況のまま残されている。
    本研究では、超高磁場MRI装置のもつ特性を最大限に利用した脳機能画像のエントロピー解析に着目し、安静時及び読書時における脳活動の解析方法の開発研究を進める。fMRIデータにはミクロな機能連結の状態を反映する情報が含まれており、信号時系列のエントロピー解析によってランダムネス（複雑さの度合い）を評価できる。7.0T-fMRIの高空間分解能及び高信号雑音比を最大限に活かした撮像方法を用いることにより、個々の到達レベルに合わせた「読み」といった複雑な活動時の脳機能の詳細な評価を可能にするものと考えている。
    我々が提唱する情報理論的観点からのエントロピー解析は、脳活動をダイナミックに捉え
    てDyslexia特有の脳活動の異常メカニズムの評価を行う試みで、これは世界で類のない独創性・新規性があり、そこから得られる研究結果はDyslexia 児のみならず学校教育をはじめとした社会全体に大きな影響をもたらすことが期待できる挑戦的な研究である。新たなる非侵襲的な解析方法の開発は、様々な医療介入に伴う異常活動部位やパターンの変化の検出に繋がり、Dyslexiaの客観的な診断方法の開発や効果判定のツールとなることが期待できる。これは、問題を抱える児童に適切な環境・医療介入を与えることに貢献し、さらなる社会的状況の困難さの回避を可能とする。

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  • 7T MRIを用いたプラダー・ウィ リ症候群における行動発達特性 の脳基盤解明

    2017.4 - 2019.3

    Awarding organization：基盤研究(B) （一般）

    山田 謙一

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