Publications

2026

Naoko Kageura, Hiroji Takai, Yasuo Takatsu, Atsushi Suzuki, Shigeki Kobayashi, Kazuki Takano, Ayano Nakai, Junko Sugama, Kimie Takehara. Feasibility of using a pocket-sized ultrasound imaging device for detecting insulin-derived amyloidosis-like findings in patients with diabetes mellitus: a preliminary study. Fujita Med J. 2026;12(2):143-150

Ogawa Yoshiki, Masato Kiriki, Yasuo Takatsu, Wataru Jomoto, Takahiro Minamoto. Fat-suppression Performance for In-Stent Plaque Imaging After Carotid Artery Stenting Using Three-dimensional T1-Weighted MRI: A Phantom Study. Phys Eng Sci Med. In press.

Yasuo Takatsu, Masahiro Shimizu, Tokiko Nakamura, Hajime Sagawa, Kazuki Takano, Shohei Harada, Takanobu Yamashiro, Shigeki Kobayashi, Tosiaki Miyati. Semiautomated Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Breast Density Measurement from Routine Sequences: Comparison with Mammography. Clin Radiol. 2026:99:107405

Yasuo Takatsu, Kazuki Takano, Shohei Harada, Hayato Takeda, Masafumi Nakamura, Akiyoshi Iwase, Atsushi Ikemoto,Tosiaki Miyati, Soma Kumasaka. Evaluation of generative adversarial network-based postprocessing super-resolution for lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging. Phys Eng Sci Med. In press

2025

Yasuo Takatsu,  Atsushi Ikemoto, Takanobu Yamashiro, Masanobu Nakamura, Tosiaki Miyati. Optimization of three-dimensional T2-weighted image sequences in female pelvic magnetic resonance imaging. Phys Eng Sci Med. 2025;48(3):971-986.

Yasuo Takatsu,  Shohei Harada, Yuya Yamatani, Kei Fukuzawa, Kazuki Takano, Tosiaki Miyati. Characterization of the evaluation method for hepatobiliary phase image by liver magnetic resonance imaging using Gd–EOB–DTPA.  Magn Reson Imaging. 2025;120:110382

Yasuo Takatsu,  Shohei Harada, Kazuhiro Murayama, Tosiaki Miyati. Comparative analysis of synthetic and conventional magnetic resonance imaging features across various brain regions. Eur J Radiol. 2025;185:11947

Harada S, Takatsu Y, Murayama K, Sano Y, Ikedo M. Verification of resolution and imaging time for high-resolution deep learning reconstruction techniques. Magn Reson Imaging. 2025 Nov;123:110463. doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2025.110463. Epub 2025 Jul 22. PMID: 40706823. 

Ohno Y, Ozawa Y, Ueda T, Nomura M, Yazawa N, Shinohara M, Yamamoto K, Sano Y, Ikedo M, Ozaki M, Yui M, Harada S, Takeda S, Iwase A, Yoshikawa T, Takenaka D. Conjugate gradient and deep learning reconstructions: reduced time without affecting image quality and nodule detection. Eur Radiol. 2025 Dec 24. doi: 10.1007/s00330-025-12153-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41444395. 

2024

Masafumi Nakamura, Yasuo Takatsu, Mutsumi Yoshizawa, Kenichiro Yamamura, Tosiaki Miyati. Can bile excretion on Gd‑EOB‑MRI be used as a visual criterion for the hepatobiliary phase? Radiol Phys Technol. 2025;18:147–156

Masafumi Nakamura, Yasuo Takatsu, Mutsumi Yoshizawa, Kenichiro Yamamura, Tosiaki Miyati.  Pulsation artifact reduction using compressed sensitivity encoding in Gd‑EOB‑DTPA contrast‑enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Radiol Phys Technol. 2025;18:86–93

Masato Kiriki, Yasuo Takatsu, Tosiaki Miyati, Noriko Kotoura. Can Three-Dimensional T1-weighted MR Imaging Visualize the Vascular Lumen after Carotid Artery Stentng? Magn Reson Med Sci. 2024 in press

Eizaburo Imamura, Wataru Jomoto, Yasuo Takatsu, Takuya Enoki, Tsukasa Wakayama,  Noriko Kotoura. Assessing the radiofrequency shielding efect of titanium mesh on difusion‑weighted imaging: a comparative study of the twice‑refocused spin–echo and Stejskal–Tanner sequences. Phys Eng Sci Med. 2024;47:1051-105.

Norikazu Koori, Hiroki Kamekawa, Takehiro Naito, Yasuo Takatsu, Hiraku Fuse, Shin Miyakawa, Kenji Yasue, Masato Takahashi, Kazuma Kurata. Carotid and aortic plaque imaging using 3D gradient-echo imaging and the three-point Dixon method with improved motion-sensitized driven-equilibrium (iMSDE) . Magn Reson Imaging. 2024;111:202–209.

Yasuo Takatsu,  Tsuyoshi Ueyama, Takahiro Iwasaki,  Tomoko Tateyama, Tosiaki Miyati. Simulation of time–intensity curve based on k‑space filling in breast dynamic contrast‑enhanced three‑dimensional magnetic resonance imaging. Radiol Phys Technol. 2024;17:536-552.

Yasuo Takatsu, Hiroshi Ohnishi, Tomoko Tateyama, Tosiaki Miyati. Usefulness of fat‑containing agents: an initial study on estimating fat content for magnetic resonance imaging. Phys Eng Sci Med. 2024;47:339-350.

2023

Yasuo Takatsu, Masafumi Nakamura, Yuichi Suzuki, Tosiaki Miyati. Dependence of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient on Slice Position in Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Imaging. Magn Reson Imaging. 2023;99:41-47.

Takanobu Yamashiro, Yasuo Takatsu, Kosuke Morita, Masafumi Nakamura, Yoshihiro Yukimura, Kazuhiro Nakajima. Efect of acoustic noise reduction technology on image quality: a multivendor study. Radiol Phys Technol. 2023;16:235-243.

Yasuo Takatsu, Rei Yoshida, Yuya Yamatani, Mikihisa Kanno, Tosiaki Miyati. Can magnetic resonance imaging after cranioplasty using titanium mesh detect brain tumors? Phys Eng Sci Med. 2023;46:109-118.

2022

Yasuo Takatsu, Masafumi Nakamura, Hajime Sagawa, Yuichi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Mori, Shunichi Motegi, Tosiaki Miyati. Differences in apparent diffusion coefficients between normal brain echo- planar images and turbo spin-echo diffusion-weighted images with distortion correction.  Eur J Radiol. 2022;149:110202.

Yasuo Takatsu, Kenichirou Yamamura, Yuya Yamatani, Daisuke Takahashi,  Rei Yoshida, Masaki Asahara, Michitaka Honda, Tosiaki Miyati. Echo‑planar imaging is superior to fast spin‑echo diffusion‑weighted imaging for cranioplasty using titanium mesh in brain magnetic resonance imaging: a phantom study. Radiol Phys Technol. 2022;15:89-99.

Shohei Harada ,Kazuki Takano, Motoaki Fukasawa, Seiji Shirakawa, Masayuki Yamada. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging detects activation of limbic structures in response to auditory stimuli of different frequencies. Magn Reson Imaging. 2022;94:89-97. 

2020～2021

Yasuo Takatsu, Masafumi Nakamura, Toshiki Shiozaki, Shoko Narukami, Tosiaki Miyati,  Satoshi Kobayashi. Assessment of the cut-off value of quantitative liver-portal vein contrast ratio in the hepatobiliary phase of liver MRI. Clin Radiol. 2021;76:551.e17-551.e24.

Yasuo Takatsu, Masafumi Nakamura, Takanobu Yamashiro, Atsushi Ikemoto, Satoshi Sawa, Masanobu Nakamura, Tosiaki Miyati. Evaluation of contrast and denoising effects related to imaging parameters of compressed sensitivity encoding in contrast‑enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Radiol Phys Technol. 2021;14:193–202.

Yasuo Takatsu, Tsuyoshi Ueyama, Takahiro Iwasaki, Masaki Asahara, Michitaka Honda, Tosiaki Miyati. Effects of k-space orders on the time-intensity curves in dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the breast based on simulation study. Magn Reson Imaging. 2021;79:85-96.

Yasuo Takatsu, Rei Yoshida, Kenichirou Yamamura, Yuya Yamatani, Tsuyoshi Ueyama, Tetsuya Kimura, Yuriko Nohara, Tomohiro Sahara, Kengo Nishiyama, Tosiaki Miyati. Three-dimensional gradient echo sequence is useful for suppressing the radiofrequency shielding effect of a titanium mesh. Magn Reson Med Sci. 2021;20:182-189.

Eisuke Sato, Kei Fukuzawa, Hiroyuki Takashima, Yuya Yamatani, Yasuo Takatsu, Junichi Hata,  Keigo Hikishima, Kenta Miwa. Evaluation of a Polyethylene Glycol Phantom for Measuring Apparent Diffusion Coefficients Using Three 3.0 T MRI Systems. Appl Magn Reson. 2021;52:619–631.

Yasuo Takatsu, Masafumi Nakamura, Satoshi Kobayashi, Tosiaki Miyati. Prediction of sufficient liver enhancement in the gadoxetate disodium-enhanced hepatobiliary phase by transitional phase images and albumin–bilirubin grade. Magn Reson Med Sci. 2021;20:152-159.

Yasuo Takatsu, Hajime Sagawa, Masafumi Nakamura, Yuichi Suzuki, Tosiaki Miyati. Diffusion-weighted breast magnetic resonance imaging with distortion correction using non-rigid image registration: A clinical study. Radiol Phys Technol. 2020;13:210–218.