{"title":"[Development of an Information Aggregation System for a Multidisciplinary Team in Medical Education].","authors":"Hayato Tsuno, Koji Sasaki, Hiroshi Igarashi","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1517","DOIUrl":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Typically, grades are compiled using spreadsheet software, and the file is then emailed with the password sent in a separate email. The government has pointed out that this method does not provide robust security. Introducing a new system is difficult due to the psychological factor of status quo bias. Therefore, we devised a new grade compilation system that uses spreadsheet software that can be easily implemented. The research aims to develop an automatic grade compilation system that implements RSA encryption.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>As Excel's specifications do not allow for the display of more than 16 significant digits, we devised a method of applying modular exponentiation to modular arithmetic. The time required for encryption was measured five times and the average value was calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The time required for encryption was approximately 2.3 seconds, and RSA encryption is highly secure, it has the advantage of being able to distribute files with e-mail, and a paperless workflow could be established.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The developed system is highly secure and can be sent via email, and its automation is effective as a means of preventing disputes caused by human error.</p>","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"81 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143461039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Comparison of CT-like Images Using MRI].","authors":"Ryosuke Fujii, Masayoshi Sugimura, Masakazu Kurita","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1467","DOIUrl":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1467","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The objective of this study was to quantitatively evaluate and compare the image contrast and image quality of several recently developed CT-like images (oZTEo, LAVA, MERGE).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a self-made phantom created with a GE Healthcare (Milwaukee, WI, USA) MRI Pioneer 3.0T and pig leg bone, along with four types of tissue-mimicking phantoms, we compared cortical bone, contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), signal change ratio of the tissue-simulating phantom, and visual evaluation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CR and CNR were lowest in the order of MERGE, LAVA, and oZTEo. The signal change ratio of background signal and visual evaluation were highest in the order of oZTEo, LAVA, and MERGE.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In comparing CT-like images using MRI, the bone cortex could be visualized in white using black-and-white inversion in all CT-like images, and fracture lines could also be visualized. By capturing CT-like images tailored to the characteristics of each imaging sequence, it is expected that the number of examinations that can be completed using MRI alone will increase, further enhancing the usefulness of MRI.</p>","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"81 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143588477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[National Survey on System Settings of Angiography for Endovascular Treatment for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease].","authors":"Yuji Sakai, Tomomichi Ishibashi, Yoshinori Takao, Toru Ishibashi, Yudai Fujimoto, Mitsuharu Osawa, Akihiro Shinobu, Kenji Hasegawa, Hajime Sakamoto","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.25-1530","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The objective of this study was to determine the standard settings of the angiography system during EVT in Japan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Survey requests were mailed to 493 facilities across Japan. The survey items included in the survey were system display dose setting of fluoroscopy dose (FL dose)/digital angiography dose (DA dose)/digital subtraction angiography dose (DSA dose), detector size, fluoroscopy pulse rate, DA/DSA frame rate, and standard additional filter settings. The number of valid responses for each item was system display dose setting: 187 systems (128 institutions), detector size: 187 systems (128 institutions), fluoroscopy pulse rate and DA/DSA frame rate: 185 systems (127 institutions), standard additional filter settings: 182 systems (125 institutions).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Median (interquartile range) of each system display dose setting was FL: 5.9 (4.2-7.8) mGy/min, DA: 0.10 (0.06-0.16) mGy/frame, DSA: 0.82 (0.64-1.40) mGy/frame. The detector size for dose measurements was 103 systems (55%) with a diagonal of 35 cm or less and 84 systems (45%) with a diagonal of more than 35 cm. The most used FL pulse rate was 7.5 pulse/s (132 systems: 71%), DA frame rate was 7.5 frame/s (72 systems: 39%), and DSA frame rate was 3 frame/s (97 systems: 52%). More than 90% of the institutions used some kind of additional filter for imaging.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This survey showed the standard setting of the angiography system during EVT in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"81 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144061525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenichi Sakai, Masaki Ohkubo, Akihiro Narita, Naoya Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Noto
{"title":"[Simulation Image Generation Used to Produce Contrast-detail Diagram in X-ray CT].","authors":"Kenichi Sakai, Masaki Ohkubo, Akihiro Narita, Naoya Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Noto","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1443","DOIUrl":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1443","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To propose a method for generating simulated images that are used to produce a contrast detail (C-D) diagram in X-ray computed tomography (CT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We numerically generated object functions assuming ideal spheres of 7 diameters and 9 contrasts between sphere density and background density. Sphere images were calculated from the object functions by the simulation technique of image blurring based on the 3-dimensional spatial resolution measured in the CT system. The calculated sphere images were added in images of the uniform water-equivalent section of a phantom acquired at different tube currents. Obtained images were arranged according to the sphere diameter and contrast and were applied to produce the C-D diagram. For each tube current, the C-D diagram was created by a board-certified diagnostic radiologist.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The calculated sphere images showed good agreements with actually acquired sphere images of the phantom. Standard deviations (SDs) in subtraction images of them were equivalent to the SD in the background region of the actual image, suggesting the accuracy of the calculated sphere images. The obtained C-D diagram showed that smaller spheres and spheres with lower contrast tended to be detected as the tube current increased.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The proposed method was suggested to be feasible for producing the C-D diagram for CT.</p>","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"81 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Radioproteomics for Discriminating the Activity and Inactivity of Immune Checkpoint Molecules in Breast Cancer].","authors":"Fuyu Harada","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.25-0301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.25-0301","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"81 3","pages":"31-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Application of the IR Method Using a Normal Database Created by FBP Method with No Correction in <sup>99m</sup>Tc Myocardial Perfusion SPECT].","authors":"Keiko Segawa, Takayuki Shibutani, Yusuke Yamaguchi, Hajime Ichikawa, Takahiro Konishi, Hiroto Yoneyama, Kenichi Nakajima","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1524","DOIUrl":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1524","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Japanese normal databases (NDB) for quantitative evaluation of <sup>99m</sup>Tc myocardial perfusion SPECT have traditionally been created by the filtered back projection (FBP) method but are also applied to the iterative reconstruction (IR) method in some institutions. Although creating the NDB specifically for the IR method is desirable, it has not been done partly due to the ethical aspects of creating an institution-specific database. This study investigated the impact of using NDBs created by the FBP method on quantitative evaluations performed with the IR method.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images from patients undergoing myocardial perfusion study in two hospitals with three SPECT vendors. Images were processed with and without various corrections, and a polar map was created by QPS software using a 17-segment model to obtain %uptake and scores. The effects of the reconstruction and correction methods were evaluated to determine the difference in the number of local segmental analyses by coronary artery territories.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In most segments, quantitative values showed no significant difference across device types, with or without corrections. However, both choices of the SPECT device and correction methods influenced the scores in specific coronary artery regions. Application of attenuation correction resulted in lower defect scores in the right coronary artery region.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Applying FBP-derived NDB to the IR method generally yielded a consistent patient diagnosis in terms of defect score analysis. However, since the quantitative evaluation was partly affected by various correction methods and devices, recognizing these characteristics is crucial for enhancing diagnostic accuracy.</p>","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"81 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143495051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Evaluation of Exposure Dose Reduction Effect for Cone-beam Computed Tomography with Bismuth Sheet in Image-guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer].","authors":"Tatsuya Yoshida, Koji Sasaki, Tomoki Hayakawa, Toshiyuki Kawadai, Takako Shibasaki, Yoshiyuki Kawasaki","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1531","DOIUrl":"10.6009/jjrt.25-1531","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Image-guided radiation therapy using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for prostate cancer is problematic due to the increasing exposure dose at each treatment session. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of exposure dose reduction using bismuth sheets for pelvic CBCT.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a radiophotoluminescence dosimeter (GD-352M) and CBCT imaging conditions with three X-ray tube rotation angles (292°-88°, 92°-248°, and 92°-88°), absorbed doses were measured in the rectum, anterior and posterior bladder walls, right and left pelvic subcutaneous at 5 cm superior the prostate center of the pelvic phantom and in a testis. Next, the same measurements were performed when these measurement points were covered with a bismuth sheet.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The absorbed doses at 92°-248° with the bismuth sheets were reduced by 31.3% from 16.3±0.2 mGy to 11.2±0.2 mGy for the rectum and by 57.1% from 45.0±2.7 mGy to 19.3±1.0 mGy for the testis, which were the lowest among the imaging conditions. Although the anterior and posterior bladder walls were the highest dose at 48.7±11.5 and 20.2±0.4 mGy, the high reduction rates of 42.0% and 36.9%, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>From the viewpoint of the exposure risk to the bladder, rectum, and testis, using bismuth sheets and the X-ray tube rotation angle of 92°-248° effectively reduced the exposure dose.</p>","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"81 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143538192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}