Doctor of Medicine, Board-Certified Radiologist
Visiting Professor, Akita University
Former Professor, Department of Medical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokai University
Inventor of whole-body MRI “DWIBS method (Diffusion-Weighted Whole-Body Imaging with Background Body Signal Suppression).” Achieved the world’s first visualization of peripheral nerves, published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Completed training in Pediatrics at Keio University School of Medicine and in Radiology at Dokkyo Medical University. Later served as Radiologist at St. Marianna University School of Medicine. Appointed as Assistant in the Department of Radiology, Kyorin University; Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiology, Tokai University; Visiting Associate Professor at Utrecht University Hospital (Netherlands); and subsequently Professor at Tokai University. Graduated from Akita University School of Medicine.
Areas of Expertise: Radiology, MRI, Diffusion-Weighted Imaging, DWIBS method
Books
- 2003: Understanding 3D Medical Imaging: Concepts and Processing Techniques
- 2000: MRI Warm-up Exercises: Pocket Edition – The First Step to a Better Experience
- 1999: Mastering MRI
(and many more)
Career
After graduating from Akita University School of Medicine, published the MRI textbook Mastering MRI. Gained international attention in 2004 for developing whole-body MRI (DWIBS method) and was invited to Utrecht University in the Netherlands. His original research papers have been cited over 1,000 times. Served for four years as both a full-time staff member and Visiting Associate Professor in 7-Tesla ultra-high-field MRI research. In 2009, succeeded in the world’s first whole-body MR neurography, published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Returned to Japan in 2010 and assumed his current position. In recent years, devised “DWIBS Search,” a painless breast cancer screening method using DWIBS, and established a venture company.
