Hirata Hiroshi
Faculty of Information Science and Technology Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Bioengineering | Professor |
Last Updated :2025/06/07
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- 60250958
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Research Field
- Manufacturing technology (mechanical, electrical/electronic, chemical engineering), Measurement engineering
- Life sciences, Radiology
- Life sciences, Pharmacology
- Nanotechnology/Materials, Crystal engineering
- Nanotechnology/Materials, Applied materials
- Life sciences, Pharmaceuticals - analytical and physicochemistry
Educational Organization
- Bachelor's degree program, School of Engineering
- Master's degree program, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
- Doctoral (PhD) degree program, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
■Career
Career
- Apr. 2019 - Present
Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Proessor - Oct. 2008 - Mar. 2019
Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, 教授 - Mar. 2015 - Mar. 2015
Jagiellonian University, Poland, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Visiting Professor - Apr. 2007 - Sep. 2008
Yamagata University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, 教授 - Apr. 1996 - Mar. 2007
Yamagata University, Faculty of Engineering, 助教授 - Sep. 2006 - Sep. 2006
The Ohio State University, USA, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Visiting Scholar - Jun. 2003 - Jul. 2005
Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology, 学術調査官(科学研究費補助金担当)併任 - Apr. 1999 - Mar. 2000
Dartmouth Medical School, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Research Associate - Apr. 1993 - Mar. 1996
Yamagata University, Faculty of Engineering, 助手
Educational Background
- Apr. 1990 - Mar. 1993, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Multidisciplinary Science and Technology, Department of Applied Electronics
- Apr. 1988 - Mar. 1990, Yamagata University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering
- Apr. 1984 - Mar. 1988, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Department of Communication Engineering
Committee Memberships
- Jul. 2024 - Mar. 2025
ENC-ISMAR Joint Conference 2025, Program Committee Member, Society - Jul. 2018 - Jun. 2024
International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue, Executive Committee Member, Society - Feb. 2022 - Feb. 2024
The Society of Electron Spin Science and Technology, Vice President, Society - Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2020
International EPR (ESR) Society, Vice President (Asia-Pacific), Society - Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2015
電子スピンサイエンス学会, 理事, Society - Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2009
電子スピンサイエンス学会, 理事, Society
■Research activity information
Awards
- Jan. 2024, International EPR/ESR Society, IES Medal in Instrumentation and Methods Development
- Jun. 2019, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Distinguished Reviewer, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Hiroshi Hirata - Jul. 2018, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Distinguished Reviewer for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Hiroshi Hirata - Oct. 2003, 電子スピンサイエンス学会, 奨励賞
生命科学研究のための電子スピン共鳴装置の開発
平田 拓
Papers
- Understanding Immune Cell Adaptation to Tumor Hypoxia for Maximized Therapeutic Efficacy of Immunotherapy: Biology and Non-Invasive Imaging Application
Taerim Oh, Minwoo Kim, Gi-Sue Kang, Sung-Joon Ye, Changhoon Choi, Won Park, Michael Hay, Hiroshi Hirata, G-One Ahn
Cancer Research and Treatment, E-pub ahead, Korean Cancer Association, 29 Apr. 2025, [Peer-reviewed], [Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, 36817741 - Three-dimensional electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) imaging of an X-ray-irradiated bovine tooth: A feasibility study
Yukihiro Arai, Mai Taguchi, Oki Mitarai, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Hideo Sato-Akaba, Shingo Matsumoto, Minoru Miyake, Hiroshi Hirata
Radiation Measurements, 181, 107381, Elsevier BV, Feb. 2025, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, 36817741 - Accuracy enhancement of L-band EPR tooth dosimetry by implementing multiple harmonic detection
Jeonghun Oh, Chang Uk Koo, Jong In Park, Kwon Choi, Junyoung Lee, Hiroshi Hirata, Sung-Joon Ye
Radiation Measurements, 176, 107185, Elsevier BV, Aug. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Parahydrogen-Induced 13C Hyperpolarizer Using a Flow Guide for Magnetic Field Cycling to Evoke 1H-13C Spin Order Transfer Toward Metabolic MRI
Koudai Sawami, Tatsuya Naganuma, Hana Yabe, Toshihiko Taki, Neil J. Stewart, Yoshiki Uchio, Norihiko Takeda, Noriyuki Hatae, Takuya Hashimoto, Hiroshi Hirata, Shingo Matsumoto
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 71, 7, 2224, 2231, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Jul. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Partial Acquisition of Spectral Projections Accelerates Four-dimensional Spectral-spatial EPR Imaging for Mouse Tumor Models: A Feasibility Study
Misa Oba, Mai Taguchi, Yohei Kudo, Koya Yamashita, Hironobu Yasui, Shingo Matsumoto, Igor A. Kirilyuk, Osamu Inanami, Hiroshi Hirata
Molecular Imaging and Biology, 26, 3, 459, 472, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Jun. 2024, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, 36817741 - Generation of transmission wave with low AM noise for sub-GHz CW-EPR spectrometer
Hideo Sato-Akaba, Tsukasa Sakai, Hiroshi Hirata
Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 360, 107633, Elsevier BV, Mar. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Frequency-fixed Motion Compensation System for in-vivo Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Tooth Dosimetry
Chang Uk Koo, Jong In Park, Jeonghun Oh, Kwon Choi, Joanne Yoon, Hiroshi Hirata, Sung-Joon Ye
Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 353, 107520, Elsevier BV, Aug. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Implemented with Multiple Harmonic Detections Successfully Maps Extracellular pH In Vivo
Ririko Nakaoka, Kazuhiro Kato, Kumiko Yamamoto, Hironobu Yasui, Shingo Matsumoto, Igor A. Kirilyuk, Valery V. Khramtsov, Osamu Inanami, Hiroshi Hirata
Analytical Chemistry, 95, 8, 3940, 3950, American Chemical Society (ACS), Feb. 2023, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, Extracellular acidification indicates a metabolic shift in cancer cells and is, along with tissue hypoxia, a hallmark of tumor malignancy. Thus, non-invasive mapping of extracellular pH (pHe) is essential for researchers to understand the tumor microenvironment and to monitor tumor response to metabolism-targeting drugs. While electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) has been successfully used to map pHe in mouse xenograft models, this method is not sensitive enough to map pHe with a moderate amount of exogenous pH-sensitive probes. Here, we show that a modified EPR system achieves twofold higher sensitivity by using the multiple harmonic detection (MHD) method and improves the robustness of pHe mapping in mouse xenograft models. Our results demonstrate that treatment of a mouse xenograft model of human-derived pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells with the carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) inhibitor U-104 delays tumor growth with a concurrent tendency toward further extracellular acidification. We anticipate that EPR-based pHe mapping can be expanded to monitor the response of other metabolism-targeting drugs. Furthermore, pHe monitoring can also be used for the development of improved metabolism-targeting cancer treatments., 36817741 - Molecular Weight-Dependent Oxidation and Optoelectronic Properties of Defect-Free Macrocyclic Poly(3-hexylthiophene)
R. Sato, A. Utagawa, K. Fushimi, F. Li, T. Isono, K. Tajima, T. Satoh, S. Sato, H. Hirata, Y. Kikkawa, T. Yamamoto
Polymers, 15, 3, 666, MDPI AG, Jan. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal, The redox behaviors of macrocyclic molecules with an entirely π-conjugated system are of interest due to their unique optical, electronic, and magnetic properties. In this study, defect-free cyclic P3HT with a degree of polymerization (DPn) from 14 to 43 was synthesized based on our previously established method, and its unique redox behaviors arising from the cyclic topology were investigated. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) showed that the HOMO level of cyclic P3HT decreases from –4.86 eV (14 mer) to –4.89 eV (43 mer), in contrast to the linear counterparts increasing from –4.94 eV (14 mer) to –4.91 eV (43 mer). During the CV measurement, linear P3HT suffered from electro-oxidation at the chain ends, while cyclic P3HT was stable. ESR and UV–Vis–NIR spectroscopy suggested that cyclic P3HT has stronger dicationic properties due to the interactions between the polarons. On the other hand, linear P3HT showed characteristics of polaron pairs with multiple isolated polarons. Moreover, the dicationic properties of cyclic P3HT were more pronounced for the smaller macrocycles. - Development of electron paramagnetic resonance magnet system for in vivo tooth dosimetry
Kwon Choi, ChangUk Koo, JeongHun Oh, Jong In Park, Hiroshi Hirata, Sung-Joon Ye
Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B, Magnetic Resonance Engineering, 2022, 7332324, May 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - RF/Microwave Resonators for Preclinical and Clinical EPR Applications: Current Status and Challenges
Hiroshi Hirata, Harold M. Swartz
Applied Magnetic Resonance, 53, 1, 167, 191, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Jan. 2022, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, 13284984 - Effects of Ultraviolet Rays on L-Band In Vivo EPR Dosimetry Using Tooth Enamel
Yasuhiro Nakai, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Hirata, Harold M. Swartz, Ann Barry Flood, Benjamin B. Williams, Wilson Schreiber, Minoru Miyake
Applied Magnetic Resonance, 53, 1, 305, 318, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Jan. 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
Scientific journal - Hyperpolarized 13C Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Tool for Imaging Tissue Redox State, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Cellular Metabolism
Neil J. Stewart, Tatsuyuki Sato, Norihiko Takeda, Hiroshi Hirata, Shingo Matsumoto
Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 36, 1-3, 81, 94, Mary Ann Liebert Inc, Jan. 2022, [Peer-reviewed], [Invited], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, Significance: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with hyperpolarized (HP) 13C-labeled redox-sensitive metabolic tracers can provide noninvasive functional imaging biomarkers, reflecting tissue redox state, oxidative stress, and inflammation, among others. The capability to use endogenous metabolites as 13C-enriched imaging tracers without structural modification makes HP 13C MRI a promising tool to evaluate redox state in patients with various diseases. Recent Advances: Recent studies have demonstrated the feasibility of in vivo metabolic imaging of 13C-labeled tracers polarized by parahydrogen-induced polarization techniques, which offer a cost-effective alternative to the more widely used dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization-based hyperpolarizers. Critical Issues: Although the fluxes of many metabolic pathways reflect the change in tissue redox state, they are not functionally specific. In the present review, we summarize recent challenges in the development of specific 13C metabolic tracers for biomarkers of redox state, including that for detecting reactive oxygen species. Future Directions: Applications of HP 13C metabolic MRI to evaluate redox state have only just begun to be investigated. The possibility to gain a comprehensive understanding of the correlations between tissue redox potential and metabolism under different pathological conditions by using HP 13C MRI is promoting its interest in the clinical arena, along with its noninvasive biomarkers to evaluate the extent of disease and treatment response. - Redox-Sensitive Mapping of a Mouse Tumor Model Using Sparse Projection Sampling of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
Kota Kimura, Nami Iguchi, Hitomi Nakano, Hironobu Yasui, Shingo Matsumoto, Osamu Inanami, Hiroshi Hirata
Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 36, 1-3, 57, 69, Mary Ann Liebert Inc, Jan. 2022, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, Aims: This work aimed to establish an accelerated imaging system for redox-sensitive mapping in a mouse tumor model using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and nitroxyl radicals. Results: Sparse sampling of EPR spectral projections was demonstrated for a solution phantom. The reconstructed three-dimensional (3D) images with filtered back-projection (FBP) and compressed sensing image reconstruction were quantitatively assessed for the solution phantom. Mouse xenograft models of a human-derived pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell line, MIA PaCa-2, were also measured for redox-sensitive mapping with the sparse sampling technique. Innovation: A short-lifetime redox-sensitive nitroxyl radical (15N-labeled perdeuterated Tempone) could be measured to map the decay rates of the EPR signals for the mouse xenograft models. Acceleration of 3D EPR image acquisition broadened the choices of nitroxyl radical probes with various redox sensitivities to biological environments. Conclusion: Sparse sampling of EPR spectral projections accelerated image acquisition in the 3D redox-sensitive mapping of mouse tumor-bearing legs fourfold compared with conventional image acquisition with FBP. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 36, 57-69., 13284984 - A 2.0-GHz compact ESR spectrometer for monitoring automobile lubrication oil degradation
Fan Cheng, Takayuki Shibata, Yoshifumi Aoki, Hiroshi Hirata
Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 332, 107081, 107081, Elsevier BV, Nov. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - High fidelity triangular sweep of the magnetic field for millisecond scan EPR imaging
Denis A. Komarov, Alexandre Samouilov, Hiroshi Hirata, Jay L. Zweier
Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 329, 107024, Elsevier BV, Aug. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal, 13284984 - Hyperpolarized 13C MRI of Fumarate Metabolism by Parahydrogen‐induced Polarization: A Proof‐of‐Concept In Vivo Study
Neil J. Stewart, Hitomi Nakano, Shuto Sugai, Mitsushi Tomohiro, Yuki Kase, Yoshiki Uchio, Toru Yamaguchi, Yujirou Matsuo, Tatsuya Naganuma, Norihiko Takeda, Ikuya Nishimura, Hiroshi Hirata, Takuya Hashimoto, Shingo Matsumoto
ChemPhysChem, 22, 10, 915, 923, Wiley, May 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, Hyperpolarized [1-13 C]fumarate is a promising magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarker for cellular necrosis, which plays an important role in various disease and cancerous pathological processes. To demonstrate the feasibility of MRI of [1-13 C]fumarate metabolism using parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP), a low-cost alternative to dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (dDNP), a cost-effective and high-yield synthetic pathway of hydrogenation precursor [1-13 C]acetylenedicarboxylate (ADC) was developed. The trans-selectivity of the hydrogenation reaction of ADC using a ruthenium-based catalyst was elucidated employing density functional theory (DFT) simulations. A simple PHIP set-up was used to generate hyperpolarized [1-13 C]fumarate at sufficient 13 C polarization for ex vivo detection of hyperpolarized 13 C malate metabolized from fumarate in murine liver tissue homogenates, and in vivo 13 C MR spectroscopy and imaging in a murine model of acetaminophen-induced hepatitis. - Dependence of Radiation-induced Signals on Geometry of Tooth Enamel Using a 1.15 GHz Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer
Jong In Park, Kwon Choi, Chang Uk Koo, Jeonghun Oh, Hiroshi Hirata, Harold M. Swartz, Sung-Joon Ye
Health Physics, 120, 2, 152, 162, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Feb. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal - In vitro simultaneous mapping of the partial pressure of oxygen, pH and inorganic phosphate using electron paramagnetic resonance
Akihiro Taguchi, Stephen DeVience, Benoit Driesschaert, Valery V. Khramtsov, Hiroshi Hirata
The Analyst, 145, 9, 3236, 3244, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), May 2020, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal,A simultaneous mapping method was established for the partial pressure of oxygen, pH and inorganic phosphate using electron paramagnetic resonance.
, 13284984 - Simultaneous T2* mapping of 14N- and 15N-labeled dicarboxy-PROXYLs using CW-EPR-based single-point imaging
Takahito Yokoyama, Akihiro Taguchi, Harue Kubota, Neil J. Stewart, Shingo Matsumoto, Igor A. Kirilyuk, Hiroshi Hirata
Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 305, 122, 130, Elsevier BV, Aug. 2019, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
Scientific journal, 11046467 - Noise characteristics of a 750-MHz electronically tunable resonator for electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
Ririko Nakaoka, Hiroshi Hirata
AIP Advances, 9, 7, 075312, 075312, AIP Publishing, Jul. 2019, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, 11046467 - In Vivo Extracellular pH Mapping of Tumors Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
Denis A Komarov, Yuki Ichikawa, Kumiko Yamamoto, Neil J Stewart, Shingo Matsumoto, Hironobu Yasui, Igor A Kirilyuk, Valery V Khramtsov, Osamu Inanami, Hiroshi Hirata
Analytical Chemistry, 90, 23, 13938, 13945, Dec. 2018, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, An electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)-based method for noninvasive three-dimensional extracellular pH mapping was developed using a pH-sensitive nitroxyl radical as an exogenous paramagnetic probe. Fast projection scanning with a constant magnetic field sweep enabled the acquisition of four-dimensional (3D spatial +1D spectral) EPR images within 7.5 min. Three-dimensional maps of pH were reconstructed by processing the pH-dependent spectral information on the images. To demonstrate the proposed method of pH mapping, the progress of extracellular acidosis in tumor-bearing mouse legs was studied. Furthermore, extracellular pH mapping was used to visualize the spatial distribution of acidification in different tumor xenograft mouse models of human-derived pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells. The proposed EPR-based pH mapping method enabled quantitative visualization of regional changes in extracellular pH associated with altered tumor metabolism., 11046467 - Impact of the Characteristic Impedance of Coaxial Lines on the Sensitivity of a 750-MHz Electronically Tunable EPR Resonator
Ririko Nakaoka, Denis A. Komarov, Shingo Matsumoto, Hiroshi Hirata
Applied Magnetic Resonance, 49, 8, 853, 867, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Aug. 2018, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, 11475235 - A 750-MHz Electronically Tunable Resonator Using Microstrip Line Couplers for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging of a Mouse Tumor-Bearing Leg
Tatsuya Amida, Ririko Nakaoka, Denis A Komarov, Kumiko Yamamoto, Osamu Inanami, Shingo Matsumoto, Hiroshi Hirata
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 65, 5, 1124, 1132, May 2018, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this work was to develop an electronically tunable resonator operating at 750 MHz for continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance (CW-EPR) imaging of a mouse tumor-bearing leg. METHODS: The resonator had a multi-coil parallel-gap structure with a sample space of 16 mm in diameter and 20 mm in length. Microstrip line couplers were used in conjunction with varactor diodes to enable resonance frequency adjustment and to reduce the nonlinear effects of the varactor diodes. The resonator was modeled by the finite-element method and a microwave circuit simulation was performed to clarify its radiofrequency characteristics. RESULTS: A tunable resonator was evaluated in terms of its resonance frequency, tunable frequency band, and conversion efficiency of the RF magnetic field. The developed resonator provided a tunable frequency band of 4 MHz at a central frequency of 747 MHz and a conversion efficiency of 34 μT/W1/2. To demonstrate the application of this tunable resonator to EPR imaging, three-dimensional EPR images of a sample solution and a mouse tumor-bearing leg were obtained. CONCLUSION: The developed tunable resonator satisfied our initial requirements for in vivo EPR imaging and may be able to be further improved using the present finite-element and circuit models if any problems arise during future practical applications. SIGNIFICANCE: This work may help to promote EPR imaging of tumor-bearing mice in cancer-related studies., 11475235 - Design and testing of a 750 MHz CW-EPR digital console for small animal imaging
Hideo Sato-Akaba, Miho C. Emoto, Hiroshi Hirata, Hirotada G. Fujii
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 284, 48, 58, Nov. 2017, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - IN VIVO ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE TOOTH DOSIMETRY: DEPENDENCE OF RADIATION-INDUCED SIGNAL AMPLITUDE ON THE ENAMELTHICKNESS AND SURFACE AREA OF EX VIVO HUMAN TEETH
Michitaka Umakoshi, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Hirata, Naoki Kunugita, Benjamin B. Williams, Harold M. Swartz, Minoru Miyake
HEALTH PHYSICS, 113, 4, 262, 270, Oct. 2017, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Fast backprojection-based reconstruction of spectral-spatial EPR images from projections with the constant sweep of a magnetic field
Denis A. Komarov, Hiroshi Hirata
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 281, 44, 50, Aug. 2017, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, 11046467 - Feasibility of in vivo three-dimensional T-2(*) mapping using dicarboxy-PROXYL and CW-EPR-based single-point imaging
Harue Kubota, Denis A. Komarov, Hironobu Yasui, Shingo Matsumoto, Osamu Inanami, Igor A. Kirilyuk, Valery V. Khramtsov, Hiroshi Hirata
MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 30, 3, 291, 298, Jun. 2017, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - IN-VIVO RADIATION DOSIMETRY USING PORTABLE L BAND EPR: ON-SITE MEASUREMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE, JAPAN
Minoru Miyake, Yasuhiro Nakai, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Hirata, Naoki Kunugita, Benjamin B. Williams, Harold M. Swartz
RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY, 172, 1-3, 248, 253, Dec. 2016, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Novel blood-brain barrier-permeable spin probe for in vivo electron paramagnetic resonance imaging
Xiaolei Wang, Miho Emoto, Yusuke Miyake, Kaori Itto, Shu Xu, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata, Hirokazu Arimoto
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 26, 20, 4947, 4949, Oct. 2016, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Advances in In Vivo EPR tooth biodosimetry: Meeting the targets for initial triage following a largescale radiation event
Ann Barry Flood, The EPR Center Tooth Dosimetry Project Team, Benjamin B. Williams, Wilson Schreiber, Gaixin Du, Victoria A. Wood, Maciej M. Kmiec, Sergey V. Petryakov, Eugene Demidenko, Harold M. Swartz, Holly K. Boyle, Ruhong Dong, Shireen Geimer, Lesley A. Jarvis, Kyo Kobayashi, Roberto J. Nicolalde, Jason Crist, Ankit Gupta, Timothy Raynolds, Spencer Brugger, Pawel Budzioh, Brandon Carr, Matthew Feldman, Barjor Gimi, Oleg Grinberg, Vladimir Krymov, Piotr Lesniewski, Michael Mariani, Paul M. Meaney, Kevin M. Rychert, Ildar Salikhov, Dmitriy S. Tipikin, Mark Tseytlin, Brian R. Edwards, Christopher D. Herring, Catherine Lindsay, Traci Rosenbaum, Arif Ali, David Carlson, Wojciech Froncisz, Hiroshi Hirata, Jason Sidabras, Steven G. Swarts, Paul Calderone, Jamie Kennedy, Joseph Ianotti, Eric Elder, Barry Sands
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 172, 1-3, 72, 80, Oxford University Press, 2016, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Passive Decoupling Due to Low Q-Factors of Four-Channel Coils in 300-MHz Pulsed EPR Imaging
Ayano Enomoto, Keita Saito, Sankaran Subramanian, Murali C. Krishna, Hiroshi Hirata, Nallathamby Devasahayam
APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 46, 6, 671, 683, Jun. 2015, [Peer-reviewed], [Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Artifact suppression in electron paramagnetic resonance imaging of N-14- and N-15-labeled nitroxyl radicals with asymmetric absorption spectra
Wataru Takahashi, Yusuke Miyake, Hiroshi Hirata
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 247, 10, 31, 37, Oct. 2014, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Proton-Electron Double-Resonance Imaging of pH Using Phosphonated Trityl Probe
Wataru Takahashi, Andrey A. Bobko, Ilirian Dhimitruka, Hiroshi Hirata, Jay L. Zweier, Alexandre Samouilov, Valery V. Khramtsov
APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 45, 9, 817, 826, Sep. 2014, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Dynamic changes in the distribution and time course of blood-brain barrier-permeative nitroxides in the mouse head with EPR imaging: visualization of blood flow in a mouse model of ischemia
Miho C. Emoto, Hideo Sato-Akaba, Hiroshi Hirata, Hirotada G. Fujii
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 74, 222, 228, Sep. 2014, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Design and Evaluation of a 1.1-GHz Surface Coil Resonator for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance-Based Tooth Dosimetry
Hirotaka Sugawara, Hiroshi Hirata, Sergey Petryakov, Piotr Lesniewski, Benjamin B. Williams, Ann Barry Flood, Harold M. Swartz
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 61, 6, 1894, 1901, Jun. 2014, [Peer-reviewed], [Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - In vivo tumour extracellular pH monitoring using electron paramagnetic resonance: the effect of X- ray irradiation
Jonathan Goodwin, Katsuya Yachi, Masaki Nagane, Hironobu Yasui, Yusuke Miyake, Osamu Inanami, Andrey A. Bobko, Valery V. Khramtsov, Hiroshi Hirata
NMR IN BIOMEDICINE, 27, 4, 453, 458, Apr. 2014, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Synthesis of N-15-labeled 4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetraethylpiperidine nitroxide for EPR brain imaging
Xiaolei Wang, Miho Emoto, Atsushi Sugimoto, Yusuke Miyake, Kaori Itto, Mitsuo Amasaka, Shu Xu, Hiroshi Hirata, Hirotada Fujii, Hirokazu Arimoto
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS, 55, 13, 2146, 2149, Mar. 2014, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Four-Channel Surface Coil Array for 300-MHz Pulsed EPR Imaging: Proof-of-Concept Experiments
Ayano Enomoto, Hiroshi Hirata, Shingo Matsumoto, Keita Saito, Sankaran Subramanian, Murali C. Krishna, Nallathamby Devasahayam
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 71, 2, 853, 858, Feb. 2014, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Parallel image-acquisition in continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance imaging with a surface coil array: Proof-of-concept experiments
Ayano Enomoto, Hiroshi Hirata
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 239, 29, 33, Feb. 2014, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Four-channel surface coil array for sequential CW-EPR image acquisition
Ayano Enomoto, Miho Emoto, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 234, 1, 21, 29, Sep. 2013, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - L-band surface-coil resonator with voltage-control impedance-matching for EPR tooth dosimetry
Tadatsugu Haga, Hiroshi Hirata, Piotr Lesniewski, Kevin M. Rychert, Benjamin B. Williams, Ann B. Flood, Harold M. Swartz
CONCEPTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE PART B-MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENGINEERING, 43B, 1, 32, 40, Feb. 2013, [Peer-reviewed], [Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Simultaneous imaging of an enantiomer pair by electron paramagnetic resonance using isotopic nitrogen labeling
Yusuke Miyake, Xiaolei Wang, Mitsuo Amasaka, Kaori Itto, Shu Xu, Hirokazu Arimoto, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata
Analytical Chemistry, 85, 2, 985, 990, 15 Jan. 2013, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Noninvasive mapping of the redox status in septic mouse by in vivo electron paramagnetic resonance imaging.
Hirotada G Fujii, Hideo Sato-Akaba, Miho C Emoto, Kouichi Itoh, Yasuhiro Ishihara, Hiroshi Hirata
Magnetic resonance imaging, 31, 1, 130, 8, 1, Jan. 2013, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
English, Scientific journal, Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to numerous brain disorders, and ROS generation has been examined in diverse experimental models of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation. The in vivo electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)/nitroxide spin probe method has been used to analyze the redox status in animal models modulated by ROS generation. In this study, a blood-brain barrier (BBB)-permeable nitroxide spin probe, 3-hydroxymethyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-1-oxyl (HMP), was used as a redox-sensitive nitroxide probe. Magnetic resonance images of mouse head after the injection of HMP showed that HMP was distributed throughout all regions of the mouse head including the brain, suggesting that HMP can reveal redox information in all regions of the mouse head. After the injection of HMP through the mouse tail vein 6 h after the injection of LPS, three-dimensional (3D) EPR images were obtained each minute under a field scanning of 0.3 s and with 81 projections. The reduction reaction of HMP in septic mouse heads was remarkably accelerated compared to that in control mice, and this accelerated reaction was inhibited by aminoguanidine and allopurinol, which inhibit enzymatic activities of induced nitric oxide synthase and xanthine oxidase, respectively. Based on the pharmacokinetics of HMP in mouse heads, the half-life mapping of HMP was performed in LPS-treated mouse head. Half-life maps clearly show a difference in the redox status induced by ROS generation in the presence or absence of inhibitors of ROS-generating enzymes. The present results suggest that a 3D in vivo EPR imaging system combined with BBB-permeable HMP is a useful noninvasive tool for assessing changes in the redox status in rodent models of brain disease under oxidative stress. - A 9 GHz EPR Imager for Thin Materials: Application to Surface Detection
Kouichi Nakagawa, Yasunori Ohba, Boris Epel, Hitoshi Hirata
JOURNAL OF OLEO SCIENCE, 61, 8, 451, 456, Aug. 2012, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Electron Paramagnetic Resonance-Based pH Mapping Using Spectral-Spatial Imaging of Sequentially Scanned Spectra
Shunichi Koda, Jonathan Goodwin, Valery V. Khramtsov, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 84, 8, 3833, 3837, Apr. 2012, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - A novel ascorbic acid-resistant nitroxide in fat emulsion is an efficient brain imaging probe for in vivo EPR imaging of mouse
Miho Emoto, Fumiya Mito, Toshihide Yamasaki, Ken-Ichi Yamada, Hideo Sato-Akaba, Hiroshi Hirata, Hirotada Fujii
FREE RADICAL RESEARCH, 45, 11-12, 1325, 1332, Nov. 2011, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Three-Dimensional EPR/NMR Image Coregistration Using a MATLAB-Based Software
Masashi Ohfuchi, Jonathan Goodwin, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata
CONCEPTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE PART B-MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENGINEERING, 39B, 4, 180, 190, Oct. 2011, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Sequential CW-EPR image acquisition with 760-MHz surface coil array
Ayano Enomoto, Hiroshi Hirata
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 209, 2, 244, 249, Apr. 2011, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Mapping of Redox Status in a Brain-Disease Mouse Model by Three-Dimensional EPR Imaging
Hirotada Fujii, Hideo Sato-Akaba, Katsuya Kawanishi, Hiroshi Hirata
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 65, 1, 295, 303, Jan. 2011, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Simultaneous molecular imaging based on electron paramagnetic resonance of N-14- and N-15-labelled nitroxyl radicals
Anna Pawlak, Ryohei Ito, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 47, 11, 3245, 3247, 2011, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Resolution-Recovery for EPR Imaging of Free Radical Molecules in Mice
Yusuke Ikebata, Hideo Sato-Akaba, Takashi Aoyama, Hirotada Fujii, Kouichi Itoh, Hiroshi Hirata
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 62, 3, 788, 795, Sep. 2009, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Half-Life Mapping of Nitroxyl Radicals with Three-Dimensional Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging at an Interval of 3.6 Seconds
Hideo Sato-Akaba, Yoko Kuwahara, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 81, 17, 7501, 7506, Sep. 2009, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Improvement of temporal resolution for three-dimensional continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance imaging
Hideo Sato-Akaba, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 79, 12, 123701, Dec. 2008, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Development and testing of a CW-EPR apparatus for imaging of short-lifetime nitroxyl radicals in mouse head
Hideo Sato-Akaba, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 193, 2, 191, 198, Aug. 2008, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Slice-selective images of free radicals in mice with modulated field gradient electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) imaging
Hideo Sato-Akaba, Haruhiko Abe, Hirotada Fujii, Hiroshi Hirata
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 59, 4, 885, 890, Apr. 2008, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Tissue oxygenation in a murine SCCVII tumor after X-ray irradiation as determined by EPR spectroscopy
Hirotada Fujii, Koh-ichi Sakata, Yoshihiro Katsumata, Rikiya Sato, Makoto Kinouchi, Masanori Someya, Shin-ichiro Masunaga, Masato Hareyama, Harold M. Swartz, Hiroshi Hirata
RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, 86, 3, 354, 360, Mar. 2008, [Peer-reviewed], [Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Dynamic monitoring of localized tumor oxygenation changes using RF pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance in conscious mice
Shingo Matsumoto, Michael Graham Espey, Hideo Utsumi, Nallathamby Devasahayam, Ken-Ichiro Matsumoto, Atsuko Matsumoto, Hiroshi Hirata, David A. Wink, Periarman Kuppusamy, Sankaran Subramanian, James B. Mitchell, Murali C. Krishna
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 59, 3, 619, 625, Mar. 2008, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - A loop resonator for slice-selective in vivo EPR imaging in rats
Hiroshi Hirata, Guanglong He, Yuanmu Deng, Ildar Salikhov, Sergey Petryakov, Jay L. Zweier
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 190, 1, 124, 134, Jan. 2008, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Automatic matching control circuit based on phase-sensitive detection for in vivo CW-EPR spectroscopy
Hiroshi Hirata, Hirotada Fujii
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 18, 5, N27, N31, May 2007, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Advantageous application of a surface coil to EPR irradiation in Overhauser-enhanced MRI
Shingo Matsumoto, Kenichi Yamada, Hiroshi Hirata, Keiji Yasukawa, Fuminori Hyodo, Kazuhiro Ichikawa, Hideo Utsumi
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 57, 4, 806, 811, Apr. 2007, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Enhanced resolution for EPR imaging by two-step deblurring
Rizwan Ahmad, Bradley Clymer, Deepti S. Vikram, Yuanmu Deng, Hiroshi Hirata, Jay L. Zweier, Periannan Kuppusamy
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 184, 2, 246, 257, Feb. 2007, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Use of multi-coil parallel-gap resonators for co-registration EPR/NMR imaging
Yuuki Kawada, Hiroshi Hirata, Hirodata Fujii
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 184, 1, 29, 38, Jan. 2007, [Peer-reviewed], [Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Measuring brain tissue oxygenation under oxidative stress by ESR/MR dual imaging system
Hirotada Fujii, Kouichi Itoh, Ramasamy P. Pandian, Motomichi Sakata, Periannan Kuppusamy, Hiroshi Hirata
Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences, 6, 2, 83, 89, 2, 2007, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Feasibility study of superresolution continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance imaging
Hiroshi Hirata, Michi Wakana, Hitoshi Susaki
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 88, 25, 254103, Jun. 2006, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Free Radicals in Living Systems: In Vivo Detection of Bioradicals with EPR Spectroscopy
Hiroshi Hirata, Hirotada Fujii
Current Organic Chemistry, 10, 5, 521, 534, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., Mar. 2006, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Scientific journal - In vivo generation of free radicals in the skin of live mice under ultraviolet light, measured by L-band EPR spectroscopy
K Takeshita, CP Chi, H Hirata, M Ono, T Ozawa
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 40, 5, 876, 885, Mar. 2006, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Systematic approach to cutoff frequency selection in continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance imaging
H Hirata, T Itoh, K Hosokawa, Y Deng, H Susaki
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 175, 2, 177, 184, Aug. 2005, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - A composition resonator assembly suitable for EPR/NMR co-registration imaging
Matsumoto S, Nagai M, Yamada K, Hyodo F, Yasukawa K, Muraoka M, Hirata H, Ono M, Utsumi H
Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B Magnetic Resonance Engineering, 25B, 1, 1, 11, Jan. 2005, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Decoupling of automatic control systems in a continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer for biomedical applications
H Hirata, H Watanabe, M Kumada, K Itoh, H Fujii
NMR IN BIOMEDICINE, 17, 5, 295, 302, Aug. 2004, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Nonequivalent spectra of unpaired electrons in field and frequency modulation
H Hirata, T Kuyama, M Ono, Y Shimoyama
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 168, 2, 252, 258, Jun. 2004, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - In vivo oxygen radical generation in the skin of the protoporphyria model mouse with visible light exposure: An L-band ESR study
K Takeshita, T Takajo, H Hirata, M Ono, H Utsumi
JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY, 122, 6, 1463, 1470, Jun. 2004, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Detection of electron paramagnetic resonance absorption using frequency modulation
H Hirata, T Kuyama, M Ono, Y Shimoyama
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 164, 2, 233, 241, Oct. 2003, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - An improved external loop resonator for in vivo L-band EPR spectroscopy
Salikhov, I, H Hirata, T Walczak, HM Swartz
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 164, 1, 54, 59, Sep. 2003, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Control characteristics of an automatic matching control system for in vivo EPR spectroscopy
H Hirata, Y Yamaguchi, T Takahashi, ZW Lu
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 50, 1, 223, 227, Jul. 2003, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Mapping of the B-1 field distribution of a surface coil resonator using EPR imaging
GL He, SP Evalappan, H Hirata, YM Deng, S Petryakov, P Kuppusamy, JL Zweier
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 48, 6, 1057, 1062, Dec. 2002, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - 1.1-GHz continuous-wave EPR spectroscopy with a frequency modulation method
H Hirata, M Ueda, N Ono, Y Shimoyama
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 155, 1, 140, 144, Mar. 2002, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Experimental investigation of RF magnetic field homogeneity in a bridged loop-gap resonator
M Ono, A Suenaga, H Hirata
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 47, 2, 415, 419, Feb. 2002, [Peer-reviewed], [Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Stability analysis and design of automatic frequency control system for in vivo EPR spectroscopy
H Hirata, ZW Luo
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 46, 6, 1209, 1215, Dec. 2001, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Characteristics of an electronically tunable surface-coil-type resonator for L-band electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
H Hirata, T Walczak, HM Swartz
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 72, 6, 2839, 2841, Jun. 2001, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Electronically tunable surface-coil-type resonator for L-band EPR spectroscopy
H Hirata, T Walczak, HM Swartz
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 142, 1, 159, 167, Jan. 2000, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author]
English, Scientific journal - A flexible surface-coil-type resonator using triaxial cable
H Hirata, M Ono
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 68, 9, 3595, 3596, Sep. 1997, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Impedance-matching system for a flexible surface-coil-type resonator
H Hirata, M Ono
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 68, 9, 3528, 3532, Sep. 1997, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - An improved inductive coupler for suppressing a shift in the resonance frequency of electron paramagnetic resonance resonators
H Hirata, T Walczak, HM Swartz
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 68, 8, 3187, 3191, Aug. 1997, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal - Resonance frequency estimation of a bridged loop-gap resonator used for magnetic resonance measurements
H Hirata, M Ono
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 67, 1, 73, 78, Jan. 1996, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author]
English, Scientific journal - ANALYSIS OF A FLEXIBLE SURFACE-COIL-TYPE RESONATOR FOR MAGNETIC-RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS
H HIRATA, H IWAI, M ONO
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 66, 9, 4529, 4534, Sep. 1995, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author]
English, Scientific journal - DESIGN OF A MULTICOUPLED LOOP-GAP RESONATOR USED FOR PULSED ELECTRON-PARAMAGNETIC-RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS
Y SAKAMOTO, H HIRATA, M ONO
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, 43, 8, 1840, 1847, Aug. 1995, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Design of a Traveling Wave Type Ultrasonic Motor
Hiroshi Hirata, Sadayuki Ueha
IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 42, 2, 225, 231, 1995, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author]
English, Scientific journal - A SURFACE-COIL-TYPE RESONATOR FOR IN-VIVO ESR MEASUREMENTS
M ONO, K ITO, N KAWAMURA, KC HSIEH, H HIRATA, N TSUCHIHASHI, H KAMADA
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE SERIES B, 104, 2, 180, 182, Jun. 1994, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Characteristics estimation of a traveling wave type ultrasonic motor
Hiroshi Hirata, Sadayuki Ueha
IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 40, 4, 402, 406, Publ by IEEE, Jul. 1993, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author]
English, Scientific journal - Force factor design of disk vibrators used for ultrasonic motors
Hiroshi Hirata, Sadayuki Ueha
Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan (E), 13, 2, 77, 84, 1992, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author]
English, Scientific journal - REVOLUTION SPEED CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ULTRASONIC MOTOR ESTIMATED FROM THE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ROTOR
H HIRATA, S UEHA
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS, 31, Suppl. 31-1, 248, 250, 1992, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author]
English, Scientific journal - Non-axisymmetric contour vibrations of clamped piezoelectric annular plates: Analysis for the development of an ultrasonic motor
Takehiro Takano, Hiroshi Hirata, Yoshiro Tomikawa
Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan (E), 11, 3, 161, 172, 1990, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - EXCITATION OF A PROGRESSIVE WAVE IN A FLEXURALLY VIBRATING TRANSMISSION MEDIUM
Y TOMIKAWA, K ADACHI, H HIRATA, T SUZUKI, T TAKANO
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS, 29, Suppl. 29-1, 179, 181, 1990, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - Analysis of Nonaxisymmetric Vibration Mode Piezoelectric Annular Plate and its Application to an Ultrasonic Motor
Takehiro Takano, Hiroshi Hirata, Yoshiro Tomikawa
IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 37, 6, 558, 565, 1990, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - AN ULTRASONIC MOTOR USING NON-AXISYMMETRIC VIBRATION MODES OF A PIEZO-CERAMIC ANNULAR PLATE
Y TOMIKAWA, T TAKANO, H HIRATA, T OGASAWARA
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS, 28, suppl. 28-1, 161, 163, 1989, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal - AN ULTRASONIC MOTOR USING NON-AXISYMMETRIC VIBRATION MODES OF A PIEZO-CERAMIC ANNULAR PLATE
T TAKANO, Y TOMIKAWA, T OGASAWARA, H HIRATA
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS, 28, Suppl. 28-2, 202, 205, 1989, [Peer-reviewed]
English, Scientific journal
Other Activities and Achievements
- Interview with Professor Hiroshi Hirata on the occasion of his IES Medal in Instrumentation and Methods Development 2024
Hiroshi Hirata, epr news letters, 34, 3, 7, 9, Oct. 2024, [Invited]
English, Introduction other - Electron paramagnetic resonance imaging and its biomedical applications
Hiroshi Hirata, Bunsei, 2019, 12, 538, 544, Dec. 2019, [Peer-reviewed], [Invited]
Japanese, Introduction scientific journal - Introduction to In Vivo ESR Imaging
Hiroshi Hirata, Bunkou Kenkyu, 64, 6, 573, 581, Dec. 2015, [Peer-reviewed], [Invited]
日本分光学会, Japanese, Introduction scientific journal - Three-dimensional redox mapping using fast electron paramagnetic resonance imaging
HIRATA Hiroshi, Folia Pharmacologica Japonica, 140, 4, 146, 150, 2012
不対電子のエネルギー吸収を特異的に検出することができる電子常磁性共鳴(EPR)分光(電子スピン共鳴,ESRとも呼ばれる)は,フリーラジカル分子の研究において強力な計測手法となっている.EPR分光は,核磁気共鳴(NMR)とは兄弟関係にある磁気共鳴分光法であり,NMRイメージング(核スピンの可視化)同様に電子スピンの分布を可視化するイメージング法も30年来研究されてきた.近年になり,短時間で電子スピンの3次元空間分布を計測する技術が開発された.本稿では,高速EPRイメージングを用いて,生体内の酸化還元状態を可視化する,レドックス計測について紹介する.電子スピンの緩和時間は,ナノ秒からマイクロ秒のオーダーであり,NMRと同様のパルス法による計測は容易ではない.特に,生体を対象とする低周波・低磁場のEPR計測では,連続波を用いた計測が主に用いられている.高速に磁場を掃引するEPRイメージング装置の開発により,生体内で寿命が短いフリーラジカル種の検出,測定が可能になった.また,ニトロキシルラジカルの寿命は溶液または生体中の還元作用の強さを反映するため,ニトロキシルラジカルの信号の消失速度を測定することにより,酸化還元状態(レドックス)をマッピングする方法を説明する.通常,3次元画像計測は長い計測時間が必要とされ,生体内でのレドックスマップを得ることは容易ではなかったが,計測技術の進歩に..., The Japanese Pharmacological Society, Japanese - Erratum: Stability analysis and design of automatic frequency control system for in vivo EPR spectroscopy (vol 46, pg 1209, 2001)
H Hirata, ZW Luo, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 49, 5, 977, 977, May 2003, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Others
Books and other publications
- "Tumor Extracellular pH Mapping using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance: Techniques and Applications" in: Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy, Volume 112, W. S. Price (ed.)
H. Hirata, pp. 57-76
Hiroshi Hirata, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, USA, Aug. 2024, 9780443297526, 36817741, [Contributor] - “Resonators for Clinical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance” in: Measuring Oxidants and Oxidative Stress in Biological Systems, L. J. Berliner and N. L. Parinandi (eds.)
H. Hirata, S. Petryakov, W. Schreiber, pp. 189–218
Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Aug. 2020, [Contributor]
Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
- In vivo extracellular pH mapping using electron paramagnetic resonance
H. Hirata
Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Symposium 2024 (APES 2024), 20 Oct. 2024, English, Keynote oral presentation
[Invited] - IES Medal Award Lecture: Low-field EPR instrument development for in vivo applications
H. Hirata
Rocky Mountain Conference: EPR Symposium, 06 Aug. 2024, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited] - Tumor extracellular pH mapping using electron paramagnetic resonance: Recent progress and applications
R. Nakaoka, K. Kato, K. Yamamoto, H. Yasui, S. Matsumoto, I. A. Kirilyuk, V. V. Khramtsov, O. Inanami, H. Hirata
23rd International Society of Magnetic Resonance Conference (ISMAR 2023), 21 Aug. 2023, English, Invited oral presentation
20 Aug. 2023 - 25 Aug. 2023, 36817741, [Invited] - Technological advances in resonators for in vivo and clinical EPR
H. Hirata
EPR 2023: International Conference on EPR Spectroscopy and Imaging of Biological Systems, 26 May 2023, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited] - Overview of EPR-based extracellular pH mapping using multi-harmonic detection
H. Hirata
Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Symposium 2022 (APES 2022), 06 Nov. 2022, English, Invited oral presentation
36817741, [Invited] - EPR implemented with multiple harmonic detection successfully maps extracellular pH in vivo
R. Nakaoka, K. Kato, K. Yamamoto, H. Yasui, S. Matsumoto, I. A. Kirilyuk, V. V. Khramtsov, O. Inanami, H. Hirata
XIIth International Workshop on EPR in Biology and Medicine, 10 Oct. 2022, English, Invited oral presentation
13284984, [Invited] - Simultaneous mapping of the partial pressure of oxygen and pH using electron paramagnetic resonance
Hiroshi Hirata
Modern Development of Magnetic Resonance (MDMR) 2021, 04 Nov. 2021, English, Invited oral presentation
01 Nov. 2021 - 05 Nov. 2021, 13284984, [Invited] - Simultaneous mapping of the partial pressure of oxygen, pH and inorganic phosphate using electron paramagnetic resonance
A. Taguchi, S. DeVience, B. Driesschaert, V. V. Khramtsov, H. Hirata
22nd International Society of Magnetic Resonance Conference (ISMAR 2021), 25 Aug. 2021, English, Invited oral presentation
22 Aug. 2021 - 27 Aug. 2021, 13284984, [Invited] - Overview of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance-Based Human Tooth Dosimetry
H. Hirata, I. Yamaguchi, M. Miyake
4th Conference on Nuclear Analytical Techniques (NAT2020) Jointed with 6th Symposium on Radiation in Medicine, Space, and Power (RMSP-VI),, 12 Nov. 2020, English, Invited oral presentation
12 Nov. 2020 - 13 Nov. 2020, [Invited] - Recent Progress in 3D Extracellular pH Mapping of Tumors Using EPR
Hiroshi Hirata
International Conference “Magnetic Resonance–Current Status and Future perspectives” (EPR-75), 23 Sep. 2019, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited], [International presentation] - In vivo three-dimensional extracellular pH mapping of tumors using EPR
Hiroshi Hirata
Joint Conference of 21st International Society for Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR) and 15th European Magnetic Resonance Congress (EUROMAR), 25 Jul. 2019, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited], [International presentation] - In vivo extracellular pH mapping of tumors using EPR imaging
Hiroshi Hirata
Joint Conference of Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Symposium 2018 and 3rd International EPR (ESR) Society Symposium (APES-IES 2018), 23 Sep. 2018, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited], [International presentation] - In vivo extracellular pH mapping of tumors using electron paramagnetic resonance
Hiroshi Hirata
46th Annual Meeting of International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT 2018), 01 Jul. 2018, English, Keynote oral presentation
[Invited], [International presentation] - Three-dimensional oxygen mapping using a pair of isotopic nitroxyl radicals and CW-EPR-based single-point imaging
Hiroshi Hirata
EPR 2017: International Conference on Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging of Biological Systems, 16 Jul. 2017, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited], [International presentation] - CW-EPR-based oxygen mapping technique using a pair of isotopic nitroxyl radicals
Hiroshi Hirata
Xth International Workshop on EPR in Biology and Medicine, 02 Oct. 2016, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited], [International presentation] - Development of a CW-EPR-based oxygen-mapping technique using a pair of isotopic nitroxyl radicals
Hiroshi Hirata
Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Symposium 2016, 28 Aug. 2016, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited], [International presentation] - In vivo tumor extracellular pH monitoring using EPR spectroscopy
Hiroshi Hirata
Magnetic Resonance: Fundamental research and pioneering applications (MR-70), 23 Jun. 2014, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited], [International presentation] - MR imaging of oxidative stress: Electron paramagnetic resonance imaging –Challenges to functional imaging–
Hiroshi Hirata
COST Action BM1203 EU-ROS Working Group Meeting, 22 May 2013, English, Invited oral presentation
[Invited], [International presentation]
Affiliated academic society
- THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERS.
- International EPR (ESR) Society
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- THE SOCIETY OF ELECTRON SPIN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR)
- International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT)
Research Themes
- 低強度超音波薬学:経頭蓋脳深部刺激による低体温状態誘導に関する技術基盤の構築
科学研究費助成事業
28 Jun. 2024 - 31 Mar. 2028
舘野 高, 平田 拓, 村上 修一
日本学術振興会, 挑戦的研究(開拓), 北海道大学, 24K21318 - Oxygen and pH imaging of malignant tumors using electron paramagnetic resonance
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2026
平田 拓, 安井博宣
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Hokkaido University, Principal investigator, 22H00200 - Spatio-temporal dynamics analysis of cell death induction due to disruption of biometal homeostasis and its application to radiotherapy
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2022 - 31 Mar. 2025
安井 博宣, 稲波 修, 平田 拓, 久下 裕司
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, 22H03740 - Targetting of cancer-specific metabolic system for senolytic therapy
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2020 - 31 Mar. 2025
稲波 修, 平岡 和佳子, 安井 博宣, 平田 拓, 滝口 満喜, 岡松 優子
本年度はインビトロの培養細胞の系の実験で、以下の四つの結果が明らかとなった。
1)グルタミン要求性の強いヒト肺がんA549細胞やH460細胞では、放射線照射により、これらの細胞でのグルタミンの取り込みの増大とグルタメートの増大、すなわちグルタミナーゼの活性化を起こす事を明らかにした。さらに、グルタミン代謝阻害剤添加あるいはグルタミン欠乏培地下で培養すると治療線量レベルの放射線照射によって多くの老化様細胞死とSASPの培養液中への分泌を増強させることが可能である事が明らかとなった。
2)グルタミノリシス阻害条件下で放射線による老化様細胞死の誘発機構には活性酸素種の生成量、グルタチオン量の変化DNA損傷の量、さらにはDNA損傷に伴う伴うp53やp21、p16の発現変化などの既知のメカニズムの関与は殆ど無く、未知の機構の関与が示唆されている。
3)更にグルタミノリシス阻害条件下で放射線誘発する老化様細胞死を起こす条件で、Bcl-XL阻害剤ABT-737によって、この増大した老化様細胞死の多くはアポトーシスに変換できること、いわゆるセノリシスを起こせることを明らかにした。
4)一方では、同じ肺がん由来細胞でも786-o細胞ではグルタミン代謝阻害が老化様細胞の増強を起こさず、A549やH460細胞と同様の現象は観察されず、全ての肺がん細胞に於いて同様の機構が働いていない事も明らかとなった。また、脂質代謝阻害剤は老化様細胞増強には関与しなかった。
以上の結果はグルタミン要求性の強い肺がん細胞を中心にその亜致死レベルのグルタミノリシス阻害条件下で治療線量レベルの放射線照射をすると、多量の老化様細胞死の増大が起こす事を示しており、さらに、アポトーシス抑制因子の阻害剤で効率よく老化様細胞死をアポトーシスに変換できることが明確になった。
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Hokkaido University, 20H00443 - 電子スピンでセンシングする悪性腫瘍の高精度酸素イメージング法の開発
科学研究費助成事業 (挑戦的研究(開拓))
Jul. 2021 - Mar. 2025
平田拓, 稲波修
日本学術振興会, 挑戦的研究(開拓), Principal investigator - Development of EPR in vivo tooth Dosimeter
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2018 - 31 Mar. 2023
三宅 実, 山口 一郎, 平田 拓, 大林 由美子
①EPR (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance 電子常磁性体共鳴)分光計を用いた生体内の歯の計測は、診断領域のX線に対して感度が高く、患者や医療従事者の放射線曝露歴を把握できる可能性がある。しかし、歯を試料として用いることから歯科での審美治療により象牙質内の有機物を化学処理により分解する際に、歯のエナメル質のハイドロキシアパタイトにも影響を与え、放射線照射により生成される安定な炭酸ラジカルの保持に影響を与える可能性がある。また、紫外線を照射するなどすることでEPR計測に影響を与える可能性がある。紫外線による信号形成:280nm以下の波長のUV-Cでは比較的高率にEPR信号が形成されるが、UVA (400-315nm)、UVB(315-280nm)でも、長時間照射によりL-band でも検出可能な信号について実験を行った。地球で緯度的な差異による直接的な太陽光の曝露量の違いについて文献的な考察も加え、実際紫外線の曝露を受ける可能性のある前歯で、L-bandEPR計測値に有意差を与える信号強度でないことを確認した。この結果はApplied Magnetic Resonanceにて発表を行った。(Nakai,Y.,et al.2021) ②改良EPR装置の評価:昨年と同様に制御用PCの制御プログラムの改良を実施し動作安定性の向上を図った。ソフトウエアーやPCメインプログラムを、共同研究機関であるダートマス大学に協力で更新を実施した。③解離性放射線には種々のエネルギーの異なる線源が存在する。そこでエネルギーの異なる線源(60COγ線、X線(60kV,250kv),中性子線)を、抜去歯(智歯)に段階的に照射し、EPR測定を実施する計画であったが広島大学原爆放射線医学研究所においてガンマセル使用ができず、今年度に再度追加照射、分析を計画している。
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kagawa University, 18K09724 - Development of a novel radiotherapy targeting iron-dependent cell death ferroptosis
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2019 - 31 Mar. 2022
YASUI HIRONOBU
In this study, (1) we searched for a point of action that can effectively induce ferrotosis with various candidate drugs, (2) we show evidence of the obtained mechanism of radiosensitizing action, and (3) therapeutic effect at the biological level. The ultimate goal was to develop an imaging method that could support this. Toward this goal, during this study, ferroptosis inducers were shown to increase radiosensitivity by reducing antioxidants in cancer cells, and intracellular iron metabolism in cancer cells by transferrin probes. Focusing on the mechanism, we succeeded in developing a method that makes it possible to predict the therapeutic effect of ferrotosis-induced cancer in advance.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, 19H04264 - Development of a method of 3D oxygen and pH mapping of tumors using electron spin resonance spectroscopy
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2022
Hirata Hiroshi
We aimed to develop quantitative imaging techniques for the partial pressure of oxygen and extracellular pH for malignant tumors. In this study, electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy was applied to the three-dimensional mapping of the partial pressure of oxygen and pH in solution samples. Using a molecular probe that can concurrently detect the partial pressure of oxygen and pH, we showed the feasibility of concurrent mapping the partial pressure of oxygen and pH in solution samples.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 19H02146 - Development of multifunctional electron/nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))
Oct. 2018 - Mar. 2022
Hirata Hiroshi
We aimed to develop multiple imaging techniques for the partial pressure of oxygen, extracellular pH, and reduction-oxidation (redox) status using magnetic resonance techniques. This program was conducted internationally with Prof. Valery V. Khramtsov at West Virginia University, WV, USA. In Japan, each imaging technique for electron spins and nuclear spins was developed to visualize malignant tumors’ physiological parameters. The developed imaging techniques were tested and demonstrated in their feasibility studies.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Hokkaido University, 18KK0304 - Analysis of radioresistance factors of tumors in radiotherapy by using MS imaging and ESR imaging techniques
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
29 Jun. 2018 - 31 Mar. 2021
Inanami Osamu
The aim of this study is to develop new metabolic analysis methods and imaging techniques for cancer metabolism and its novel radiation response, which will lead to the development of future therapies. In this study, we found cancer cells with dependence on mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC), glutamine metabolism, and lipid metabolism, confirming the diversity of cancer cell metabolism. As a new cancer-specific metabolic evaluation system, ESR oximetry was established to evaluate mitochondrial ETC activity at the cellular level, and radiation response was clarified. In addition, we established a rapid ESR imaging method for tissue reduction state reflecting glutathione metabolism and an in vivo imaging method using pH-sensitive probes for extracellular pH changes reflecting glucose metabolism in an international collaboration.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), Hokkaido University, 18K19254 - Development of a novel therapy by targeting for cancer specific glutamine and acetate metabolism
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2017 - 31 Mar. 2020
Inanami Osamu
In this study, in order to clarify a novel metabolic target of radiotherapy for cancer, we established a mitochondrial-dependent metabolic assay for cancer metabolism using electron spin resonance (ESR) with a new oxygen probe. Using this method, it was clarified that ATP production by not only glucose metabolism but also electron transport system (ETC) was increased by irradiation as a survival strategy of solid tumors. Furthermore, we have found that this radiation-induced energy response can induce strong radiosensitization by glutaminolysis involved in the TCA cycle and mitochondrial inhibitory drugs. In particular, it was demonstrated that glutamine synthase inhibitors and ETC inhibitors can cause a strong radiosensitizing effect.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, 17H03920 - Model experiments of partial pressure of oxygen-guided intensity modulated radiation therapy
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2018
Hirata Hiroshi, MATSUMOTO Shingo
The purpose of this study was to clarify the outcomes of the model experiments of oxygen partial pressure-guided radiation therapy. A miniature multi-leaf collimator (MLC) was developed for the model experiments using tumor-bearing mice. This miniature MLC was planned to control the intensity and the distribution of X-ray irradiation to tumor model mice. Also, the computation method for obtaining the collimator opening from the three-dimensional data of oxygen partial pressure in mouse tumors was developed and implemented. Moreover, tumor-growth curves were obtained for non-treated and uniform X-ray irradiated mice. These data will be the control data of tumor growth. For preparing tumor-bearing mice, murine squamous cell carcinoma (SCC VII) cells were subcutaneously implanted in mouse hind legs.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Hokkaido University, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 16K12862 - Quantitative measurements of multi-parameter electron spin resonance imaging
科学研究費補助金 (基盤研究(A))
Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2018
Hiroshi Hirata
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding - Application of an in-vivo portable EPR dosimetry against radiation exposures
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2014 - 31 Mar. 2017
Miyake Minoru, HIRATA Hiroshi
We conducted experiments regarding to the equipment for practical usage of EPR portable spectrometer, and also evaluated measurements with volunteers, and analyzed the detection limit of this device. 34 volunteers in Fukushima prefecture participated the practical measurements. As the results, ratio of EPR signal intensity versus standard signal intensity with PDT was 0.087±0.051. The intensity of the signals that were obtained were not significantly above those seen in volunteers. The detection limits for radiation exposures are calculated. The sensitivities are 77.0%, 99.9% and specificities are 78.0%, 99.8% with 1Gy, 2Gy exposures respectively under ex-vivo condition. We demonstrated that it is feasible to transport the dosimeter to the site and make valid measurements as a triage purposes with high dose (>2-4Gy).
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kagawa University, 26462841 - Development of low field EPR/NMR co-imaging system for biological samples
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
01 Apr. 2014 - 31 Mar. 2016
AKABA Hideo, HIRATA Hiroshi
The purpose of the present work was developing a compact low field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system running on a same magnetic circuit used for a 750 MHz CW electron paramagnetic resonance imaging (EPRI) system. A current source to drive a high inductance gradient coil of ~ a few mH with the response time of ~ 50 us was developed. We demonstrated that nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signal acquisition was possible without the interference of an EPR probe by setting a NMR probe located outside the EPR probe. Low field EPR/NMR co-imaging of a test sample was succeeded using the same magnetic circuit without moving the sample.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Osaka University, 26630184 - キラリティー磁気共鳴分子イメージング
最先端・次世代研究開発支援プログラム
Feb. 2011 - Mar. 2014
平田 拓
内閣府, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding - Human application of in vivo EPR Dosimetry
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
2011 - 2013
MIYAKE Minoru, MATSUI Yoshiro, IWASAKI Akinori, YAMAGUCHI Ichiro, KUNUGIDA Naoki, HIRATA Hiroshi
The measuring device for the radiation exposure dose in human teeth enamel using L-band in vivo Electron Paramagnetic Resonace (EPR) was newly developed. The loop-resonator designed for human upper central incisor were specially made, the S / N ratio with this new resonator, it was improved of 2.7 times that of the conventional apparatus. 95.0% sensitivity and 90.0% specificity in 1Gy irradiated specimen as the detection sensitivity were achieved. Further, the structure of the measuring setting was modified which can be measured in a sitting position, it can be reduced the measurement noise due to moving of the subjects. The measurement from 35 volunteers was performed, and the data of the background EPR signals in existing in enamel were obtained.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kagawa University, 23592769 - Functional molecular imaging studies by rapid EPR imaging method
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
2010 - 2012
FUJII Hirotada, HIRATA Hiroshi, ITOH Kouichi, NAGASAKI Yukio
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) imaging using nitroxides is a powerful, noninvasive method for visualizing the redox status modulated by oxidative stress in vivo. However, to date, it has not always been possible to obtain three-dimensional (3D) images with a continuous wave (CW)-EPR imager in small rodents while using nitroxides. Due to improvements in imagers that enable rapid data-acquisition, the feasibility of 3D EPR imaging with good quality in mice was tested with nitroxides of different lipophilicities. The improved CW-EPR imager may be a useful noninvasive tool for assessing changes in the redox status of living subjects under oxidative stress.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Sapporo Medical University, 22390236 - 高速電子常磁性共鳴イメージング法の開発
先端計測分析技術・機器開発事業
Oct. 2008 - Mar. 2011
平田 拓
科学技術振興機構, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding - Structural evaluation of stratum corneum investigated by electron spin resonance imaging
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
2009 - 2011
NAKAGAWA Kouichi, HIRATA Hitoshi
Electron spin resonance (ESR) in conjunction with a slow-tumbling simulation was utilized for defining various stratum corneum (SC) lipid structures. The α-terpineol enhanced about three times permeation of the single chain 5-DSA than that of the control. We also studied psoriasis vulgaris SC (pv-SC). We found that the pv-SC is less ordering of the structure than that of the control SC, indicating abnormal architecture of the pv-sc.
A 9 GHz ESR imager that is capable of the imaging surface area of thin materials has been built. More importantly, the TE111 cavity does not require inserting the sample into the cavity and placing samples into ESR tubes. In addition, the components of the 9 GHz imager and imaging data processing are developed.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 21500410 - 脳科学研究のための機能的電子スピン共鳴イメージング法の研究
科学研究費補助金 (基盤研究(B))
2009 - 2011
平田 拓
平成22年度は、計画通り電子スピン共鳴(ESR)スペクトルからpHおよび酸素分圧を可視化する実験を行った。pH感受性および酸素感受性のニトロキシルラジカル分子二種類を使用し、試験管による模擬試料を用いてpHおよび酸素分圧を可視化した。実験に先立ち取得したpHおよび酸素分圧の校正曲線を用いて、スペクトル空間ESRイメージング法により得られたスペクトル情報をpHおよび酸素感受性に変換した。実験の結果、pHの分解能0.1程度、酸素分圧の分解能5mmHgが得られた。しかしながら、酸素分圧の測定値の精度が十分ではないことが明らかとなったため、データ処理の方法等を再検討した。その結果、実験において次の課題が明らかとなり、データ処理により外乱の影響を取り除く補正を行った。すなわち、(1)マグネット温度のドリフトによる中心磁場の変化、(2)磁場掃引幅の誤差、(3)磁場掃引幅の変化に起因する中心磁場の変化、(4)水溶液試料中のうず電流によるスペクトルの歪み、が最終的に得られるスペクトル情報に対して外乱となることが分かった。pHの可視化については、ニトロキシルラジカルの超微細構造による3つのエネルギー吸収スペクトルの内、低磁場側のスペクトルと中間のスペクトルの間隔を測定することによりpHを測定した。それぞれのスペクトルを単独で測定したデータから二つのエネルギー吸収の間隔を求める方法においては、上...
文部科学省, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 21360193 - スーパーレゾリューション電子常磁性共鳴イメージング法の開発
科学研究費補助金 (萌芽研究, 挑戦的萌芽研究)
2008 - 2010
平田 拓
平成22年度は、電子常磁性共鳴(EPR)イメージング法の解像度改善を目指した。大学内において動物実験の計画が承認されるまでの時間を用いて、模擬試料による解像度改善の実験を行った。また、三次元画像再構成時に自動的に解像度と信号対雑音比を最適化するプログラムを開発した。加えて、分子イメージングの一種であるEPRイメージングの画像を動物の解剖学的画像に重ね合わせるために、EPR/NMRコレジストレーション・イメージングに利用するソフトウエアを開発した。その結果、三次元画像再構成の最適化と、EPRおよびプロトンNMR画像の半自動重ね合せが実現した。画像の重ね合せには、キャピラリー管による位置合わせのマーカーを用いた。EPR画像の解像度改善のためには、正確に点広がり関数を推定する必要があるが、実験に使用したデータセットでは、繰り返しデコンボリューションによる一定の解像度改善は見られたが、目標とする5倍の解像度改善には至らなかった。一方、EPR/NMRコレジストレーション・イメージングは、実用的に使用可能なソフトウエアをMatlab上に構成することができたため、今後の実験に供することが可能である。特に、画像の重ね合せを半自動で行う点は、訓練されていないオペレータが操作することを容易にするため、実用的な観点からも前進したといえる。EPRイメージングの解像度改善には、いまだ考慮されていない要...
文部科学省, 萌芽研究, 挑戦的萌芽研究, 山形大学->北海道大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 20656065 - Functional imaging studies of small rodents by ESR・MRI combined system
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
2007 - 2009
Hirotada FUJII, 黄田 育宏, Kouichi ITOH, Hiroshi HIRATA, Ikuhiro KIDA
Electron Spin Resonance Imaging is a versatile imaging method of visualizing free radicals that are so called reactive oxygen species generated in biological systems. In this project, we have developed the ESR・MRI combined system which is capable of visualizing both ESR image and MR image. With this newly developed system, we plan to do the diagnostic study to screen the metabolic syndrome.
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(B), 札幌医科大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 19390322 - Electron spin resonance imaging for brain/neuroscience studies
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
2006 - 2008
Hiroshi HIRATA, 藤井 博匡, 伊藤 康一, Hirotada FUJII, Kouichi ITOH, Hideo AKABA
実験小動物として用いられるマウスを対象として、電子スピン共鳴(ESR)イメージング法の研究を行った。マウス頭部を計測する650MHzのマイクロ波共振器を作製し、ESR分光装置を改良した。また、スライス選択ESR画像を取得するイメージング法を開発した。さらに、データ取得を高速化することにより、マウス頭部において、半減時が短い六員環のナイトロキシルラジカルを可視化することに成功した。
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(B), 山形大学->北海道大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 18360194 - Molecular magnetic resonance imaging studies on ESR・MRI dual system
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
2005 - 2006
Hirotada FUJII, 伊藤 康一, 平田 拓
For molecular imaging studies in the fields of biological and biomedical sciences, electron spin resonance (ESR)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) dual-imaging system was developed. This system, ESR/MRI dual-imaging system, was constructed using the permanent magnet (Nb-Fe-B material). The ESR and MRI part of the dual-imaging system was operated at 1.2 GHz (0.04 Tesla) and 22 MHz (0.5 Tesla), respectively. In order to obtain higher spatial resolution for ESR imaging of relatively-large line width, 2 mTesla/cm magnetic field gradient was used. We also developed ESR and MRI resonator for co-re...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(B), 札幌医科大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 17390335 - Development of a Highly Sensitive EPR Spectrometer for Brain Science Studies
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(C))
2004 - 2005
Hiroshi HIRATA, 藤井 博匡
The major goal of this project was to develop engineering technologies regarding EPR spectroscopy with small animals in brain/neuroscience studies. Major accomplishments in this project were as follows :(1) Developed a sensitive EPR resonator for a subject animal. We could detect EPR spectra from the head of a mouse (25 g body wt.). Spin probes we used were Oxo-63.(2) Developed a cw-EPR imaging system. We developed a systematic approach to automatically select a cutoff frequency of a window function for use in image reconstruction.(3) Improved stability of a cw-EPR spectrometer. Our spectro...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(C), 山形大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 16560359 - Non-invasive analysis of dynamic state of reactive oxygen species in tissue and blood vessel of circulatory diseases
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(A))
2002 - 2004
Hideo UTSUMI, 輿石 一郎, 門司 晃, 井口 登與志, 安井 久喬, 竹下 彰, 古賀 登, 平田 拓
It is reported that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in the initiation and/or progression of circulatory diseases. In order to analyze is vivo ROS generation non-invasively, we developed the In vivo spin electron resonance (ESP)/spin probe technique using a signal decay rate of a nitroxyl radical as an index of ROS generation and clarified the association of ROS generation with several diseases in experimental animals.In this study, we performed non-invasive measurement of ROS generation in the models of diabetes and obese as representative circulatory diseases. When carbamoyl-PRO...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(A), 九州大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 14207105 - 生体計測用超高感度電子スピン共鳴スペクトロスコピーの開発
科学研究費補助金(若手研究(B))
2002 - 2003
平田 拓
生命科学研究に用いることを目的、マイクロ波周波数1.1GHzの電子スピン共鳴分光装置の開発を行った。動物実験における深刻な問題は感度の不足と、動物の動きによる擾乱である。本研究では、電子スピン共鳴スペクトロスコピーの高感度化を目指し、以下の研究を行った。(1)自動マッチング制御と自動チューニング制御の相互干渉を無くすための非干渉化法を開発した。この技術は、2入力2出力のフィードバック制御系において、伝達関数行列を対角化することにより非干渉化を実現する物である。実際の回路実装では、反転増幅器の利得を調整し、二つのフィードバックループ間の干渉を補償した。マウスを用いた実験により、相互干渉がない場合に、より安定に計測がおこなえ、実験動物の動き(呼吸や心拍)に起因する雑音が抑圧できる事を実証した。その結果、信号対雑音比を改善する事ができ、高感度化に寄与することが示された。(2)連続波電子スピン共鳴スペクトロスピーでは、磁界変調と位相検波を用いて高感度計測を行っている。磁界変調により、制御回路の電位が影響を受け、ベースラインが変動するといった問題がある。そのため、磁界変調の影響が少ない、光デバイスを用いたマイクロ波共振器の共振周波数チューニング法を開発した。光ファイバーを介して、離れた場所にあるLEDの光強度により、共振器に結合されたループに接続された光導電セルのインピーダンスを制御し...
文部科学省, 若手研究(B), 山形大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 14750340 - Development of an EPR imager for the cerebral function analysis
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(A))
2002 - 2003
Mitsuhiro ONO, 平田 拓, 下山 雄平, 赤塚 孝雄, 鈴木 洋介
The goal of this study was the development of an EPR imager for the cerebral function analysis. A key problem of the image reconstruction in EPR imaging was tacked. A systematic selection of filtering function to obtain the optimum image resolution was investigated. The direct Fourier transformation reconstitution(DFTR)method is suitable to understand the effect of the filter characteristics. We paid attention to the signal-to-noise ratio of the spectra to determine the cut-off frequency in the filter function. Although the usefulness of the image reconstruction by this technique should be ...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(A), 山形大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 14205061 - 生体ラジカル二重共鳴画像解析用共振デバイスと画像化システムの開発
科学研究費補助金(萌芽研究)
2002 - 2003
内海 英雄, 山田 健一, 輿石 一郎, 平田 拓
フリーラジカルの生成と種々の疾患の成因・進展との関連性を視覚的に解明する上で、プロトン・電子スピン二重共鳴画像解析によって臓器・組織位置とフリーラジカル分布を重畳することは非常に重要であると考えられるが、未だ試みられていなかった。そこで今回、二重共鳴画像解析システムを開発するに当たり、ESRI用のサドル型磁場変調コイルの内側にMRIラジオパルス波のソレノイド型受信コイル、さらにその内側にESRマイクロ波のパラレルコイル型共振コイルを備えた共振デバイスを製作した。本デバイスのパラレルコイル内における磁場均一性に関して、磁束密度の標準偏差は軸長方向、動径方向ともに平均値の5%程度であった。また、最も内側のパラレルコイルを外して生理食塩水のMR画像を取得したところ、設置した状態と比べて画像の形状、信号雑音比ともにほぼ同じであった。次に、4本の試験管に各々濃度の異なるニトロキシルラジカルを封入した擬似試料を作成し、本デバイスを用いてESRI計測したところ、その画像輝度はラジカル濃度に比例して増加しており、このESR画像における各中心間距離はMR画像及び実際の試料における距離と一致した。以上より、MRI、ESRIともに計測可能な共振デバイスの開発に成功し、本デバイスを用いてフリーラジカル分布情報と解剖学的情報との重畳が可能であることを示した。本システムを動物計測に応用し、画像化システム...
文部科学省, 萌芽研究, 九州大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 14657571 - Development of a FM-EPR instrument
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
2000 - 2002
Mitsuhiro ONO, 山本 哲也, 平田 拓, 下山 雄平, 鈴木 洋介
A frequency modulation (FM) method was developed to measure electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) absorption. The first-derivative spectrum of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) powder was measured with this FM method. Frequency modulation of up to 1.6 MHz (peak-to-peak) was achieved at a microwave carrier frequency of 1.1 GHz. By using a tunable microwave resonator and automatic control systems, we achieved a practical continuous-wave (CW) EPR spectrometer that incorporates the FM method. In the present experiments, the EPR signal intensity was proportional to the magnitude of frequency ...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(B), 山形大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 12555114 - 実験動物による擾乱を自動補償する電子スピン共鳴スペクトロメーターの開発
科学研究費補助金(奨励研究(A))
2000 - 2001
平田 拓
本年度は二つのサブ・プロジェクトを実施した。【サブプロジェクト3】自動マッチング制御回路の開発:高周波検波回路と作動増幅器から構成される自動マッチング制御回路を開発した。共振器の入力インピーダンスが50オームよりも大きい場合には、反射波は入射波と同じ位相を有するが、インピーダンスが50オームより小さい場合には入射波と180度異なる位相を持つ反射波が観測される。この反射波の位相を検出する事によりインピーダンス整合の状態を検出する。インピーダンス制御のための帰還制御回路の応答は、実験動物の動きよりも速く、ESR信号を得るための磁界変調周波数よりも低くなければいけない。マウスの心拍数は最高で毎分600回程度(10Hz相当)、磁界変調周波数は通常100kHzである。帰還制御のカットオフ周波数は1kHz程度で十分動物の動きによる擾乱を補償できると考えられる。昨年度開発したサーフェイスコイルと帰還制御システムを現有する1.1GHzスペクトロメーターにおいてテストを行なった。スピーカーに取り付けたアームの振動により実験動物の擾乱を模擬し、インピーダンス不整合が補償されることを実験的に確認した。この実験では、信号対雑音比が約2倍に改善された。【サブプロジェクト4】自動マッチング制御回路の安定性解析:開発した自動マッチング制御システムのブロックダイアグラムと数学的モデルを定式化した。モデルは、...
文部科学省, 奨励研究(A), 山形大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 12750377 - Study of PEDRI (Proton Electron Double Resonance Imaging)
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
1999 - 2001
Mitsuhiro ONO, 湯浅 哲也, 山本 哲也, 下山 雄平, 赤塚 孝雄, 平田 拓
In order to develop a 0.2 Testar PEDRI (Proton Electron Double Resonance Imaging), microwave applicators have been studied.The frequencies are 8 MHz for NMR and 5.6 GHz for EPR.A NMR RF applicator is a solenoid or a birdcage coil. An EPR microwave applicator must be able to withstand 5 W CW and to generate homogeneous magnetic fields of about 10 mm X 20 mm. In this study, a basic applicator consists of a TE_<10> rectangular waveguide to obtain microwave magnetic fields mentioned above. We measured distribution of magnetic fields of (1) a waveguide without a flange, (2) a waveguide with a fl...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(B), 山形大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 11450157 - 共振周波数高安定化1.2GHz電子スピン共鳴スペクトロメーター
科学研究費補助金(奨励研究(A))
1998 - 1999
平田 拓
共振周波数と整合状態を電圧により制御可能なサーフェイスコイル型共振器を試作した(共振周波数は1.2GHz)。この共振器は、印加する電圧により約10MHzの範囲で共振周波数を制御することが可能である。通常のキャビティー共振器を使用した自動周波数制御では、搬送波周波数の0.1%程度の周波数調整しかできない。今回試作した共振器を使用すれば、搬送波周波数の約1%の範囲で共振周波数を制御することが可能である。共振周波数を電子的に制御するために、自動周波数制御回路を開発した。周波数の差を直流出力に変換する位相検波回路と可変容量ダイオードに印可する逆バイアスを制御する回路を製作した。実験的に共振器の共振周波数を擾乱し、それを安定化する性能試験を実施した。その結果、共振周波数可変範囲と同程度の周波数擾乱に対しては極めて安定的に自動周波数制御が行えることを確認した。実際のESRスペクトロメーターに共振器と制御システムを組み込み、従来のESRスペクトロメーターとの性能比較を行った。その結果、今回試作した電子同調サーフェイスコイル型共振器と自動周波数制御回路を組み合わせたシステムにおいて、従来システムに比べ信号対雑音比が約二倍改善された。今回の試作において、帰還制御回路の発振が観測された。制御性能を低下させず、発振を除去し制御回路の安定性を向上させることが今後の課題である。
文部科学省, 奨励研究(A), 山形大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 10750308 - Joint study on design and fabrication of HTS antenna and filter
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(国際学術研究)
1997 - 1998
Shigetoshi OHSHIMA, Chaloupka He, 楠 正暢, 平田 拓, 沢谷 邦男, 小野 光弘, Heintz Chalo
We could obtain some new results of HTS filters and antennas by the joint study between Yamagata University and Wuppertal University, The results are as follows.(1) 1997Dr.Kusunoki visited the laboratory of Prof.Chaloupka in Wuppertal University and researched about design of superconducting filters. Our group had investigated the formation process of YBCO thin films and measured its superconducting properties. We also designed superconducting antenna and filters.Prof.Chaloupka's group investigated superconducting filters.(2) 1998Prof.Chaloupka stayed our laboratory for about three weeks an...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 国際学術研究, 山形大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 09044128 - In vio ESR oximetry for clinical use-Developments for mesuring oxygen tension in biological systems-
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(C))
1997 - 1998
Hisashi USUKI, 平田 拓, 小野 光弘, 合田 文則, 前田 肇
In vivo ESR oximetry is being used to obtain measurements of partial oxygen tension in tissue of biological systems with an ease and accuracy that has not been possible previous other methods. It appears quite possible that the technique will become a widely used clinical tools. The developments of ESR oximetry needs following three parts of investigations to obtain ESR spectra in moving animals and human subjects.1) Improvements of ESR spectrometer. We investigated a flexible surface-coil type resonator for this purpuse.2) The discovery and developments of oxygen sensitive paramagnetic mat...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(C), 香川医科大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 09671233 - DEVELOPMENT OF 350MHz PULSED EPR SPECTROMETER
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
1996 - 1998
Mitsuhiro ONO, 塙 政利, 平田 拓, 下山 雄平
The study of the behavior of free radicals in a living body has recently become very important in pathology, physiology and pharmacology, We have developed a 350MHz pulsed EPR(Electron paramagnetic resonance) spectrometer especially used for in situ measurement of a rat's whole body, and obtained the following results.(1) Optimum pulse width and quality factor Q of the resonator are 10-68ns and 10-60, respectively, for the relaxation time constant T_2=10-100ns of bio-radicals, and 68-158ns and 60-280, respectively, for T_2=100-800ns of radicals in solid materials.(2) Using this spectrometer...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(B), 山形大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 08555002 - Study on miniaturized super-gain superconducting antenna
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(一般研究(B), 基盤研究(B))
1995 - 1997
Shigetoshi OHSHIMA, 神戸 士郎, 平田 拓, 楠 正暢
We have investigated the super-gain superconducting antenna, design, fabrication and characterization. These experimental results are as follows ;(1) Establishment of the design method of patch antenna operated at microwave region.We designed the patch antenna with a resonance frequency of 5 GHz. We could obtain the Cu patch antenna with input impedance of approximately 50 ohms and the resonance frequency of 50 ohms.(2) Fabrication and characterization of superconducting patch antenna.We fabricated the superconducting patch antenna using YBCO thin films. The input impedance of these antenna...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 一般研究(B), 基盤研究(B), 山形大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 07455128 - 電子スピン共鳴計測用サーフェイスコイル型共振器の最適設計法に関する研究
科学研究費補助金(奨励研究(A))
1994 - 1994
平田 拓
1.電子スピン共鳴計測用-フェイスコイル型共振器の共振尖鋭度と充填率(試料内にある磁気エネルギーと共振器の蓄えるエネルギーの比)の評価を可能にするためにそれらの定式化を行った。その際、生体試料内で生じる電磁波の損失を表す等価的な抵抗の値を求めることを可能にした。2.1でおこなった定式化に基づいて数値計算を行えるようにし、電子スピン共鳴計測の際に得られる信号強度の推定を可能にした。3.数値計算と定式化の妥当性を検証するために、計算モデルと同様の共振器を試作し、実際の電子スピン共鳴計測を行った。その結果、実験結果と数値計算の結果が一致することを確認した。4.信号強度の評価法が妥当であることが確認できたので、その評価法を用いたサーフェイスコイル型共振器の設計指針を明らかにした。その結果、試料の寸法と媒質の物理定数が与えられたとき、サーフェイスコイル型共振器の全長が短いものほど大きな信号が得られること、並びに信号強度が最大となるようなサーフェイスコイルの寸法が存在することが明らかになった。この研究により、当初の予定通り信号強度を最大とするようにサーフェイスコイル型共振器を設計することが可能になった。
文部科学省, 奨励研究(A), 山形大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 06750434