Dr. med. Masao Watanabe

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsRadiology
Keywordsβ emitter, Theranostics, fibroblast-activation-protein inhibitor (FAPI), FAPI-46, α emitter
Honours and awards

2018: Masahiro Iio Travel award (Society of Nuclear Medicine Molecular Imaging (SNMMI))

2017: Masahiro Iio Travel award (Society of Nuclear Medicine Molecular Imaging (SNMMI))

2017: Poster award, 2nd prize, Instrument and Data Analysis (SNMMI)

Current contact address

CountryJapan
CityKobe
InstitutionKobe City Medical Center General Hospital
InstituteDepartment of Radiology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. med. Ken HerrmannKlinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2022

Programme(s)

2022Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2024Masao Watanabe, Stephan Leyser, Jens Theysohn, Benedikt Schaarschmidt, Johannes Ludwig, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Alexandros Moraitis, Harald Lahner, Annie Mathew, Ken Herrmann, Manuel Weber: Dose–Response Relationship in Patients with Liver Metastases from Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Undergoing Radioembolization with90Y Glass Microspheres. In: Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 65, 2024, 1175-1180
2024Masao Watanabe, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Hong Grafe, Nader Hirmas, Rainer Hamacher, Helena Lanzafame, Kim M. Pabst, Hubertus Hautzel, Clemens Aigner, Stefan Kasper, Bastian von Tresckow, Martin Stuschke, Sherko Kümmel, Celine Lugnier, Boris Hadaschik, Viktor Grünwald, Fadi Zarrad, Jens T. Siveke, Ken Herrmann, Manuel Weber: Prognostic Implications of68Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT–Derived Parameters on Overall Survival in Various Types of Solid Tumors. In: Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 65, 2024, 1027-1034
2023Masao Watanabe Ryo Ashida Chisato Miyakoshi Shigeki Arizono Tsuyoshi Suga Shotaro Kanao Koji Kitamura Takahisa Ogawa Reiichi Ishikura: Prognostic analysis of curatively resected pancreatic cancer using harmonized positron emission tomography radiomic features. In: European Journal of Hybrid Imaging, 7, 2023, 5
2023Masao Watanabe, Hong Grafe, Jens Theysohn, Benedikt Schaarschmidt, Johannes Ludwig, Leonie Jochheim, Matthias Jeschke, Hartmut Schmidt, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Alexandros Moraitis, Ken Herrmann, Kelsey L. Pomykala, Manuel Weber: Voxel-Based Dosimetry Predicts Hepatotoxicity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Radioembolization with90Y Glass Microspheres. In: Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 64, 2023, 1102-1108
2022Masao Watanabe Kanae Kawai-Miyake Yasutaka Fushimi Takayoshi Ishimori Aya Nakajima Michio Yoshimura Masahiro Kikuchi Kazuko Ohno Yuji Nakamoto: Application of a Flexible PET Scanner Combined with 3 T MRI Using Non-local Means Reconstruction: Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison with Whole-Body PET/CT. In: Molecular Imaging and Biology, 24, 2022, 167-176
2021Masao Watanabe Yuji Nakamoto Ryusuke Nakamoto Takayoshi Ishimori Tsuneo Saga Kaori Togashi: Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Nonlocal Means Reconstruction Algorithm in a Flexible PET Scanner. In: American Journal of Roentgenology, 216, 2021, 486-493
2020Masao Watanabe Yuji Nakamoto Ryusuke Nakamoto Takayoshi Ishimori Tsuneo Saga Kaori Togashi: Performance Evaluation of a Newly Developed MR-Compatible Mobile PET Scanner with Two Detector Layouts. In: Molecular Imaging and Biology, 22, 2020, 407-415
2020Masao Watanabe Yuji Nakamoto Takayoshi Ishimori Tsuneo Saga Aki Kido Junzo Hamanishi Yasuyo Hamanaka Kaori Togashi: Prognostic utility of FDG PET/CT in advanced ovarian, fallopian and primary peritoneal high-grade serous cancer patients before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. In: Annals of Nuclear Medicine, 34, 2020, 128-135
2019Tsuneo Saga, Yuji Nakamoto, Takayoshi Ishimori, Takahiro Inoue, Yoichi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Kimura, Shusuke Akamatsu, Takayuki Goto, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kosuke Kitaguchi, Masao Watanabe, Masahiro Ono, Hideo Saji, Osamu Ogawa, Kaori Togashi: Initial evaluation of PET/CT with 18F‐FSU‐880 targeting prostate‐specific membrane antigen in prostate cancer patients. In: Cancer Science, 110, 2019, 742-750
2018Tomomi Nobashi, Tsuneo Saga, Yuji Nakamoto, Yoichi Shimizu, Sho Koyasu, Takayoshi Ishimori, Masao Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kimura Kaori Togashi Enhanced intestinal 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose uptake under metformin is not fully suppressed by loperamide. In: Endocrine regulations, 52, 2018, 185-191
2018Masao Watanabe, Yuji Nakamoto, Sho Koyasu, Takayoshi Ishimori, Akihiro Yasoda, Kaori Togashi The influence of elevated hormone levels on physiologic accumulation of 68Ga-DOTATOC. In: Annals of nuclear medicine, 32, 2018, 191-196