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Hiroshi Kanai

Hiroshi Kanai

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43
Citations
7744
World Ranking
6131
National Ranking
121

Overview

Hiroshi Kanai is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan, where their research spans the intersection of medicine and engineering. The primary fields of study include Medicine, with a strong focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging. Engineering topics in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials also form significant components of their research portfolio.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, particularly in ultrasound and cardiovascular health. Main topics include:

  • Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging

Recent publications demonstrate the focus on ultrasound applications in medicine. Selected recent papers include:

  • Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy promotes recovery from stroke by enhancing angio-neurogenesis in mice in vivo, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound ameliorates cardiac diastolic dysfunction in mice: a possible novel therapy for heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, 2020, Cardiovascular Research
  • Estimation of viscoelasticity of radial artery via simultaneous measurement of changes in pressure and diameter using a single ultrasound probe, 2020, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • Estimation of aggregate size of red blood cell by introducing reference power spectrum measured for hemispherical ultrafine wire, 2021, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • Evaluation method of the degree of red blood cell aggregation considering ultrasonic propagation attenuation by analyzing ultrasonic backscattering properties, 2021, Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

The scientist often collaborates with a network of frequent co-authors, including Mototaka Arakawa, Shohei Mori, Tomohiko Shindo, Hiroaki Shimokawa, and Kumiko Eguchi. These partnerships indicate sustained collaborative research contributions.

Hiroshi Kanai has published extensively in several established venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
  • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • Choonpa Igaku
  • 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)

This profile illustrates a strong interdisciplinary approach linking medical and engineering sciences, emphasizing cardiovascular and ultrasound methodologies in both clinical and experimental contexts.

Best Publications

  • Transcutaneous measurement and spectrum analysis of heart wall vibrations

    H. Kanai;M. Sato;Y. Koiwa;N. Chubachi

  • Propagation of spontaneously actuated pulsive vibration in human heart wall and in vivo viscoelasticity estimation

    H. Kanai

  • Noninvasive evaluation of local myocardial thickening and its color-coded imaging

    H. Kanai;H. Hasegawa;N. Chubachi;Y. Koiwa

  • High-frame-rate echocardiography using diverging transmit beams and parallel receive beamforming

    Hideyuki Hasegawa;Hiroshi Kanai

  • Elasticity Imaging of Atheroma With Transcutaneous Ultrasound Preliminary Study

    Hiroshi Kanai;Hideyuki Hasegawa;Masataka Ichiki;Fumiaki Tezuka

  • Impedence Method for Calculation of Power Deposition Patterns in Magnetically Induced Hyperthermia

    Om P. Gandhi;John F. Deford;Hiroshi Kanai

  • Simultaneous imaging of artery-wall strain and blood flow by high frame rate acquisition of RF signals

    H. Hasegawa;H. Kanai

  • Electrical measurement of fluid distribution in legs and arms

    Hiroshi Kanai;Makoto Haeno;Katsuyuki Sakamoto

  • Power output apparatus, driving system, and methods of controlling the same

    Yamaguchi Katsuhiko;Yamaoka Masaaki;Kotani Takeshi;Sasaki Shoichi

  • Electrical Characteristics of Flowing Blood

    Katsuyuki Sakamoto;Hiroshi Kanai

  • Output state detector for I.C. engine

    Toshifumi Takaoka;Katsuhiko Hirose;Hiroshi Kanai

  • Improving accuracy in estimation of artery-wall displacement by referring to center frequency of RF echo

    H. Hasegawa;H. Kanai

  • Whole-brain low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy markedly improves cognitive dysfunctions in mouse models of dementia - Crucial roles of endothelial nitric oxide synthase

    Kumiko Eguchi;Tomohiko Shindo;Kenta Ito;Tsuyoshi Ogata

  • Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound induces angiogenesis and ameliorates left ventricular dysfunction in a porcine model of chronic myocardial ischemia.

    Kenichiro Hanawa;Kenta Ito;Kentaro Aizawa;Tomohiko Shindo

  • Blood flow structure and dynamics, and ejection mechanism in the left ventricle: analysis using echo-dynamography.

    Motonao Tanaka;Tsuguya Sakamoto;Shigeo Sugawara;Hiroyuki Nakajima

  • Propagation of vibration caused by electrical excitation in the normal human heart.

    Hiroshi Kanai

  • Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment

    Noriyoshi Chubachi;Hiroshi Kanai;Yoshiro Koiwa

  • Real-time measurements of local myocardium motion and arterial wall thickening

    H. Kanai;Y. Koiwa;Jianping Zhang

  • Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Enhances Angiogenesis and Ameliorates Left Ventricular Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Tomohiko Shindo;Kenta Ito;Tsuyoshi Ogata;Kazuaki Hatanaka

  • Myocardial rapid velocity distribution.

    Hiroshi Kanai;Yoshiro Koiwa

  • Fragile networks and rheology of concentrated suspensions

    H. Kanai;R. C. Navarrete;Chris Macosko;L. E. Scriven

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroaki Shimokawa
Hiroaki Shimokawa Tohoku University
Nobuo Yaegashi
Nobuo Yaegashi Tohoku University
Kohji Fukunaga
Kohji Fukunaga Tohoku University
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe Tohoku University
Noriko Osumi
Noriko Osumi Tohoku University
James P. Butler
James P. Butler Harvard University
Kazuomi Kario
Kazuomi Kario Jichi Medical University
Shun Ishibashi
Shun Ishibashi Jichi Medical University
Yoshitomo Oka
Yoshitomo Oka Tohoku University
Kazuhiko Yanai
Kazuhiko Yanai Tohoku University

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