Nami Saito

Dr. Nami Saito

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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2021 in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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JYJ. Yoshida
J. Yoshida
HEH. Ekawa
H. Ekawa
AKA. Kasagi
A. Kasagi
MNM. Nakagawa
M. Nakagawa
KNK. Nakazawa
K. Nakazawa
MYM. Yoshimoto
M. Yoshimoto

24 January 2025 in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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YHYan He
Yan He
VDVasyl Drozd
Vasyl Drozd
HEHiroyuki Ekawa
Hiroyuki Ekawa
Samuel Escrig LópezSamuel Escrig López
Samuel Escrig López
YGYiming Gao
Yiming Gao
HZHongfei Zhang
Hongfei Zhang

1 January 2009
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Book Chapter
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NCN. Chaudhri
N. Chaudhri
NSNami Saito
Nami Saito
CBC. Bert
C. Bert
PSP. Steidl
P. Steidl
BFB. Franczak
B. Franczak
DSD. Schardt
D. Schardt

18 September 2026 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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MKMasashi Kuwabara
Masashi Kuwabara
Fusao IkawaFusao Ikawa
Fusao Ikawa
NSNami Saito
Nami Saito
ACAntoine Choppin
Antoine Choppin
MNMiwa Nishida
Miwa Nishida
NHNobutaka Horie
Nobutaka Horie
Background/Objectives: Despite high sensitivity in deep learning models for identifying candidate locations of unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs), excessive false-positive (FP) findings and insufficient characterization of their anatomical distribution remain barriers to clinical integration. We evaluated a multi-stage deep learning framework for reducing anatomy-specific FPs in TOF-MRA-based UCA screening. Methods: This retrospective multicenter study analyzed TOF-MRA images from 404 scans across seven institutions. A baseline model (Model-A) was compared with an updated model (Model-B) incorporating a secondary cluster-filtering algorithm. Reference standards were established by expert reviewers. Aneurysm-wise sensitivity was compared using McNemar’s test, FPs per case using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and FP distributions by vascular location. Results: Aneurysm-wise sensitivity was 94.3% (231/245) for Model-A and 93.9% (230/245) for Model-B, with 1.16 and 0.879 FPs per case, respectively, representing a significant 24% FP reduction (p < 0.001). Per-aneurysm sensitivity did not differ significantly (McNemar’s test, p = 1.00). Model-B suppressed mimics in the internal carotid artery (ICA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA). Aneurysms were most frequent in the ICA (29%) and MCA (22%). Setting Model-A FPs as 100%, ICA and MCA accounted for 47.1% and 11.3% in Model-A and decreased to 34.5% and 7.7% in Model-B. In an exploratory regional analysis with Holm adjustment, FP reductions remained significant in the ICA (adjusted p < 0.001) and MCA (adjusted p = 0.003). Conclusions: A secondary cluster-filtering algorithm reduced FP candidate findings by 24% with similar sensitivity point estimates (paired difference −0.4 percentage points, 95% CI −3.1 to +2.1). Region-specific error analysis revealed the anatomical dependency of FP reduction. The impact on reading workflow and patient outcomes requires prospective evaluation.