Ken Nagahama - Publications

Synthesizing lumbar computed tomography myelography from plain computed tomography images using a cycle-consistent generative adversarial network.

Journal: North American Spine Society journal

Published: May 19, 2026

Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Adjacent Segment Disease Using Artificial Intelligence-Assisted 3-Dimensional MRI/CT Fusion Imaging: A Case Report.

Journal: JBJS case connector

Published: January 23, 2026

Feasibility and accuracy of AI-assisted 3D MRI/CT fusion imaging for preoperative simulation of full-endoscopic transforaminal discectomy.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: December 07, 2025

Simulation-based anatomical feasibility of full-endoscopic transforaminal approach at the L5/S1 level using 3D-MRI/CT fusion imaging: influence of age, sex, and anatomical obstacles.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: August 14, 2025

Artificial intelligence-driven 3D MRI of lumbosacral nerve root anomalies: accuracy, incidence, and clinical utility.

Journal: Neuroradiology

Published: November 11, 2024

Duckbill Release Technique for the Outside-in Method in Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery via Transforaminal Approach: A Technical Note.

Journal: World neurosurgery

Published: October 23, 2024

Comparative Study between Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Approach Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TF-LIF) Using PETLIF System and Minimally Invasive TLIF for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disorders.

Journal: Spine surgery and related research

Published: September 05, 2024

Deep learning-based detection of lumbar spinal canal stenosis using convolutional neural networks.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: February 28, 2024

Percutaneous Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PETLIF): Current Techniques, Clinical Outcomes, and Narrative Review.

Journal: Journal of clinical medicine

Published: June 26, 2023

Evaluation of Surgical Indications for Full Endoscopic Discectomy at Lumbosacral Disc Levels Using Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance/Computed Tomography Fusion Images Created with Artificial Intelligence.

Journal: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Published: March 10, 2023

Posterolateral full-endoscopic debridement and irrigation is effective in treating thoraco-lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis, except in cases with large abscess cavities.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: July 07, 2022

Morphological analysis of Kambin's triangle using 3D CT/MRI fusion imaging of lumbar nerve root created automatically with artificial intelligence.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: February 12, 2021