
Seiji Ogawa Prize Winners
The Seiji Ogawa Prize 2025
(The 10th annual scientific meeting of ISMRM Japanese Chapter (Chair: Shigeru Kiryu, M.D., Ph.D.), Arcrea Himeji, Himeji, Aug.30, 2025)

Yuki Yoshino, Ph.D.
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Yoshino Y, Yoshino F, Aoki I, Mori Y, Suzuki G, Tsuji S, Amano T, Shino A, Chano T, Furusho Y, Murakami T, Yamazaki H, Yamada K,
2-Nitroimidazole-Functionalized Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Detect Hypoxic Regions of Glioblastomas on MRI and Improve Radiotherapy Efficacy.
ACS Nano. 2025 Apr 8;19(13):12762-12776. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c06753.Epub 2025 Mar 26.
The Seiji Ogawa Prize 2024
(The 9th annual scientific meeting of ISMRM Japanese Chapter (Chair: Masaki Fukunaga, Ph.D.), Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Sep.21, 2024)
Hiroshi Tagawa, M.D.
Kyoto University
Tagawa H, Fushimi Y, Funaki T, Nakajima S, Sakata A, Okuchi S, Hinoda T, Grinstead J, Ahn S, Hidata Y, Yoshida K, Miyamoto S, Nakamoto Y,
Vessel wall MRI in moyamoya disease: arterial wall enhancement varies depending on age, arteries, and disease progression.
Eur Radiol. 2024:34;2183-2194, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10251-9
The Seiji Ogawa Prize 2023
(The 8th annual scientific meeting of ISMRM Japanese Chapter (Chair: Yoshiyuki Watanabe, M.D., Ph.D.), Karuizawa Prince Hotel West, Karuizawa, Sep.23, 2023)

Hikaru Fukutomi, M.D., Ph.D.
Kansai Electric Power Hospital and L’Institut de Bio-Imagerie (IBIO, Université de Bordeaux
Fukutomi H, Yamamoto T, Sibon I, Christensen S, Raposo N, Marnat G, Albucher KF, Olindo S, Calvieré L, Sagnier S, Viguier A, Renou P, Guenego A, Poli M, Darcourt J, Debruxelles S, Drif A, Thalamas C, Sommet A, Rousseau V, Mazighi M, Bonneville F, Albers GW, Gognard C, Dousset V, Olivot JM, Tourdias T,
Location-weighted versus Volume-weighted Mismatch at MRI for Response to Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Stroke.
Radiology 2023; 306(2):e220080 • https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.220080
The Seiji Ogawa Prize 2022
(The 7th annual scientific meeting of ISMRM Japanese Chapter (Chair: Toshiaki Taoka, M.D., Ph.D.), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Sep.10-11, 2022)

Shohei Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.
Juntendo University
Fujita S, Hagiwara A, Takei N, Fukunaga I, Hagiwara Y, Ogawa T, Hatano T, Rettmann D, Banerjee S, Hwang KP, Amemiya S, Kamagata K, Hattori N, Abe O, Aoki S.
Rigid real-time prospective motion-corrected three-dimensional multiparametric mapping of the human brain.
Neuroimage. 2022 Jul 15;255:119176. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119176. Epub 2022 Apr 4. PMID: 35390461.
The Seiji Ogawa Prize 2021
(The 6th annual scientific meeting of ISMRM Japanese Chapter (Chair: Masaaki Hori, M.D., Ph.D.), PACIFICO Yokohama, Yokohama, Sep.11, 2021)

Sonoko Oshima, M.D., Ph.D.
Kyoto University
Oshima S, Fushimi Y, Okada T, Nakajima S, Yokota Y, Shima A, Grinstead J, Ahn S, Sawamoto N, Takahashi R, Nakamoto Y.
Neuromelanin-Sensitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using DANTE Pulse.
Mov Disord. 2021 Apr;36(4):874-882. doi:10.1002/mds.28417. Epub 2020 Dec 14. PMID: 33314293; PMCID: PMC8247273.
The Seiji Ogawa Prize 2020
(The 5th annual scientific meeting of ISMRM Japanese Chapter (Chair: Tetsuo Kobayashi, Ph.D.), Web meeting, Dec.12, 2020)

Krishna Pandu Wicaksono, M.D., Ph.D.
Kyoto University
Wicaksono KP, Fushimi Y, Nakajima S, Yokota Y, Oshima S, Otani S, Sakurama A, Shima A, Sawamoto N, Okada T, Nakamoto Y.
Two-Minute Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping From Three-Dimensional Echo-Planar Imaging: Accuracy, Reliability, and Detection Performance in Patients With Cerebral Microbleeds.
Invest Radiol. 2021 Feb 1;56(2):69-77. doi: 10.1097/RLI.0000000000000708. PMID: 32649332.
The Seiji Ogawa Prize 2019
(The 4th annual scientific meeting of ISMRM Japanese Chapter (Chair: Ichio Aoki, Ph.D.), QST, Inage, Dec.13, 2019)

Mami Iima, M.D., Ph.D.
Kyoto University
Iima M, Yamamoto A, Kataoka M, Yamada Y, Omori K, Feiweier T, Togashi K.
Time-dependent diffusion MRI to distinguish malignant from benign head and neck tumors.
J Magn Reson Imaging. 2019 Jul;50(1):88-95. doi: 10.1002/jmri.26578. Epub 2018 Dec 21. PMID: 30578563.
The Seiji Ogawa Prize 2018
(The 3rd annual scientific meeting of ISMRM Japanese Chapter (Chair: Yasuo Takehara, M.D., Ph.D.), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Dec.22-23, 2018)

Kouhei Kamiya, M.D., Ph.D.
Tokyo University
Kamiya K, Okada N, Sawada K, Watanabe Y, Irie R, Hanaoka S, Suzuki Y, Koike, S, Mori H, Kunimatsu A, Hori M, Aoki S, Kasai K, Abe O.
Diffusional kurtosis imaging and white matter microstructure modeling in a clinical study of major depressive disorder.
NMR Biomed. 2018 Jul;31(7):e3938. doi:10.1002/nbm.3938.Epub 2018 May 30. PMID: 29846988; PMCID: PMC6032871.
The Seiji Ogawa Prize 2017
(The 2nd annual scientific meeting of ISMRM Japanese Chapter (Chair: R. Allen Waggoner, Ph.D.), RIKEN, Wako, Feb.22-23, 2018)

Osamu Togao, M.D., Ph.D.
Kyusyu University
Togao O, Keupp J, Hiwatashi A, Yamashita K, Kikuchi K, Yoneyama M, Honda H.
Amide proton transfer imaging of brain tumors using a self-corrected 3D fast spin-echo dixon method: Comparison With separate B0 correction.
Magn Reson Med. 2017 Jun;77(6):2272-2279. doi: 10.1002/mrm.26322. Epub 2016 Jul 6. PMID: 27385636.

