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Dr Mari Imamura

Dr Mari Imamura
Dr Mari Imamura
Dr Mari Imamura

Research Fellow

About
Email Address
m.imamura@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 438121
School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Mari Imamura is a Research Fellow (Systematic Reviewer).  She completed a PhD in sociolinguistics from the University of Aberdeen.  She joined the Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women's Health (University of Aberdeen) for the external evaluation of a national demonstration project on teenage sexual health in Scotland, Healthy Respect.  She then gained experience in systematic reviews in the area of reproductive health in EU countries as part of an EC-funded project, REPROSTAT2 (2004-2005), and in developing countries as part of Initiative for Maternal Mortality Programme Assessment (IMMPACT) (2005-2006).  She joined the Health Services Research Unit in 2007 and led a couple of systematic reviews of clinical effectiveness of health care interventions commissioned by the UK Health Technology Assessment programme.  She then moved to Academic Urology (2008-2013) to conduct a series of reviews on urological cancers funded by a Scottish urological cancer charity, UCAN, and then to IMMPACT (2013-2016) to conduct a review of complex interventions for guideline implementations to improve obstetric care in low- and middle-income countries.  She then re-joined HSRU in 2016 to conduct clinical effectiveness reviews as part of Health Technology Assessments.  She has experience of both quantitative and qualitative research methods and fieldwork experience of surveys and in-depth interviews.

Research

Current Research

  • Health Techonology Assessment of surgical interventions for stress urinary incontinence in women
  • Health Technology Assessment of interventions for interstitial cystitis (painful bladder syndrome)

 

Funding and Grants

  • Apr-Dec 2006 NHS Scotland (with van Teilingen E, Tucker J, Poobalan A, Philip K, Spratt J, Pitchforth E and Astin M).  'Sex and Relationship Education – Review of Programmes and Supporting Materials' (Project Reference 2005/2006 RE044) £59,872

 

Publications

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  • Concordance between automated/semi-automated measurement and manual assessment of mammographic breast density in individuals undergoing breast cancer screening: A systematic review

    Robertson, C., Cooper, D., Duggan, S. N., Manson, P., Imamura, M., Hernández, R. A., Clarke, M., Treweek, S., Brazzelli, M.
    Journal of Medical Screening
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Clinical utility of biomarkers for outcomes prediction in adults with suspected sepsis presenting to the emergency department: a synthesis of current evidence

    Imamura, M., Duggan, S. N., Vadiveloo, T., Cooper, J. G., Kaye, C. T., Manson, P., Virgili, G., Aucott, L., Clarke, M., Brazzelli, M.
    Health Technology Assessment, pp. 1-90
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effects of Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Interventions for the Management of Sleep Problems in People With Fibromyalgia: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Hudson, J., Imamura, M., Robertson, C., Whibley, D., Aucott, L., Gillies, K., Manson, P., Dulake, D., Abhishek, A., Tang, N., Macfarlane, G., Brazzelli, M.
    Arthritis Care & Research, vol. 77, no. 9, pp. 1095-1105
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Effects of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the management of sleep problems in people with fibromyalgia: a multi-methods evidence synthesis

    Imamura, M., Robertson, C., Hudson, J., Whibley, D., Aucott, L., Gillies, K., Beasley, M., Stevens, M. J., Manson, P., Dulake, D., Abhishek, A., Tang, N. K., Macfarlane, G. J., Brazzelli, M.
    Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), vol. 29, no. 20, pp. 1-228
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Acalabrutinib with bendamustine and rituximab for untreated mantle cell lymphoma [ID6155]

    Cooper, D., Imamura, M., Kennedy, C., Manson, P., Vadiveloo, T., Cruickshank, M., Preston, G., Brazzelli, M., Boyers, D.
    Commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Aberdeen HTA Group
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • The experience of poor sleep in people with fibromyalgia: a qualitative meta-synthesis

    Robertson, C., Beasley, M., Stevens, M., Imamura, M., Whibley, D., Aucott, L., Manson, P., Abhishek, A., Dulake, D., Macfarlane, G., Tang, N. K. Y., Brazzelli, M., Gillies, K.
    Sleep Medicine, vol. 115, no. Suppl 1, pp. 192
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Ivosidenib for treating advanced cholangiocarcinoma with an IDH1 R132 mutation after 1 or more systemic treatments

    Imamura, M., Getaneh, A., Cooper, D., Cruickshank, M., Manson, P., Shaukat, A. A., Brazzelli, M., Scotland, G.
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 20 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Secukinumab for Moderate-to-Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa [ID4039]: NICE Single Technology Appraisal

    Scott, N., Kumar, S., Tsehaye, M., Imamura, M., Cruickshank, M., Manson, P., Ormerod, A., Brazzelli, M., Boyers, D.
    Commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Aberdeen HTA Group
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Mesh fixation techniques for inguinal hernia repair: an overview of systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials

    Alabi, A., Haladu, N., Scott, N., Imamura, M., Ahmed, I., Ramsay, G., Brazzelli, M.
    Hernia, vol. 26, pp. 973–987
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Minimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a Cochrane network meta-analysis

    Franco, J. V., Jung, J. H., Imamura, M., Borofsky, M., Omar, M. I., Escobar Liquitay, C. M., Young, S., Golzarian, J., Veroniki, A. A., Garegnani, L., Dahm, P.
    BJU International, vol. 130, no. 2, pp. 142-156
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Management of the first stage of convulsive status epilepticus in adults: a systematic review of current randomised evidence

    Cruickshank, M., Imamura, M., Counsell, C., Aucott, L., Manson, P., Booth, C., Scotland, G., Brazzelli, M.
    Journal of Neurology, vol. 269, no. 7, pp. 3420-3429
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Open versus laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia: an overview of systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials

    Haladu, N., Alabi, A., Brazzelli, M., Imamura, M., Ahmed, I., Ramsay, G., Scott, N. W.
    Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 36, pp. 4685–4700
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Axicabtagene ciloleucel for treating relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after one systemic therapy

    Boyers, D., Cruickshank, M., Scott, N., Jacobsen, E., Kumar, S., Imamura, M., Manson, P., Preston, G., Brazzelli, M.
    London: Evidence Review Group report in support of NICE STA Programme. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. 128 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Does weight management research for adults with severe obesity represent them? Analysis of systematic review data

    Robertson, C., Aceves-Martins, M., Cruickshank, M., Imamura, M., Avenell, A.
    BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 5, e054459
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Pre-hospital and emergency department treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in adults: an evidence synthesis

    Cruickshank, M., Imamura, M., Booth, C., Aucott, L., Counsell, C., Manson, P., Scotland, G., Brazzelli, M.
    Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), vol. 26, no. 20, pp. 1-76
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Biomarkers for assessing acute kidney injury for people who are being considered for admission to critical care: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

    Brazzelli, M., Aucott, L., Aceves Martins, M., Robertson, C., Jacobsen, E., Imamura, M., Poobalan, A., Manson, P., Scotland, G., Kaye, C., Sawhney, S., Boyers, D.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 1-286
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Relugolix with oestradiol and norethisterone acetate for treating uterine fibroids

    Cruickshank, M., Jacobsen, E., Vadiveloo, T., Imamura, M., Cooper, D., Manson, P., Cooper, K., Boyers, D., Brazzelli, M.
    Commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. London: Evidence Review Group report in support of NICE STA Programme. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. 171 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Cost-effectiveness and value of information analysis of NephroCheck and NGAL tests compared to standard care for the diagnosis of acute kidney injury

    Jacobsen, E., Sawhney, S., Brazzelli, M., Aucott, L., Scotland, G., Aceves Martins, M., Robertson, C., Imamura, M., Poobalan, A., Manson, P., Kaye, C., Boyers, D.
    BMC Nephrology, vol. 22, 399
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network meta‐analysis (Review)

    Franco, J. V., Jung, J. H., Imamura, M., Borofsky, M., Omar, M. I., Escobar Liquitay, C. M., Young, S., Golzarian, J., Veroniki, A. A., Garegnani, L., Dahm, P.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 7, CD013656
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network meta‐analysis

    Franco, J. V., Jung, J. H., Imamura, M., Borofsky, M., Omar, M. I., Escobar Liquitay, C. M., Young, S., Golzarian, J., Veroniki, A. A., Garegnani, L., Dahm, P.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 7, CD013656
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Venetoclax with a hypomethylating agent or low dose cytarabine for untreated acute myeloid leukaemia unsuitable for intensive chemotherapy

    Cruickshank, M., Kennedy, C., Aucott, L., Booth, C., Imamura, M., Vadiveloo, T., Manson, P., Preston, G., Scotland, G., Brazzelli, M.
    London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Secukinumab for treating plaque psoriasis in children and young people

    Imamura, M., Kennedy, C., Aucott, L., Boyers, D., Cruickshank, M., Cooper, D., Manson, P., Ormerod, A., Brazzelli, M.
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 105 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Interventions for treating people with symptoms of bladder pain syndrome: a network meta‐analysis

    Imamura, M., Scott, N. W., Wallace, S. A., Ogah, J. A., Ford, A. A., Dubos, Y. A., Brazzelli, M.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2020, no. 7, pp. CD013325
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network metaanalysis (Protocol)

    Franco, J. V., Jung, J. H., Imamura, M., Borofsky, M., Omar, M. I., Liquitay, C. M. E., Young, S., Veroniki, A. A., Garegnani, L., Dahm, P.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2020, no. 6, CD013656
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Surgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review of economic evidence

    Javanbakht, M., Moloney, E., Brazzelli, M., Wallace, S., Omar, M. I., Monga, A., Saraswat, L., Mackie, P., Imamura, M., Hudson, J., MacLennan, G., Vale, L., Craig, D.
    Systematic reviews , vol. 9, 85
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • From Global Rights to Local Relationships: Exploring Disconnects in Respectful Maternity Care in Malawi

    de Kok, B. C., Uny, I., Imamura, M., Bell, J., Geddes, J., Phoya, A.
    Qualitative health research, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 341-355
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Avelumab for maintenance treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer after platinum-based chemotherapy

    Imamura, M., Boyers, D., Booth, C., Cooper, D., Cruickshank, M., Manson, P., Urquhart, G., Brazzelli, M.
    Evidence Review Group report in support of NICE STA Programme. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Chlormethine gel for treating mycosis fungoides-type cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

    Boyers, D., Jacobsen, E., Robertson, C., Imamura, M., Ayansina, D., Manson, P., Preston, G., Brazzelli, M.
    Evidence Review Group report in support of NICE STA Programme. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Current recommendations for the discharge of COVID-19 patients from hospital and ICU: a rapid review

    Aceves Martins, M., Imamura, M., Manson, P., Robertson, C., Brazzelli, M.
    University of Aberdeen
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Darolutamide with androgen deprivation therapy for treating non-metastatic hormone-relapsed prostate cancer

    Scotland, G., Kennedy, C., Imamura, M., Cooper, D., Robertson, C., Booth, C., Urquhart, G., Brazzelli, M.
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Economic evaluation of surgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: a cost-utility and value of information analysis

    Javanbakht, M., Moloney, E., Brazzelli, M., Wallace, S., Ternent, L., Omar, M. I., Monga, A., Saraswat, L., Mackie, P., Becker, F., Imamura, M., Hudson, J., Shimonovich, M., MacLennan, G., Vale, L., Craig, D.
    BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 6, 035555
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Enzalutamide with ADT for treating metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

    Kopasker, D., Robertson, C., Aucott, L., Vadiveloo, T., Imamura, M., Manson, P., Walker, A., Urquhart, G., Brazzelli, M., Scotland, G., Aberdeen HTA Group
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Fostamatinib for treating chronic immune thrombocytopenia

    Jacobsen, E., Boyers, D., Scott, N., Cruickshank, M., Imamura, M., Manson, P., Preston, G., Brazzelli, M.
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Surgical interventions for women with stress urinary incontinence: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Imamura, M., Hudson, J., Wallace, S. A., MacLennan, G., Shimonovich, M., Omar, M. I., Javanbakht, M., Moloney, E., Becker, F., Ternent, L., Montgomery, I., Mackie, P., Saraswat, L., Monga, A., Vale, L., Craig, D., Brazzelli, M.
    BMJ, vol. 365, l1842
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Extended versus standard lymph node dissection for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder in patients undergoing radical cystectomy

    Hwang, E. C., Sathianathen, N. J., Imamura, M., Kuntz, G. M., Risk, M. C., Dahm, P.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2019, no. 5, CD013336
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Interventions for treating people with symptoms of bladder pain syndrome: A network meta-analysis

    Imamura, M., Scott, N. W., Ogah, J. A., Ford, A. A., Wallace, S. A., Dubos, Y. A., Brazzelli, M.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2019, no. 5, CD013325.
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Surgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: the ESTER systematic review and economic evaluation

    Brazzelli, M., Javanbakht, M., Imamura, M., Hudson, J., Moloney, E., Becker, F., Wallace, S., Omar, M. I., Shimonovich, M., MacLennan, G., Ternent, L., Vale, L., Montgomery, I., Mackie, P., Saraswat, L., Monga, A., Craig, D.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 23, no. 14, pp. 1-306
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Risankizumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis

    Imamura, M., Cooper, D., Hernández, R. A., Ormerod, A., Scotland, G., Brazzelli, M., Aberdeen HTA Group
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • The ARCHITECT and Alinity urine NGAL assays, urine NephroCheck test, and urine and plasma NGAL tests to help assess the risk of acute kidney injury in people who are being considered for admission to critical care

    Brazzelli, M., Aucott, L., Aceves Martins, M., Robertson, C., Jacobsen, E., Imamura, M., Poobalan, A., Manson, P., Scotland, G., Kaye, C., Sawhney, S., Boyers, D.
    National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 376 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • COMPARISON OF NINE SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR WOMEN WITH STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE: A COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND VALUE OF INFORMATION ANALYSIS

    Javanbakht, M., Moloney, E., Brazzelli, M., Wallace, S. A., Ternent, L., Omar, M. I., Monga, A., Saraswat, L., Mackie, P., Imamura, M., Hudson, J., Shimonovich, M., MacLennan, G., Vale, L., Craig, D.
    11th Annual European UroGynaecological Association Congress
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • A Systematic Review of Health Economic Evaluations of Surgical Treatments for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence

    Javanbakht, M., Moloney, E., Craig, D., Brazzelli, M., Wallace, S., Omar, M. I., Monga, A., Saraswat, L., Mackie, P., Imamura, M., Hudson, J., Shimonovich, M., MacLennan, G., Vale, L.
    ICS 2018
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • A Systematic Review of Health Economic Evaluations of Surgical Treatments for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence

    Javanbakht, M., Moloney, E., Craig, D., Brazzelli, M., Wallace, S., Omar, M. I., Monga, A., Saraswat, L., Mackie, P., Imamura, M., Hudson, J., Shimonovich, M., MacLennan, G., Vale, L.
    Health Technology Assessment international 2018 Annual Meeting
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Naftopidil for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms compatible with benign prostatic hyperplasia

    Hwang, E. C., Gandhi, S., Jung, J. H., Imamura, M., Kim, M. H., Pang, R., Dahm, P.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 10, CD007360
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Achieving accountability through maternal death reviews in Nigeria: a process analysis

    de Kok, B., Imamura, M., Kanguru, L., Owolabi, O., Okonofua, F., Hussein, J.
    Health Policy and Planning, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1083-1091
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A systematic review of implementation strategies to deliver guidelines on obstetric care practice in low- and middle-income countries

    Imamura, M., Kanguru, L., Penfold, S., Stokes, T., Camosso-Stefinovic, J., Shaw, B., Hussein, J.
    International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 19-28
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Systematic review of obstetric care from a women-centered perspective in Nigeria since 2000

    Hirose, A., Owolabi, O., Imamura, M., Okonofua, F., Hussein, J.
    International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 13-18
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Barriers and enablers to guideline implementation strategies to improve obstetric care practice in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative evidence

    Stokes, T., Shaw, E. J., Camosso-Stefinovic, J., Imamura, M., Kanguru, L., Hussein, J.
    Implementation Science, vol. 11, 144
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The eEffectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Surgical Treatments for womEn with stRess urinary incontinence:: an evidence synthesis (ESTER)

    Brazzelli, M., Craig, D., Imamura, M., Wallace, S., MacLennan, G., Hudson, J., Saraswat, L., Omar, M. I., Montgomery, I.
    Contributions to Journals: Registered Reports

  • Maternal death and obstetric care audits in Nigeria: a systematic review of barriers and enabling factors in the provision of emergency care

    Hussein, J., Hirose, A., Owolabi, O., Imamura, M., Kanguru, L., Okonofua, F.
    Reproductive Health, vol. 13, pp. 1-11
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Conservative management for female urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse review 2013: Summary of the 5th International Consultation on Incontinence

    Dumoulin, C., Hunter, K. F., Moore, K., Bradley, C. S., Burgio, K. L., Hagen, S., Imamura, M., Thakar, R., Williams, K., Chambers, T.
    Neurourology and Urodynamics, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 15-20
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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