Purpose: To prospectively evaluate chemical shift magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for
differentiating thymic hyperplasia from tumors of the thymus gland. Materials and Methods: The …

Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis (PKC), the most frequently described type of
paroxysmal dyskinesia, is characterized by recurrent, brief attacks of involuntary movements …

Most cases of early onset torsion dystonia are caused by a 3-bp deletion (GAG) in the coding
region of the TOR1A gene (alias DYT1, DQ2), resulting in loss of a glutamic acid in the …

The present study determined the changes in appetite and appetite-regulating gut hormones
during and following bouts of both rope skipping exercise (weight-bearing) and bicycle …

Background: The risk factors for tear progression in symptomatic rotator cuff tears have not
been clarified yet. It is important for orthopaedic surgeons to know the natural course of tear …

Background Focus has recently been on the critical shoulder angle (CSA) as a factor related
to rotator cuff tear and osteoarthritis (OA) in the European population. However, whether …

Background Surgical treatment of massive rotator cuff tears is challenging for shoulder
surgeons. The purpose of this study was to investigate both clinical outcomes and cuff integrity …

OBJECTIVE. We designed our study to prospectively assess a potential role for chemicalshift
MR imaging in identifying a thymus that has not been completely replaced by fat tissue. …

The Japanese Schizophrenia Sib-Pair Linkage Group (JSSLG) is a multisite collaborative
study group that was organized to create a national resource for affected sib pair (ASP) studies …

Purpose The purpose of this work was to evaluate the ability of breath-hold gadolinium-enhanced
three-dimensional (3D) MR angiography to assess the invasion of the pulmonary vein …