Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children that is refractory to
intensive multimodal therapy. In particular, tumor-initiating cells (TICs) derived from …

Recent developments in image analysis have enabled an individual’s brain network to be
evaluated and brain age to be predicted from gray matter images. Our study aimed to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although various neuropsychological problems in Becker
muscular dystrophy have attracted attention, there have been few related neuroimaging …

Background and Purpose Free‐water‐corrected diffusion tensor imaging (FW‐DTI), a new
analysis method for diffusion MRI, can indicate neuroinflammation and degeneration. There is …

Objective: Laparoscopic transverse colectomy is challenging owing to technical difficulties
in identifying an adequate dissection plane, ligating and dissecting lymph nodes around the …

Lesions in the middle and posterior mediastinum are relatively rare, but there are some
useful radiological clues that can be used to diagnose them precisely. It is useful to determine …

The use of dendritic cells (DC) to prime tumor-associated antigen-specific T-cell responses
provides a promising approach to cancer immunotherapy. Embryonic stem cells (ESC) and …

Hippocampal cholinergic neurostimulating peptide (HCNP) is involved in the phenotype
development of the septo-hippocampal system. HCNP precursor protein (HCNP-pp) is known to …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristic findings of contrast-enhanced
CT (CECT) of the neck in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) and to develop a …

Purpose To evaluate the clinical outcomes of bronchial artery embolization (BAE) using a
gelatin sponge for hemoptysis from pulmonary aspergilloma and compare them with treatment …