Selection criteria for hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and portal vein tumor thrombus

…, M Makuuchi, T Takayama, K Ohtomo - Annals of …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Objective To examine the usefulness of the authors’ method involving preoperative transcatheter
arterial chemoembolization followed by hepatectomy. Summary Background Data The …

Spectrum of Epstein-Barr virus-related diseases: a pictorial review

…, M Minami, H Uozaki, M Fukayama, K Ohtomo - Japanese journal of …, 2009 - Springer
… In the immunosuppressive state, lymphocytes that should be destroyed in the germinal center
are rescued in the absence of cytotoxic T cells (k). This circumstance is thought to give rise …

Complications of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for hepato-cellular carcinoma: imaging spectrum and management

…, R Tateishi, T Teratani, S Shiina, K Ohtomo - Radiographics, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
Percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation is feasible for the treatment of unresectable
hepatocellular carcinoma, and experience at the authors’ institution during 5 years indicates that …

[HTML][HTML] Silk fibroin of Bombyx mori is secreted, assembling a high molecular mass elementary unit consisting of H-chain, L-chain, and P25, with a 6: 6: 1 molar ratio

…, K Tanaka, F Arisaka, S Kimura, K Ohtomo… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
Silk fibroin produced by the silkwormBombyx mori consists of a heavy chain, a light chain,
and a glycoprotein, P25. The heavy and light chains are linked by a disulfide bond, and P25 …

Comparison of in vivo tissue temperature profile and lesion geometry for radiofrequency ablation with a saline-irrigated electrode versus temperature control in a …

…, JV Pitha, M Arruda, X Wang, K Ohtomo… - Circulation, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
Background It is thought that only a thin layer of tissue adjacent to the electrode is heated
directly by electrical current (resistive heating) during radiofrequency ablation. Most of the …

[HTML][HTML] Sarcopenia, intramuscular fat deposition, and visceral adiposity independently predict the outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma

…, Y Asaoka, Y Tanaka, K Ohtomo, S Shiina, K Koike - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Obesity defined by body mass index (BMI) significantly increases the
risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In contrast, not only obesity but also underweight is …

Voxel-based analysis of MRI reveals anterior cingulate gray-matter volume reduction in posttraumatic stress disorder due to terrorism

…, T Sasaki, S Aoki, K Ohtomo… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
MRI studies using the manual tracing method have shown a smaller-than-normal hippocampal
volume in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, these studies …

[PDF][PDF] Accurate preoperative evaluation of liver mass lesions without fine‐needle biopsy

…, K Inoue, AM Hui, K Kubota, K Ohtomo… - …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Fine‐needle biopsy (FNB) is associated with problems, such as tumor seeding, which are
probably underestimated. The aim of this study was to validate prospectively the accuracy of …

Normal aging in the central nervous system: quantitative MR diffusion-tensor analysis

…, H Mori, T Yoshikawa, T Okubo, K Ohtomo - Neurobiology of …, 2002 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to elucidate changes in mean diffusivity (ADC) and fractional
anisotropy (FA) using MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the central nervous system during …

Detection of common bile duct stones: comparison between endoscopic ultrasonography, magnetic resonance cholangiography, and helical-computed-tomographic …

…, M Tada, H Yoshida, T Kawabe, K Ohtomo… - European journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Objectives: New modalities, namely, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), magnetic resonance
cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), and helical computed-tomographic cholangiography …