BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Metastasis to the regional cervical lymph nodes may be
associated with alterations in water diffusivity and microcirculation of the node. We tested …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Preoperative prediction of tumor malignancy is clinically
very important, because this information strongly influences the surgical plan. We evaluate the …

… Thus, the sample size of alleles was equal to the number of isolates (n = 547). Four intragenic
loci in the msp1 gene were genotyped in the Southeast Asian samples, using PCR with …

… haplotypes, as determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based haplotyping [31],
were excluded from further analysis, and only those with a single msp1 haplotype infection (n = …

The organization and allelic recombination of the merozoite surface protein-1 gene of
Plasmodium vivax (PvMsp-1), the most widely prevalent human malaria parasite, were evaluated …

Objectives/Hypothesis: This study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of a novel high‐resolution
manometry system, and to establish normal values of swallowing pressures along the …

Background: The incidence rates of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC)
have risen steadily in the USA and in northern Europe. These increases are thought to be a …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The presence of extranodal spread in metastatic nodes
significantly affects treatment planning and prognosis of the patient with head and neck cancer…

Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma (SNTCS) is a rare and aggressive malignant neoplasm
histologically characterized by the combination of one or more epithelial elements and …

This paper examines whether a commercially available DNA isolation kit, which utilizes
selective adsorption of DNA onto silica gel in the presence of chaotropic salts, can improve …