Objectives: Recently, diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) for the whole body has become
available for clinical use, as has been previously used for the central nervous system. …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To our knowledge, inner structural alterations of the
hippocampus have never been demonstrated because of the lack of contrast between the …

Scintigraphic evaluation of 123 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine ( 123 I-MIBG) in the lungs is
considered to recognize endothelial cell lesions. The aim of this study was to clarify the …

Objective Our purpose is to demonstrate the deformity of the cranial nerves by arterial
compression using a novel technique, multislice motion-sensitized driven equilibrium (MSDE). …

Purpose We experienced an outbreak of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) colitis.
The purpose of this study was to reveal the computed tomographic (CT) findings on EHEC …

Objective: Rare disease Background: Nocardia infections have rarely been reported in
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients, who usually receive the prophylactic …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this prospective study was to clarify whether reducing the
incidence of perivenous artifacts through craniocaudal scanning improves the quality of 64-…

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can create an image of the anisotropic nature of diffusion and
express it quantitatively. Nerve fibers have a large anisotropic diffusion, and it is possible to …

We used virtual CT endoscopy for 14 patients with tracheobronchial lesions. Virtual CT
endoscopy was easy to use and it could reveal almost the same images as bronchoendoscopy. …

This paper presents the first case of the successful eradication of a Coleoptera pest species
over a wide area using a combination of male annihilation technique (MAT) and sterile …