Immune cells constitute an important element of tumor tissue. Accumulating evidence
indicates their clinicopathological significance in predicting prognosis and therapeutic efficacy. …

A narrative review regarding percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for osteoporotic vertebral
fracture (OVF) is provided herein, addressing the epidemic of OVF in Japan, the latest …

Purpose To elucidate the diagnostic ability of liver fibrosis using (1) liver parenchymal
iodine density on equilibrium computed tomographic imaging and (2) extracellular volume (ECV) …

Background: The rate at which patients are accurately diagnosed with hereditary angioedema
(HAE), as well as diagnosed patients access to modern treatments differs greatly among …

… All image analyses were performed using Image J (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,
MD, USA). After the T1ρ and T2 values of the liver parenchyma obtained by the two …

Introduction The molecular bases and clinical features of hereditary angioedema (HAE)
have not been systematically documented in Japan or in other Asian countries. Thus, the …

Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) is an intermediate malignant bone tumor that is locally
aggressive and rarely metastasizes. Denosumab, which is a receptor activator of nuclear factor …

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a potentially life-threatening rare disease, which is mainly
caused by the deficiency or dysfunction of C1-esterase inhibitor, and characterized by …

Purpose To assess the relationship between histopathological features of gastric cancer
and the extracellular volume fraction (ECV) measured by preoperative equilibrium contrast-…

Purpose. Using primary cultured rabbit oral mucosal epithelial cells (ROEpi), we investigated
whether carrier-mediated drug absorption via the oral mucosal route occurs. Methods. Oral …