Background: In chronic pancreatitis, obstruction of the main pancreatic duct (MPD) may
contribute to the pathogenesis of pain. Pilot studies suggest that extracorporeal shock wave …

Background Oral tetracyclines are routinely used for the management of inflammatory acne.
However, there is a lack of evidence‐based data on their relative effectiveness and …

High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans were obtained at 1 cm intervals in 63
subjects referred for surgical resection of a cancer or for transplantation to find out whether …

The purpose of this prospective study was to verify whether the percentage area of lung
occupied by lowest attenuation values on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans …

Background: Aseptic nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head is a disorder that can
lead to femoral head collapse and the need for total hip replacement. Since osteonecrosis …

Purpose To study the correlation between apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and pathology
in patients with undefined breast lesion, to validate how accurately ADC is related to …

Importance A potential relationship between meningioma and breast cancer was suggested
70 years ago. However, to date, no conclusive evidence is available on this topic. Objective …

The authors investigated brain glucose utilization using positron emission tomography (PET)
in 12 normal volunteers and 12 unipolar unmedicated depressed patients (six endogenous…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of bone marrow cell implantation into the necrotic
lesion of the femoral head on clinical symptoms and the progression of osteonecrosis of the …

Purpose: To prospectively compare pulmonary function tests and helical computed tomographic
(CT) indexes for quantifying pulmonary emphysema with macroscopic and microscopic …