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Won-** Kim
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MR imaging of the alar ligament: morphologic changes during axial rotation of the head in asymptomatic young adults
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Extratemporal hypometabolism on FDG PET in temporal lobe epilepsy as a predictor of seizure outcome after temporal lobectomy
We investigated the relationship between the presence of extratemporal hypometabolism on fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) and seizure outcome after temporal lobectomy in pa...
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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have abnormally elevated Epstein–Barr virus load in blood
Various genetic and environmental factors appear to be involved in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is among the environmental factors that are suspected of predisposing to SLE, bas...
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Age, body mass index, current smoking history, and serum insulin-like growth factor-I levels associated with bone mineral density in middle-aged Korean men
Osteoporosis is a growing health problem in women and in men. This cross-sectional study examined the association of anthropometric, lifestyle, and hormonal factors with bone mineral density (BMD) in 152 healt...
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Imaging of human sodium-iodide symporter gene expression mediated by recombinant adenovirus in skeletal muscle of living rats
We evaluated the feasibility of non-invasive imaging of recombinant adenovirus-mediated human sodium-iodide symporter (hNIS) gene expression by 99mTcO4 − scintigraphy in skeletal muscle of rats.
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The three-dimensional microstructure of the trabecular bone in the mandible
This study investigated the three dimensional (3D) trabecular microstructure of the alveolar and basal bone in the mandible using micro-CT and compared the morphometric values of the different sites. Ten speci...
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Time course of functional recovery after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery according to the preoperative reversibility of perfusion impairment on myocardial SPECT
Ischaemic myocardial dysfunction shows different time courses of functional recovery according to the pathophysiological characteristics of the dysfunction. In this study, we investigated the time course of fu...
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11C-methionine PET as a prognostic marker in patients with glioma: comparison with 18F-FDG PET
The purpose of this study was to compare the prognostic value of 11C-methionine (MET) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in glioma patients.
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Incidental ovarian 18F-FDG accumulation on PET: correlation with the menstrual cycle
The aim of this study was to determine the nature of incidental ovarian 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) accumulation on positron emission tomography (PET) and the correlation with the menstrual cycle and menopaus...
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Perfusion abnormality of the caudate nucleus in patients with paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis
Previous cerebral blood flow and glucose metabolism studies suggest that the basal ganglia or thalamus is involved in the pathogenesis of paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis (PKC). However, the underlying c...
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Assessment of lymph node metastases using 18F-FDG PET in patients with advanced gastric cancer
The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) with respect to lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with advanced gastric cance...
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Open AccessTransduction of Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase mediated by an HIV-1 Tat protein basic domain into human chondrocytes
This study was performed to investigate the transduction of a full-length superoxide dismutase (SOD) protein fused to transactivator of transcription (Tat) into human chondrocytes, and to determine the regulat...
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Effects of a Proximity-Sensing Feedback Chair on Head, Shoulder, and Trunk Postures When Working at a Visual Display Terminal
Introduction: This study was designed to identify the effects of feedback from a proximity-sensing chair on head, shoulder, and trunk postures when working at a visual display terminal (VDT). Met...
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Radiologic anatomy of the superior mesenteric vein and branching patterns of the first jejunal trunk: evaluation using multi-detector row CT venography
The purpose of this study was to describe radiologic anatomy of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and to evaluate branching patterns of the first jejunal trunk on axial CT images and multi-detector row CT (MD...
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Role of [18F]FDG PET/CT in the assessment of suspected recurrent ovarian cancer: correlation with clinical or histological findings
To evaluate the accuracy of integrated positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) for depiction of suspected recurrent ovarian carcinoma after treatment, with use of clinical or histologic...
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Cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injection for neck pain and cervical radiculopathy: effect and prognostic factors
To verify the usefulness of a fluoroscopy guided cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injection (CIESI) in patients with neck pain and cervical radiculopathy and to evaluate outcome predictors.
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Pasteurized autograft–prosthesis composite for distal femoral osteosarcoma
We examined the survivorship and functional outcome of the pasteurized autograft–prosthesis composite for distal femoral osteosarcoma. We also evaluated complications including nonunion, loosening, bony resorp...
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Noninvasive in vivo monitoring of neuronal differentiation using reporter driven by a neuronal promoter
We imaged neuronal differentiation in vivo using dual reporters (sodium iodide symporter [NIS] and luciferase) coupled to a neuron-specific enolase (NSE) promoter.
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Reconstruction with pasteurized autograft for distal tibial tumor
Primary malignant tumors of the distal tibia are rare. With advances in various treatment modalities, limb salvage for tumors of the distal tibia has been indicated for selected cases. This study examined whet...
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Signaling responses of osteoblast cells to hydroxyapatite: the activation of ERK and SOX9
The intracellular signaling cascade triggered as a result of the surface chemistry of the bone mineral hydroxyapatite (HA) remains largely unknown. In this study, we found that the ERK signaling molecule is ac...
