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Open AccessFour-dimensional computed tomography is useful for detection of apical sparing of cardiac amyloidosis
A 73-year-old male was admitted because of recurrent syncope. He was diagnosed with transient bradycardia caused by a 2:1 atrioventricular block, and he underwent cardiac computed tomography (CT) using 320 det...
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A new composite indicator consisting of left ventricular extracellular volume, N-terminal fragment of B-type natriuretic peptide, and left ventricular end-diastolic volume is useful for predicting reverse remodeling after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
Recently, myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) analysis has been measurable on computed tomography (CT) using new software. We evaluated the use of cardiac CT to estimate the myocardial ECV of left ventricula...
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Strontium-89 chloride delivery for painful bone metastases in patients with a history of prior irradiation
Re-irradiation of a previously irradiated site must be done with careful consideration to minimize dose to organs at risk.
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Evaluation of extracellular volume by computed tomography is useful for prediction of prognosis in dilated cardiomyopathy
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is useful for the screening of coronary artery stenosis, and extracellular volume fraction (ECV) analysis by CT using new dedicated software is now available. Here, we evaluate...
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Efficacy of EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis in combination with EUS-guided celiac ganglia neurolysis for pancreatic cancer-associated pain: a multicenter prospective trial
This study evaluated the efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS-CPN) in combination with EUS-guided celiac ganglia neurolysis (EUS-CGN) for pancreatic cancer-associated pain.
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Development of an assessment sheet for fall prediction in stroke inpatients in convalescent rehabilitation wards in Japan
We conducted a study to develop an assessment sheet for fall prediction in stroke inpatients that is handy and reliable to help ward staff to devise a fall prevention strategy for each inpatient immediately up...
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Studies on the Relationship of Vitamin A Deficiency to the Antibody Response to Tetanus Toxoid in the Rat
Morbidity and mortality due to tetanus constitute a very significant public health problem in much of the develo** world. Although vaccination with tetanus toxoid has significantly reduced the incidence of t...