Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
(FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in differentiating pulmonary artery sarcoma …

Background Rare neuromuscular diseases such as spinal muscular atrophy, spinal bulbar
muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, distal myopathy, …

The concentration of mineral solutes in mammalian blood is considerably higher than that
predicted by their solubility product. The plasma protein fetuin-A inhibits calcium phosphate …

Expression of p21 and p27 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors is associated with induced
differentiation and cell-cycle arrest in some hematopoietic cell lines. However, it is not clear …

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) of the salivary glands is an uncommon, low-grade
malignant tumor. A recent report demonstrates sebaceous differentiation in this tumor even …

A new tracer, 4′-[methyl- 11 C]-thiothymidine ( 11 C-4DST), has been developed as an in
vivo cell proliferation marker based on the DNA incorporation method. This study evaluated …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common disease caused by segmental weakening of
the aortic walls and progressive aortic dilation leading to the eventual rupture of the aorta. …

Spinal ganglia from a patient who died on the 6th day of varicella infection were examined
by immunofluorescence and electron microscopy, and were compared with spinal ganglia …

Aortic dissection (AD) is a rare but clinically relevant disorder, especially for emergency
room physicians who are confronted with the challenge of fast diagnosis and prognosis …

Objective Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at a high risk for cardiovascular
diseases including stroke. However, the characteristics of the stroke subtypes in patients with …