Purpose: Patients with oral tongue carcinoma treated by intraoral excision only should be
followed up carefully for cervical lymph node metastasis and salvaged immediately if found, …

This paper describes the performance of QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) systems
under impulsive noise environment. In the analysis, we employ, as a model of the impulsive …

BACKGROUND: Early detection of pharyngeal cancer has been difficult. We reported that
narrow-band imaging (NBI) endoscopy can detect superficial pharyngeal cancer, and these …

Background and Aims Bleeding is a major complication after gastric endoscopic submucosal
dissection (ESD). An evidence-based strategy for postoperative care related to delayed …

Measurements of antithyroglobulin and antimicrosomal (antiperoxidase) antibodies have
been performed widely for the clinical diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases. The present …

Millimeter-wave (mmw) frequency bands, especially 60GHz unlicensed band, are considered
as a promising solution for gigabit short range wireless communication systems. IEEE …

A multiwavelength, multistripe tunable laser array is proposed, and its application to absorption
spectroscopy is demonstrated. Laser waveguides doped with Rhodamine 6 G dye were …

Endoscopy plays an important role in the early detection of gastrointestinal tract neoplasms.
Using conventional white light or dye‐based image enhanced endoscopy, it has been …

A narrow-band imaging (NBI) system is now commercially available worldwide from Olympus
Medical Systems as an endoscopic diagnostic tool for the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The …

Background and study aims: The curability of endoscopic resection for superficial pharyngeal
squamous cell carcinoma (SPSCC) has not been fully elucidated, particularly for lesions …