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Efficacy of ripasudil in reducing intraocular pressure and medication score for ocular hypertension with inflammation and corticosteroid [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
AIM: To investigate the efficacy of ripasudil, a Rho kinase inhibitor, in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) and medication scores of anti-glaucoma drugs in patients with ocular hypertension with inflammation and corticosteroid.
Ryoji Yanai, Sho-Hei Uchi, Masaaki Kobayashi, Tomohiko Nagai, Shinichiro Teranishi, Makiko Wakuta, Kazuhiro Kimura   +6 more
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Dual-Source Contrast-Enhanced Multiphasic CT of the Liver Using Low Voltage (70 kVp): Feasibility of a Reduced Radiation Dose and a 50% of Contrast Dose

Tomography, 2023
This study investigated the feasibility of both a reduced radiation dose and a 50% of contrast dose in multiphasic CT of the liver with a 70 kVp protocol compared with a standard-tube-voltage protocol derived from dual-energy (DE) CT (blended DE protocol)
Keisuke Miyoshi, Masahiro Tanabe, Kenichiro Ihara, Masaya Tanabe, Mayumi Higashi, Koji Narikiyo, Yosuke Kawano, Atsuo Inoue, Katsuyoshi Ito   +8 more
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Amyloid beta deposition related retinal pigment epithelium cell impairment and subretinal microglia activation in aged APPswePS1 transgenic mice [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
AIM: To identify the pathological role of amyloid beta (Aβ) deposition in retinal degeneration, and explore Aβ deposition on the retinal pigment epithelium cells (RPE) layer and the associated structural and functional changes in Alzheimer’s disease ...
Zhi-Zhang Dong, Juan Li, Yi-Feng Gan, Xue-Rong Sun, Yun-Xia Leng, Jian Ge   +5 more
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Conditioned Media from Human Pulp Stem Cell Cultures Improve Bone Regeneration in Rat Calvarial Critical-Size Defects

Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2023
The aim of this study was to test whether lyophilized conditioned media from human dental pulp mesenchymal stem cell cultures promote the healing of critical-size defects created in the calvaria of rats.
Leonardo Fernandes Buss, Gustavo Sigrist de Martin, Elizabeth Ferreira Martinez, Isabela Amanda de Abreu Araújo Porcaro Filgueiras, José Luiz Magnabosco, Bruno Frenhan Alves, Bruno de Macedo Almeida, Tatiana Kotaka, Marcelo Lucchesi Teixeira, José Ricardo Muniz Ferreira, Daniel Navarro da Rocha, Raul Canal, Antonio Carlos Aloise, Lexie Shannon Holliday, André Antonio Pelegrine   +14 more
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Multimodal Imaging Techniques in Monitoring a Patient with Ocular Decompression Retinopathy

Diagnostics, 2023
Ocular decompression retinopathy (ODR) is characterized by multiple retinal hemorrhages. It is a rare complication associated with rapid decrease of intraocular pressure (IOP).
Justyna Mędrzycka, Paulina Szabelska, Magdalena Rerych, Radosław Różycki, Joanna Gołębiewska   +4 more
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Bile Flow Dynamics in Patients with Cholelithiasis: An Evaluation with Cine-Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography Using a Spatially Selective Inversion-Recovery Pulse

Tomography, 2022
Background: A variety of pathophysiological changes in the biliary system occur in patients with cholelithiasis, but the changes in the bile flow dynamics in those patients remain unclear.
Mayumi Higashi, Masahiro Tanabe, Kenichiro Ihara, Etsushi Iida, Matakazu Furukawa, Katsuyoshi Ito   +5 more
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Clinical Benefits of Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Applied Sciences, 2021
Recent success of systemic therapeutic agents, including combination immunotherapy, could promote a change in the treatment strategy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Takahiro Yamasaki, Issei Saeki, Yurika Kotoh-Yamauchi, Ryo Sasaki, Norikazu Tanabe, Takashi Oono, Takashi Matsuda, Takuro Hisanaga, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Isao Hidaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Taro Takami, Yutaka Suehiro, Isao Sakaida   +13 more
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The Recent Development of the Surgical Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Applied Sciences, 2021
The optimal treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) should be selected based on tumor conditions, liver functional reserve, and performance status.
Masao Nakajima, Yukio Tokumitsu, Yoshitaro Shindo, Hiroto Matsui, Satoshi Matsukuma, Michihisa Iida, Nobuaki Suzuki, Shigeru Takeda, Tatsuya Ioka, Hiroaki Nagano   +9 more
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Biomechanical Analysis of the Spine in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: Finite Element Analysis

Applied Sciences, 2021
Patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) develop fractures of the vertebral bodies, even in minor trauma, because of the loss of flexibility, which causes difficulties in fusing vertebrae; therefore, the diagnosis of spine injuries ...
Norihiro Nishida, Fei Jiang, Junji Ohgi, Masahiro Fuchida, Rei Kitazumi, Yuto Yamamura, Rui Tome, Yasuaki Imajo, Hidenori Suzuki, Masahiro Funaba, Xian Chen, Takashi Sakai   +11 more
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Image Correction Methods for Regions of Interest in Liver Cirrhosis Classification on CNNs

Sensors, 2022
The average error rate in liver cirrhosis classification on B-mode ultrasound images using the traditional pattern recognition approach is still too high.
Yoshihiro Mitani, Robert B. Fisher, Yusuke Fujita, Yoshihiko Hamamoto, Isao Sakaida   +4 more
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