{"title":"[Peripheral venous stenoses of hemodialysis shunts: improved long-term patency rates with stent placement].","authors":"Yasuo Gotoh, Shuichi Tanabe, Tadashi Ishibashi, Shoki Takahashi, Shogo Yamada","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of endovascular stents placed in the peripheral veins of hemodialysis shunts.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>156 endovascular stents were placed in the peripheral veins of 155 hemodialysis shunts with 220 stenoses. Among these, 106 stenoses of 93 hemodialysis shunts had been treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) before stent placement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The initial success rate was 97.7%. Primary radiologic patency rates of the stents at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years were 69.8%, 49.1%, and 45.8%, respectively. Secondary radiologic patency rates at 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years were 94.0%, 91.8%, and 88.0%, respectively. Primary clinical patency rates at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years were 64.4%, 43.4%, and 27.3%; while secondary clinical patency rates at 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years were 93.5%, 86.5%, and 73.4%, respectively. Radiologic and clinical primary patency rates of 106 stenoses and 93 hemodialysis shunts were significantly higher than those of PTA that had been performed before stents were placed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Stent placement for stenoses of the peripheral veins of hemodialysis shunts recurring in three months and treated by PTA alone can improve long-term patency.</p>","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 8","pages":"564-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24905449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Breast multidetector-row CT with histopathologic correlation].","authors":"Makiko Takeuchi, Akiyoshi Yamashita, Kazuyuki Ohgi, Kenichi Kobori, Takashi Furukawa","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the correlation between multidetector-row CT (MDCT) and histopathologic findings using the same MDCT image as the histopathologic cross-section.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>MDCT with contrast enhancement was performed in 10 patients with breast cancers (8 invasive ductal carcinomas, one invasive lobular carcinoma, and one non-invasive ductal carcinoma). We tried to reconstruct multiplanar reconstructions (MPR) in the same plane as the histopathologic cross-section, and we evaluated the histopathologic findings of the false-positive lesions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all cases, we obtained the same MDCT image as the histopathologic cross-section. There were 10 main lesions and 18 other lesions. In the other lesions, we found no false-negative lesions and 11 false-positive lesions. False-positive lesions included periductal fibrosis, cystic change, duct papillomatosis, sclerosing adenosis, fibroadenoma, and others.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Using MDCT of the breast, it is possible to obtain good correlation between CT images and histopathologic findings. MDCT is thought to be useful in the evaluation CT findings on the basis of histopathologic evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 8","pages":"557-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24906210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Approaches by mass media--its role and expectation on professionals].","authors":"Kumiko Nakajima","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 7 Suppl","pages":"22-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24938641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Radiation therapy for brain tumors].","authors":"Yoshiaki Tanaka, Motoaki Fujii, Tsutomu Saito, Jiro Kawamori","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brain tumors respond differently to treatment with surgery plus radiotherapy or radiotherapy alone, combined with or without chemotherapy, because they are characterized by subtypes with different histologies. Since the development of diagnostic radiology, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain tumors have been easier to demonstrate and can be found at earlier stages than in the conventional situation. Furthermore, highly technical devices and equipment for radiation therapy have been developed and installed for clinical use, especially with multileaf collimator (MLC) and treatment planning systems. In the field of radiotherapy for brain tumors, it has been possible to use more precise treatment planning with conformal radiotherapy, three-dimensional treatment planning, and stereotactic radiotherapy. Dose escalation studies and the modified fractionation schedule of radiotherapy can also be designed by analyzing biological data and applying hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) to radioresistant tumors such as glioblastoma multiforme and anaplastic astrocytoma. Future investigation may be useful to determine which fraction size is likely to be optimal for these malignant gliomas when highly conformal radiotherapy is used in adjuvant treatment. These technological developments and newly designed radiosensitizing agents will improve local control rates and survival times, thereby enhancing the quality of life in patients suffering from various kinds of brain tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 7","pages":"387-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24938572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Protection of patients from radiation exposure--medical exposure to radiation and its effects on health].","authors":"Tsuneo Ishiguchi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 7 Suppl","pages":"16-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24938640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer].","authors":"Masamichi Nishio","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Radiotherapy plays an important role in therapy for head and neck cancers from the aspect of functional and cosmetic conservation. In 2001, 130,000 patients underwent radiotherapy for the first time, and those with head and neck cancer accounted for 12.5% of this population. However, we cannot consider the management of head and neck cancer without understanding the similarities and differences among the primary sub-sites, because there is a significant difference in the natural history of cancer among these sub-sites. Treatment results are improving with the popularization of stereotactic radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy, in addition to traditional brachytherapy. Trends in radiotherapy for head and neck cancer are summarized in this article by discussing the specificities and similarities among sub-sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 7","pages":"379-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24938571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Tendency of CT examination and estimation of the patient doses].","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 7 Suppl","pages":"3-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24938636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The 40th autumn meeting of the Japan Radiological Society. Tokyo, Japan. October 28-30, 2004. Abstracts].","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 6 Suppl","pages":"S361-460"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24965362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gen Suzuki, Naofumi Hayabuchi, Seiji Kurata, Masatora Aoki, Tadashi Nakashima
{"title":"[Early-stage carcinoma of the external auditory canal treated by intracavitary irradiation with HDR 192Ir-RALS: a case report].","authors":"Gen Suzuki, Naofumi Hayabuchi, Seiji Kurata, Masatora Aoki, Tadashi Nakashima","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of early-stage carcinoma of the external auditory canal treated by intracavitary irradiation with high-dose-rate (HDR) 192Ir-RALS after 40 Gy by external irradiation. We made an applicator that was inserted into the external auditory canal for the intracavitary irradiation, using a 9 Fr silicone catheter and resin. The total intracavitary radiation dosages were 20 Gy/8 Fr/4 weeks. No severe side effects were noted, and the tumor disappeared. RALS may be indicated for early carcinoma of the external auditory canal for its efficacy and lack of side effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 7","pages":"398-400"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24938574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Solutions to the problem of radiation exposure and the development of cancer].","authors":"Sukehiko Koga","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19251,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica","volume":"64 7 Suppl","pages":"26-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24938642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}