Masanori Kurokawa

Hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma : Combined dynamic MDCT and SPIO-enhanced MRI versus combined CTHA and CTAP

Aim:u2002 Recently, many diagnostic modalities have been developed for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Of these, a less invasive and more accurate diagnostic procedure is desirable. This study was undertaken to compare combined dynamic multidetector row helical computerized tomography (MDCT) and superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with combined CT hepatic arteriography (CTHA) and CT during arterial portography (CTAP) for the detection of hypervascular HCC.

Utility of computed tomography fusion imaging for the evaluation of the ablative margin of radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma and the correlation to local tumor progression

To demonstrate the usefulness of the computed tomography (CT) fusion imaging for the evaluation of treatment effect of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasonography for the diagnosis of an intrapancreatic accessory spleen: A case report

We report a case of an intrapancreatic accessory spleen in 59‐year‐old man, in which contrast‐enhanced sonography (US) using Sonazoid, a second‐generation contrast agent, was useful for the diagnosis. Sonazoid‐enhanced US could prove both hypervascularity and the existence of reticuloendothelial cell systems in the mass, which is the key to the diagnosis of an accessory spleen. Sonazoid‐enhanced US might become a standard imaging technique for the diagnosis of an accessory spleen.

ENDOSCOPIC COAGULATION THERAPY IS USEFUL FOR IMPROVING ENCEPHALOPATHY IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA

Background:u2002 Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon but treatable cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding often associated with severe cirrhosis. Efficacy of endoscopic treatment is well known; however, long‐term outcome after endoscopic treatment is not clear.

Colonic Angiomyolipoma.: ? A Case Report ?

Abstract: Angiomyolipoma is a rare benign tumor which usually occurs in the kidney with tuberous sclerosis. We encountered a case of angiomyolipoma of the cecum not associated with tuberous sclerosis. To our knowledge, this is only the third case reported in the international literature.