Volume 72, Number 3,4
CONTENTS
August 2025

Reviews

Review of Multimodal Imaging in Cardiac Sarcoidosis 225
Leah Anne Christine L. Bollos, Ryosuke Kasai, Shoichiro Takao, Yuka Kawabata, Yoichi Otomi, Tetsuya Tanioka,
Shusuke Yagi, Hitoshi Ikushima, Hideki Otsuka
The Future Pioneered by Intestinal Organoid Culture Technology 235
Koichi Okamoto, Ryo Shinomiya, Hiroyuki Ueda, Tomoyuki Kawaguchi, Kaizo Kagemoto, Yasuyuki Okada,
Yutaka Kawano, Masahiro Sogabe, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Yasushi Sato, Tetsuji Takayama
The role of the renin-angiotensin system in pediatric kidney diseases and neonatal development 241
Maki Urushihara

Originals


Potential effect of Ninjin’yoeito on the postoperative state of hepatectomy in a naturally aged mouse model of frailty 245
Shinichiro Yamada, Yuji Morine, Tetsuya Ikemoto, Yu Saito, Hiroki Teraoku, Katsuki Miyazaki, Mitsuo Shimada
Association of energy expenditure with body composition and nutritional intake in male patients with esophageal
and head and neck cancer
252
Ayako Tatsumi, Momoko Kyomen, Rie Tsutsumi, Kana Beppu, Rina Aihara-Matsushima,
Yuna Izumi-Mishima, Sonoko Yasui-Yamada, Yasuo M. Tsutsumi, Kazuhiro Nomura, Hiroshi Sakaue
Wavelength-dependent differences in survival of Cladosporium sphaerospermum exposed to ultraviolet light 260
Michiyo Yamashita, Mutsumi Aihara, Yushi Onoda, Shiho Fukushima, Miharu Nagahashi, Toshihiko Aizawa,
Shigeharu Yamauchi, Yasuo Fujikawa, Tomotake Tanaka, Yasuko Kadomura-Ishikawa, Kai Ishida,
Mina Matsubara, Takashi Uebanso, Kazuaki Mawatari, Akira Takahashi
Zero-echo time (ZTE) and fast field echo resembling a CT using restricted echo-spacing (FRACTURE) on 3-T MRI for
the cervical spine
266
Toshiyuki Okazaki, Kazuma Doi, Kazunori Shibamoto, Satoshi Tani, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Koji Saito,
Junichi Mizuno
The Kihon Checklist is a useful screening tool for predicting sarcopenia : A retrospective cross-sectional pilot study 272
Hidenori Onishi, Tomoko Okamoto, Yuki Niida, Osamu Yamamura
The impact of snack and vegetable intake on body composition in young healthy subjects 281
Marina Iuchi, Rie Tsutsumi, Mayu Sebe, Rina Aihara-Matsushima, Yumiko Miyatake, Masashi Kuroda, Yasuo
M. Tsutsumi, Nagakatsu Harada, Hiroshi Sakaue
Increase in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis age of onset : Analysis of cases originating in 2011-2020 286
Kenta Hanada, Shotaro Haji, Koji Fukushima, Hiroki Yamazaki, Yusuke Osaki, Naoko Takamatsu, Koji Fujita,
Yuishin Izumi
Differences in associations of follicle-stimulating hormone with lipid profiles according to oral and transdermal
hormone replacement therapy in Japanese women during the menopausal transition
290
Takako Kawakita, Toshiyuki Yasui, Sumika Matsui, Takeshi Iwasa
Analysis of the anti-fibrotic potential of a JAK inhibitor in a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis model 298
Haruka Nishimura, Hiroshi Kawano, Seidai Sato, Takeshi Imakura, Yuya Yamashita, Kojin Murakami,
Keiko Haji, Hiroki Bando, Nobuhito Naito, Kozo Kagawa, Yuta Isomura, Kazuya Koyama, Hirohisa Ogawa,
Yoshihiro Nishimura, Yasuhiko Nishioka
Effects of consuming fish on vitamin D status and use of urinary vitamin D metabolite as a noninvasive biomarker 308
Xiangna Zheng, Yuka Kawakami-Shinoda, Masaki Takiwaki, Kentaro Abe, Hidekazu Arai
Kamikihito contributes to visceral fat reduction and appetite suppression in PCOS model rats by increasing OTR
and leptin expression in visceral fat
316
Shota Yamamoto, Ryosuke Arakaki, Moeka Arata, Kou Tamura, Hidenori Aoki, Hiroki Noguchi, Asuka Takeda,
Maimi Uchishiba, Saki Minato, Hiroaki Inui, Shuhei Kamada, Ayuka Mineda, Masafumi Kon, Riyo Kinouchi,
Yuri Yamamoto, Kanako Yoshida, Takashi Kaji, Masato Nishimura, Nobuo Shinohara, Takeshi Iwasa
Effect of Continuous Intake of Onion Powder on Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Skeletal Muscle Maintenance in
Elderly Bedridden Individuals : A Pilot Study
324
Rie Mukai, Akari Kondo-Kawai, Toshiyuki Nakamura, Yuki Noboritama, Airi Otsuka, Atsuko Sakai,
Natsuo Yasui, Mikiko Inatsugi, Daisuke Doi, Takeshi Nikawa, Junji Terao
CT Radiomics of Pericoronary Fat to Predict Coronary Artery Calcification 330
Leah Bollos, Ryosuke Kasai, Yoichi Otomi, Shoichiro Takao, Masataka Sata, Masafumi Harada, Hideki Otsuka
Effectiveness of Combined Vitamin D and Iron Supplementation on Iron Status in Children with Iron Deficiency
Anemia : A Randomized Controlled Trial
337
Nadirah Rasyid Ridha, Bahrul Fikri, Irwan, Conny Tanjung, Andi Alfian Zainuddin, Destya Maulani,
Sri Hardiyanti Putri
Association between total soy product intake and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese workers :
Cross-sectional and longitudinal study findings
343
Mariko Nakamoto, Kana Yamada, Bui Thi Thuy, Akiko Nakamoto, Akiko Hata, Nanako Aki, Yosuke Shikama,
Yukiko Bando, Takako Ichihara, Takako Minagawa, Yumi Kuwamura, Makoto Funaki, Tohru Sakai
The combination of CD8 and TIM3 expression predicts survival outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma 354
Takayuki Noma, Yuma Wada, Masaaki Nishi, Hiroki Teraoku, Shinichiro Yamada, Yu Saito, Tetsuya Ikemoto,
Yuji Morine, Mitsuo Shimada
Effect of positive-pressure ventilation before extubation on respiratory function : physiological evaluation under simulated extubation 361
Takuya Takashima, Marina Okubo, Shotaro Otani, Masaki Terazawa, Konomi Moriwaki, Saki Saijo,
Natsuki Bando, Kazuki Momota, Hiroki Sato, Yuki Nakano, Toshiyuki Nunomura, Manabu Ishihara,
Yoshitoyo Ueno, Taiga Itagaki, Jun Oto
The Diagnostic Ability of Texture Analysis in MR Imaging for Neurogenic Tumors 367
Tomoki Matsushita, Takayoshi Shinya, Toshihiko Nishisho, Koichi Sairyo, Yoshimi Bando, Hisanori Uehara, Masafumi Harada
Association of lipids in lipoprotein subfractions with liver fibrosis in a mouse model of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis 375
Honoka Nakahara, Mayuko Ichimura-Shimizu, Shotaro Tachibana, Orgil Jargalsaikhan, Cai Qinyi,
Miyakami Yuko, Hirohisa Ogawa, Satoru Matsuda, Koichi Tsuneyama
Kinematics of an intervertebral disc with type 1 Modic change : mechanical and non-mechanical causes 385
Yuji Yamada, Masatoshi Morimoto, Toru Maeda, Syogo Tomiyama, Naoyuki Yoshida, Masahiro Kashima,
Koichi Sairyo
Mid-term hemodynamic performance of INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic bioprosthesis for severe aortic stenosis 390
Naoto Fukunaga, Tatsuto Wakami, Akio Shimoji, Otohime Mori, Kosuke Yoshizawa, Nobushige Tamura
Prognostic performance of psoas muscle density in elderly patients undergoing curative surgery for gastric cancer 396
Masayuki Urabe, Mami Suzuki, Takahiro Fukai, Yui Hasegawa, Emi Terai, Yoshitaka Kiya, Goki Morizono,
Masaya Hiyoshi, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Yojiro Hashiguchi
Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic related changes in pediatric patient numbers in Tokushima, Japan 401
Ayumu Tominaga, Yoshiro Mori, Kazumi Nakagawa, Mai Nakagawa, Ryo Fujimaru, Maiko Ito, Kaori Inaba,
Hisayoshi Morioka
Increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with symptom severity in patients with schizophrenia 408
Marko Pavlović, Pejana Rastović, Martina Krešić Ćorić, Sanja Burić, Tomislav Rajić, Marko Martinac
Proposal for a measurement protocol for nurses’ empathic communication competencies using gaze tracking,
voice analysis technology, and digital video data
419
Hirokazu Ito, Yoshihiro Kai, Tetsuya Tanioka
How should we intervene to increase the number of female spine surgeons? A preliminary survey of trainees in
Japan from medical school through spine fellowship
425
Saori Soeda, Nori Sato, Kosuke Sugiura, Hiroaki Manabe, Masatoshi Morimoto, Fumitake Tezuka,
Kazuta Yamashita, Junzo Fujitani, Koichi Sairyo

Case reports


Adult-onset adenosine deaminase-2 deficiency presenting with recurrent juvenile cerebral infarction : A case report 430
Ryohei Nakao, Yuki Yamamoto, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Konoka Tachibana, Masaki Kamada, Hiroyuki Morino,
Yuishin Izumi
A case of severe cardiogenic shock triggered by Legionella infection treated with veno-arterial extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO)
434
Kazuki Momota, Shotaro Otani, Konomi Moriwaki, Natsuki Bando, Koji Sato, Hiroki Sato, Yusuke Akimoto,
Toshiyuki Nunomura, Yoshitoyo Ueno, Taiga Itagaki, Jun Oto
A fatal infantile case with suspected hyperekplexia 438
Yuri Hayashi, Miki Shono, Yuki Sato, Takuya Ohno, Akemi Ono, Makoto Irahara, Koichi Shichijo,
Hiroyoshi Watanabe
A case of pyogenic granuloma recurrent with satellite lesions 440
Kazutoshi Murao, Azusa Muguruma, Yurino Sato, Emi Kunikata, Hiromi Shirai, Kazuhide Mineda, Yoshiro Abe,
Ichiro Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Kubo
Rebound hyperammonemia triggered by interruption of renal replacement therapy in adolescent ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency 443
Yuki Nakano, Shotaro Otani, Masaki Terazawa, Konomi Moriwaki, Saki Saijo, Natsuki Bando, Kazuki Momota,
Hiroki Sato, Takuya Takashima, Toshiyuki Nunomura, Manabu Ishihara, Yoshitoyo Ueno, Taiga Itagaki,
Jun Oto
Ventilatory Management Using Electrical Impedance Tomography in an Obese Patient Undergoing Robot-Assisted
Laparoscopic Rectal Resection : A Case Report
447
Ayumu Matsumoto, Satoshi Kamiya, Soshi Narasaki, Takahiro Kato, Hiroshi Niinai, Yasuo M. Tsutsumi
Wellens’ Syndrome with Positive T Wave in Lead aVR Suggesting Severe Three-Vessel Coronary Arterial Disease 451
Kazuki Tezuka, Shusuke Yagi, Yutaka Kawabata, Hiroyuki Aibara, Ryo Bando, Tomonori Takahashi,
Robert Zheng, Tomoko Takahashi, Tomomi Matsuura, Yoshihito Saijo, Muneyuki Kadaota, Tomoya Hara,
Takayuki Ise, Koji Yamaguchi,Hirotsugu Yamada, Takeshi Soeki, Masataka Sata
Esophageal Impaction of a Large Chicken Bone in a Patient with Schizophrenia 455
Kenji Yokoyama, Tetsuya Matsuura, Joji Iwase, Koichi Sairyo
Arthroscopic Capsular Release for Refractory Frozen Shoulder after COVID-19 Vaccination : A Report of Two Cases 459
Jun Kawamata, Shoji Fukuta, Masashi Kano, Koichi Sairyo

Others


Effective Visualization of the Intracranially Implanted Neurosurgical Devices with Photon-counting Detector
Computed Tomography : A Technical Note
463
Tadasuke Tominaga, Takahiro Yokoyama, Suguru Nakamura, Hanako Morisawa, Tatsuya Hoshino,
Takakazu Kawamata, Naohisa Miura


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