Published in Respiration on December 10, 2003
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CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes together with CD4+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and dendritic cells improve the prognosis of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Pancreas (2004) 2.48
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The effect of nitroglycerin on myocardial blood flow in various segments characterized by rest-redistribution thallium SPECT. J Nucl Med (2003) 2.02
Feasibility of insertion/implantation of 2.0-mm-diameter gold internal fiducial markers for precise setup and real-time tumor tracking in radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2003) 2.00
Forty consecutive resections of hilar cholangiocarcinoma with no postoperative mortality and no positive ductal margins: results of a prospective study. Ann Surg (2004) 1.99
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Down-regulated NF-E2-related factor 2 in pulmonary macrophages of aged smokers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2008) 1.83
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Virtual bronchoscopic navigation combined with endobronchial ultrasound to diagnose small peripheral pulmonary lesions: a randomised trial. Thorax (2011) 1.82
CD4+ T cells in cancer stroma, not CD8+ T cells in cancer cell nests, are associated with favorable prognosis in human non-small cell lung cancers. Cancer Sci (2003) 1.78
Does lemon candy decrease salivary gland damage after radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer? J Nucl Med (2005) 1.73
Clinical features and determinants of COPD exacerbation in the Hokkaido COPD cohort study. Eur Respir J (2013) 1.69
Evaluation of CYP2A6 genetic polymorphisms as determinants of smoking behavior and tobacco-related lung cancer risk in male Japanese smokers. Carcinogenesis (2004) 1.65
Validation study on the accuracy of echocardiographic measurements of right ventricular systolic function in pulmonary hypertension. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2012) 1.64
Tolerance of organs at risk in small-volume, hypofractionated, image-guided radiotherapy for primary and metastatic lung cancers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2003) 1.63
Prediction of cardiac death in hemodialysis patients by myocardial fatty acid imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 1.62
Bronchoscopic microsampling method for measuring drug concentration in epithelial lining fluid. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.62
Quantitative cerebral blood flow measurement with dynamic perfusion CT using the vascular-pixel elimination method: comparison with H2(15)O positron emission tomography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (2003) 1.61
Characterisation of phenotypes based on severity of emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax (2007) 1.61
Detection of apoptotic tumor response in vivo after a single dose of chemotherapy with 99mTc-annexin V. J Nucl Med (2003) 1.60
Diagnostic accuracy of lymph node metastasis depends on metabolic activity of the primary lesion in thoracic squamous esophageal cancer. J Nucl Med (2013) 1.60
Myocardial imaging with 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in sarcoidosis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2007) 1.58
Splenic volume measurements on computed tomography utilizing automatically contouring software and its relationship with age, gender, and anthropometric parameters. Eur J Radiol (2009) 1.56
Clinical characteristics of pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung. Lung Cancer (2009) 1.55
Combined survival analysis of prospective clinical trials of gefitinib for non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR mutations. Clin Cancer Res (2009) 1.52
Steep dose-response relationship for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer using hypofractionated high-dose irradiation by real-time tumor-tracking radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2007) 1.49
Lower leptin/adiponectin ratio and risk of rapid lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2014) 1.49
Chest wall reconstruction using Gore-Tex® dual mesh. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.48
Association between body mass index and asthma among Japanese adults: risk within the normal weight range. Int Arch Allergy Immunol (2011) 1.48
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Contrasting associations of body mass index and measles with asthma and rhinitis in young adults. Allergy Asthma Proc (2015) 1.45
The effect of scatter correction on 123I-IMP brain perfusion SPET with the triple energy window method in normal subjects using SPM analysis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2002) 1.45
Dominant-negative hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha reduces tumorigenicity of pancreatic cancer cells through the suppression of glucose metabolism. Am J Pathol (2003) 1.45
Diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath for peripheral pulmonary lesions without X-ray fluoroscopy. Chest (2007) 1.43
Effects of surgical ventricular reconstruction and mitral complex reconstruction on cardiac oxidative metabolism and efficiency in nonischemic and ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2011) 1.42
Factors related to diagnostic yield of transbronchial biopsy using endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath in small peripheral pulmonary lesions. Chest (2007) 1.42
Validation of automated quantitation of myocardial perfusion and fatty acid metabolism abnormalities on SPECT images. Circ J (2011) 1.42
Proteinuria and Reduced Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Are Independent Risk Factors for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Cardiac Catheterization. Circ J (2015) 1.42
Small cell carcinoma of the lung exclusively localized within the left descending pulmonary artery. Chest (2005) 1.42
Prediction of functional recovery after revascularization using quantitative gated myocardial perfusion SPECT: a multi-center cohort study in Japan. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2008) 1.40
Primary small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast: report of a case. Surg Today (2008) 1.39
Interpretative variability and its impact on the prognostic value of myocardial fatty acid imaging in asymptomatic hemodialysis patients in a multicenter trial in Japan. Circ J (2014) 1.39
Intraductal papillary-mucinous tumors arising in Santorini's duct: clinicopathologic features and the treatment of choice. World J Surg (2005) 1.39
Reduced 123I-BMIPP uptake implies decreased myocardial flow reserve in patients with chronic stable angina. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2005) 1.39
Cardiac functional analysis with multi-detector row CT and segmental reconstruction algorithm: comparison with echocardiography, SPECT, and MR imaging. Radiology (2005) 1.39
Prognostic value of circulating KL-6 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respirology (2006) 1.37
Lung adenocarcinoma presenting with enlarged and multiloculated cystic lesions over 2 years. Respir Care (2004) 1.31
Insufficient autophagy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2012) 1.30
Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in bleomycin-induced lung injury and fibrosis in mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2002) 1.29
Accelerated epithelial cell senescence in IPF and the inhibitory role of SIRT6 in TGF-β-induced senescence of human bronchial epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2010) 1.27