Published in Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on January 01, 2011
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Giant room-temperature magnetoresistance in single-crystal Fe/MgO/Fe magnetic tunnel junctions. Nat Mater (2004) 7.96
Endobronchial ultrasonography using a guide sheath increases the ability to diagnose peripheral pulmonary lesions endoscopically. Chest (2004) 2.60
Generation of robust left-right asymmetry in the mouse embryo requires a self-enhancement and lateral-inhibition system. Dev Cell (2006) 2.52
Novel approach for talc pleurodesis by dedicated catheter through flexi-rigid thoracoscope under local anesthesia. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 2.18
Treatment of relapsed adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: the Nagasaki Transplant Group experience. Blood (2012) 1.65
Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2004. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.64
Stenting at the flow-limiting segment in tracheobronchial stenosis due to lung cancer. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.62
Narrow band imaging applied to pleuroscopy for the assessment of vascular patterns of the pleura. Respiration (2009) 1.55
A mass conserved reaction-diffusion system captures properties of cell polarity. PLoS Comput Biol (2007) 1.51
Factors related to diagnostic yield of transbronchial biopsy using endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath in small peripheral pulmonary lesions. Chest (2007) 1.42
Phase II clinical study of photodynamic therapy using mono-L-aspartyl chlorin e6 and diode laser for early superficial squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Lung Cancer (2003) 1.33
Dietary patterns and glucose tolerance abnormalities in Japanese men. J Nutr (2006) 1.30
The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk of colorectal adenoma development: the Self-Defense Forces health study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev (2006) 1.28
Dietary patterns and colorectal adenomas in Japanese men: the Self-Defense Forces Health Study. Am J Epidemiol (2005) 1.20
A primary pulmonary glomus tumor: a case report and review of the literature. Case Rep Pathol (2012) 1.12
Mesenteric paraganglioma: report of a case. Surg Today (2005) 1.11
Telomerase expression in noncancerous bronchial epithelia is a possible marker of early development of lung cancer. Cancer Res (2005) 1.08
Interventional bronchoscopy in the management of airway stenosis due to tracheobronchial tuberculosis. Chest (2004) 1.08
Predicting regulation of the phosphorylation cycle of KaiC clock protein using mathematical analysis. J Biol Rhythms (2006) 1.06
Comparative study of circadian clock models, in search of processes promoting oscillation. J Theor Biol (2002) 1.04
Prognostic relevance of KRAS and BRAF mutations in Japanese patients with colorectal cancer. Int J Clin Oncol (2012) 1.04
Significance of expression of TGF-beta in pulmonary metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer tissues. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.03
Coil embolization for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation as an organ-sparing therapy: outcome of long-term follow-up. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.02
Use of a modified Dumon stent for postoperative bronchopleural fistula. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.02
Endobronchial ultrasonography in the assessment of centrally located early-stage lung cancer before photodynamic therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 1.00
Vibration response imaging as a new tool for interventional-bronchoscopy outcome assessment: a prospective pilot study. Respiration (2008) 0.99
Obligatory duetting behaviour in the Chrysoperla carnea-group of cryptic species (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae): its role in shaping evolutionary history. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc (2013) 0.98
Female gender is an independent prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.95
Self-organizing mechanism for development of space-filling neuronal dendrites. PLoS Comput Biol (2007) 0.95
Analysis of Ripply1/2-deficient mouse embryos reveals a mechanism underlying the rostro-caudal patterning within a somite. Dev Biol (2010) 0.94
Circadian regulation of food-anticipatory activity in molecular clock-deficient mice. PLoS One (2012) 0.93
The origin of the diversity of leaf venation pattern. Dev Dyn (2006) 0.93
Surgical resection for esophageal cancer synchronously or metachronously associated with head and neck cancer. Ann Surg Oncol (2013) 0.93
Fluid flow and interlinked feedback loops establish left-right asymmetric decay of Cerl2 mRNA. Nat Commun (2012) 0.92
Pattern formation of leaf veins by the positive feedback regulation between auxin flow and auxin efflux carrier. J Theor Biol (2006) 0.92
Principles of branch dynamics governing shape characteristics of cerebellar Purkinje cell dendrites. Development (2012) 0.92
Patterns and time of recurrence after complete resection of esophageal cancer. Surg Today (2012) 0.92
A new electrocautery pleural biopsy technique using an insulated-tip diathermic knife during semirigid pleuroscopy. Surg Endosc (2009) 0.91
An attempt to analyze the relation between hospital surgical volume and clinical outcome. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.91
Relation of cigarette smoking and alcohol use to colorectal adenomas by subsite: the self-defense forces health study. Cancer Sci (2004) 0.91
Distinct clinical features of infectious complications in adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a retrospective analysis in the Nagasaki transplant group. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant (2013) 0.91
Complete mitochondrial genomes of two green lacewings, Chrysoperla nipponensis (Okamoto, 1914) and Apochrysa matsumurae Okamoto, 1912 (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Mol Biol Rep (2010) 0.90
Chemosensitivity and survival in gastric cancer patients with microsatellite instability. Ann Surg Oncol (2009) 0.90
Multicenter phase I study of repeated intratumoral delivery of adenoviral p53 in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol (2006) 0.90
Affinity purification and characterization of a biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from a yeast isolated from the larval midgut of a stag beetle, Aegus laevicollis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (2012) 0.90
Gefitinib as a first line of therapy in non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases. Intern Med (2004) 0.89
A resected melanoma of the lung metastasized from an occult skin lesion: a case report. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 0.88
Conserved properties of dendritic trees in four cortical interneuron subtypes. Sci Rep (2011) 0.88
Male killing and incomplete inheritance of a novel spiroplasma in the moth Ostrinia zaguliaevi. Microb Ecol (2011) 0.87
Talc pleurodesis for the management of malignant pleural effusions in Japan. Intern Med (2013) 0.87
Mucinous (colloid) adenocarcinoma. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.87
Re-epithelialization after laser therapy of a stenotic artificial tracheal graft: a pilot experimental study. Surg Today (2008) 0.86
Prognosis of small adenocarcinoma of the lung based on thin-section computed tomography and pathological preparations. J Comput Assist Tomogr (2008) 0.86
Bronchoscopy in Japan: a survey by the Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy in 2006. Respirology (2009) 0.86
EBUS-TBNA/staging of lung cancer. Clin Chest Med (2013) 0.86
Serum level of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 as a biomarker of disease activity in relapsing polychondritis. Mod Rheumatol (2014) 0.86
Endobronchial ultrasonography in the diagnosis and treatment of relapsing polychondritis with tracheobronchial malacia. Chest (2003) 0.86
Asymmetry in male lethal fight between parapatric forms of a social spider mite. Exp Appl Acarol (2013) 0.86
Rad51 expression is a useful predictive factor for the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Ann Surg Oncol (2013) 0.86
Effects of bronchodilators on regional lung sound distribution in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiration (2013) 0.85
Genetic polymorphism of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) and colorectal adenomas: Self Defense Forces Health Study. Cancer Sci (2006) 0.85
Long-term efficacy of imatinib in a practical setting is correlated with imatinib trough concentration that is influenced by body size: a report by the Nagasaki CML Study Group. Int J Hematol (2009) 0.85
Contribution of Aurora-A and -B expression to DNA aneuploidy in gastric cancers. Surg Today (2013) 0.85
Origin of directionality in the fish stripe pattern. Dev Dyn (2003) 0.85
Endobronchial ultrasound morphology of expiratory central airway collapse. Respirology (2008) 0.85
Correlation between airflow limitation and airway dimensions assessed by multidetector CT in asthma. Respir Med (2010) 0.85
Technical improvement of total pharyngo-laryngo-esophagectomy for esophageal cancer and head and neck cancer. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 0.85
Genetic polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2, alcohol use and risk of colorectal adenomas: Self-Defense Forces Health Study. Cancer Sci (2005) 0.85
Surgical resection of hypopharynx and cervical esophageal cancer with a history of esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 0.85
Newly developed liver-retraction method for laparoscopic gastric surgery using a silicone disc: the φ-shaped technique. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.84
Live imaging of whole mouse embryos during gastrulation: migration analyses of epiblast and mesodermal cells. PLoS One (2013) 0.84
Automatic objective diagnosis of lymph nodal disease by B-mode images from convex-type echobronchoscopy. Chest (2007) 0.84
Formation and maintenance of distinctive cell patterns by coexpression of membrane-bound ligands and their receptors. Dev Dyn (2002) 0.84
Chemokine expression in human erythroid leukemia cell line AS-E2: macrophage inflammatory protein-3alpha/CCL20 is induced by inflammatory cytokines. Exp Hematol (2006) 0.84
Clinical significance of surgical resection for the recurrence of esophageal cancer after radical esophagectomy. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 0.84
Podoplanin is expressed at the invasive front of esophageal squamous cell carcinomas and is involved in collective cell invasion. Cancer Sci (2013) 0.83
Steepness of thermal gradient is essential to obtain a unified view of thermotaxis in C. elegans. J Theor Biol (2009) 0.83
Chromosomal instability associated with global DNA hypomethylation is associated with the initiation and progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 0.83
Assessing the site of maximal obstruction in the trachea using lateral pressure measurement during bronchoscopy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 0.83
Risk assessment of non-target effects caused by releasing two exotic phytoseiid mites in Japan: can an indigenous phytoseiid mite become IG prey? Exp Appl Acarol (2011) 0.82
Gender differences in prognosis after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Surg Today (2013) 0.82
Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors after surgery for non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia: a multicenter study. J Gastrointest Surg (2014) 0.82