Publications by authors named "Hideo Imai"
Aim: To investigate whether semi-vegetarian diet (SVD) has a preventive effect against relapse of Crohn's disease (CD) in patients who have achieved remission, who are a high-risk group for relapse.
Methods: A prospective, single center, 2-year clinical trial was conducted. Twenty-two adult CD patients who achieved clinical remission either medically (n = 17) or surgically (n = 5) and consumed an SVD during hospitalization were advised to continue with an SVD and avoid known high-risk foods for inflammatory bowel disease.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the enhancement behavior of pancreatic ductal carcinoma by contrast-enhanced sonography with agent detection imaging (ADI), and to clarify the origin of microbubble signals by comparisons with histological findings of resected specimens.
Methods: The subjects were 21 patients with resectable pancreatic carcinoma. The final histological diagnosis was tubular adenocarcinoma in 20 cases, and anaplastic carcinoma in one case.