Comparison of DWI techniques in patients with epidermoid cyst: TGSE-BLADE DWI vs. SS-EPI DWI.

Purpose: To compare quantitative values and image quality between single-shot echo-planar imaging (SS-EPI) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and two-dimensional turbo gradient- and spin-echo DWI with non-Cartesian BLADE trajectory (TGSE-BLADE DWI) in patients with epidermoid cyst.

Methods: Patients with epidermoid cyst who underwent both SS-EPI DWI and TGSE-BLADE DWI were included in this study. Two raters placed ROIs encircling the entire epidermoid cyst on SS-EPI DWI, and then on TGSE-BLADE DWI.

Pre-pregnancy body mass index and lactational mastitis: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.

Purpose: The association between maternal physique and prevalence of lactational mastitis (LM) in a large study population has not been reported. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and LM prevalence.

Methods: We analyzed data collected from participants enrolled in the Japan Environment and Children's Study, a nationwide birth cohort study conducted between 2011 and 2014.

Final Report of Trends in Pregnancy and Birth Survey after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: The Fukushima Health Management Survey.

This study aimed to assess long-term changes in pregnancy and birth outcomes after the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture.　This is the final report on perinatal outcomes of the Prefectural Health Survey, which ended after a 10-year observation period.　Questionnaires based on a pregnancy and birth survey conducted by the Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey were sent to women who had received maternal and child health handbooks from municipal officers in Fukushima Prefecture.

2024 Fukushima Medical University International Symposium on the Fukushima Health Management Survey -3.11: Sharing Lessons of Fukushima with Japan and the World.

Fukushima Medical University (FMU) organizes annual International Symposiums on the Fukushima Health Management Survey (FHMS) to share up-to-date Survey findings.　In response to radiation released from the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the FHMS was established with the aim of providing long-term follow-up for the physical and mental health of Fukushima residents, and maintaining and improving their health into the future.　This year, the sixth annual symposium was convened in Tokyo on Saturday, March 2, 2024, with the theme, "3.

[Registered physiotherapists' knowledge of terms related to responding to evacuees during disasters and its status of use].

Objectives　Healthcare professionals are expected to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to protect the health status of individuals, particularly those with frailty, following unprecedented disasters. This study focused on the terms "individual evacuation plan," "residents requiring assistance in evacuation," and "welfare shelters" among physiotherapists, and the degree of knowledge and factors associated with knowledge of these terms were examined to consider ways for physiotherapists to participate more actively in disaster response.Methods　A web-based survey was conducted among members of the Fukushima Physical Therapy Association from March 8-31, 2023.