Fukuoka International University

Physical Evaluation of Focal Spot Size and Phantom Thickness in Coronary CT Angiography Using Super-Resolution Deep Learning Reconstruction

OBJECTIVE: To compare images with small and large focal spot sizes under clinical tube current limits across different subject thicknesses in the heart region using super-resolution deep learning reconstruction (SRDLR) to elucidate image quality behavior. METHODS: We conducted qu...

Multiancestry genome-wide association and multiomics analyses elucidate spatiocellular features of multiple sclerosis genetics

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system characterized by demyelination disseminated in space and time. Here we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using 688 MS cases and 205,199 controls from the Japanese population and...

Association between α-klotho and frailty progression at dialysis initiation: a prospective cohort study

Frailty progression is a common issue among patients with end-stage renal disease receiving dialysis, profoundly affecting their prognosis and quality of life. α-klotho is an anti-aging protein that might contribute to frailty progression. We aimed to determine whether α-klotho l...