Published August, 2012
By Takeshi Nakano and David J. Hartshorne
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
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At the Mie International Symposium held in Japan in April 1994, leading scientists reviewed recent advances in the understanding of the contractile mechanism in smooth muscle.

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Published July, 2012
By Ryogo Nakamura, Ronald L. Linscheid and Takayuki Miura
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These include topics such as the vascularity of the triangular fibrocartilage, radial wedge osteotomy and vascular bundle implantation into the lunate for Kienbock's disease, Herbert screw insertion though a minimal exposure for acute scaphoid fracture, and closing wedge oseotomy of the radial styloid for the early stage of the SLAC wrist.

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Published July, 2012
By H. Tanaka and S. Munehiro
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What is the role of exercise in maintaining good health and preventing metabolic disease, hypertension, cardiorespiratory disease, cancer, and obesity?

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Published July, 2012
By Kazuya Akahoshi and Amol Bapaye
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Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has evolved from an obscure method of investigation in the 1980s to a distinct endoscopy subspecialty with interventional and therapeutic capabilities.

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Published July, 2012
By Yukio Tateno, Takeshi Iinuma and Masao Takano
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Computed radiography is one of the most promising digital radiography techniques, and is expected to replace the conventional screen film radiography in the near future. This book is the first textbook on computed radiography written by Japanese authors and describes basic technologies and clinical results obtained at various hospitals.

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Published June, 2012
By Seigo Kitano, Hang-Kwang Yang and Han-Kwang Yang
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The first laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy for gastric cancer was performed in Japan in 1991.

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Published June, 2012
By S. Ohshima and Y. Hirao
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
Series: Recent Advances in Endourology
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Initially, guidelines were developed mainly on the consumer side, but professionals, too, soon recognized the importance of clinical practice guidelines. The involvement of diverse groups in the development of guidelines has inten sified the need to create and improve scientific methods for drawing up those guidelines.

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Published June, 2012
By Masao Tanaka, Shigeo Wada and Masanori Nakamura
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
Series: A First Course in “In Silico Medicine”
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This introductory textbook on computational biomechanics for in silico medicine is ideal for graduate school-level engineering students and young researchers in bioengineering and biomedicine. It introduces the development of physiome and systems biology.

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Published June, 2012
By H. Takahashi
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For the middle ear to maintain its most important function, sound con duction, its pressure always needs to be kept around atmospheric level.

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Published May, 2012
By Savio L-Y. Woo, Yasusuke Hirasawa and Clement B. Sledge
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Based on the 20th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Clinical Biomechanics and Related Research, this book provides an overview of the subject as well as describing many exciting new concepts and innovative methods for analyzing biomechanical systems.

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