From the *Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan; †Department of Radiological Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health, Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan; ‡Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan; and §Imaging Application Tech. Center, GE-Yokogawa Medical Systems, Ltd., 4-7-127, Asahigaoka, Hino-shi, Tokyo, Japan.
Received July 21, 2006, and accepted for publication, after revision, March 8, 2007.
Supported in part by Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (2005-2007, No. 17790851) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and 21st Century COE program “Biomedical Imaging Technology Integration Program” from JSPS.
Reprints: Nobuyuki Kosaka, MD, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuoka-Shimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. E-mail: [email protected].
