Affiliation: | 1.Division of Gastroenterological, General and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan ;2.Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan ;3.National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Health and Medical Research Institute, 1-2-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8564, Japan ;4.Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan ;5.Medical Ultrasound Research Center, Doshisha University, 1-3 Tatara-miyakodani, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, 610-0321, Japan ; |