Japanese Journal of Radiology is a peer-reviewed journal, officially published by the Japan Radiological Society. The main purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for the publication of papers documenting recent advances and new developments in the field of radiology in medicine and biology. The scope of Japanese Journal of Radiology encompasses but is not restricted to diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, radiation physics, and radiation biology. Additionally, the journal covers technical and industrial innovations. The journal welcomes original articles, technical notes, review articles, pictorial essays and letters to the editor. The journal also provides announcements from the boards and the committees of the society. Membership in the Japan Radiological Society is not a prerequisite for submission. Contributions are welcomed from all parts of the world.

Advisory Board
Bernd Karl-Heinz Dieter Hamm, Berlin, Germany
Herbert Yehude Kressel, Boston, USA
Satoshi Minoshima, Salt Lake City, USA
Maximilian F. Reiser, Munich, Germany



Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
Yukunori Korogi, Kitakyushu
Deputy Editors:
Kazuo Awai, Hiroshima
Shigeru Ehara, Morioka
Kazunari Ishii, Osakasayama
Yukio Miki, Osaka
Shinji Naganawa, Nagoya
Kenji Nemoto, Yamagata
Hidetake Yabuuchi, Fukuoka

Associate Editors:
Neuroradiology:
Shigeki Aoki, Tokyo
Toshinori Hirai, Miyazaki
Osamu Sakai, Boston
Toshiaki Taoka, Nagoya

Kei Yamada, Kyoto
Takashi Yoshiura, Kagoshima
Cardiovascular:
Jun Hashimoto, Isehara
Masahiro Jinzaki, Tokyo
Hajime Sakuma, Tsu
Kunihiro Yoshioka, Morioka
Thoracic:
Kiminori Fujimoto, Kurume
Yasuyuki Kurihara, Tokyo
Yoshiharu Ohno, Kobe
Masashi Takahashi, Otsu
Breast:
Yasuo Nakajima, Kawasaki
Yoshito Tsushima, Maebashi
Takayoshi Uematsu, Shizuoka

Gastrointestinal:
Katsuyoshi Ito, Ube
Shiro Miyayama, Fukui
Yasuo Takehara, Nagoya
Daisuke Tsurumaru, Fukuoka
Masakatsu Tsurusaki, Osakasayama
Genitourinary:
Shinya Fujii, Yonago
Yasushi Kaji, Tochigi
Satoru Takahashi, Kobe
Takeshi Yoshizako, Izumo
Muscloskeletal:
Takatoshi Aoki, Kitakyushu
Mamoru Niitsu, Saitama
Masataka Uetani, Nagasaki
Pediatric:
Shunsuke Nosaka, Tokyo
Eiji Oguma, Saitama
Nuclear medicine:
Takayoshi Ishimori, Kyoto
Katsuhiko Kato, Nagoya
Seigo Kinuya, Kanazawa
Nagara Tamaki, Sapporo
IVR:
Kimihiko Kichikawa, Kashihara
Motoki Nakai, Wakayama
Koji Sugimoto, Kobe
Hiroyuki Tajima, Kawasaki
Noboru Tanigawa, Hirakata
Radiation oncology:
Yoko Harima, Moriguchi
Hiromichi Ishiyama, Sagamihara
Toshiki Kawamura, Nagakute
Keisuke Sasai, Tokyo
Physics:
Tatsuya Fujisaki, Ibaraki