Ante mortem and postmortem measurements of the heart of a 60-year-old man.

<div><p>(a) Multiplanar reconstruction image of ante mortem CT.</p> <p>(b) Multiplanar reconstruction image of postmortem CT.</p> <p>(c) Photograph of the pathological cross-sectional slice.</p> <p>All three of these images represent the same plane.</p> <p>Solid lines represent measurements without including papillary muscles or epicardial fat, according to conventional methods. Dotted lines represent measurements with papillary muscles and epicardial fat.</p> <p>A, anterior wall of the left ventricle; F, left ventricular free wall; P, posterior wall of the left ventricle; S, ventricular septum; R, right ventricular wall.</p></div

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the Merkel cell polyomavirus in the skin tumors.

<p>Six MCPyV gene fragments were detected in Merkel cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and actinic keratosis (AK). Cases involving synchronous or metachronous metastases are marked with an asterisk. Specific PCR fragments, including large T (LT)2, VP1, and VP2, were not amplified constantly in AK cases 2 and 3 (see text). To clarify, we replaced this part with a picture of successful amplification in another trial. Abbreviations: BCC, basal cell carcinoma; AK, actinic keratosis; 293T, polyomavirus SV40 T antigen-positive 293 cells. The lower panel indicates the single PCR proliferation band of the CDC25 gene.</p

Morphology and immunohistochemical staining.

<p>Representative cases of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC; A, B), a basal cell carcinoma (BCC)-positive case (C, D), and a BCC-negative case (E). Immunohistochemical staining with the anti-MCPyV large T-antigen antibody (CM2B4) (B, D, E). Heterogeneous and diffuse staining was observed in MCC (B), and strong diffuse positivity (D) and total negativity (E) was detected in BCC. Inset: Nuclear staining of MCPyV in MCC (B) and BCC (D,E).</p

Polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry, and viral copy number per haploid human genome of MCPyV-positive skin tumors.

<p>IHC, immunohistochemistry; MCC, Merkel cell carcinoma; BCC, Basal cell carcinoma; AK, Actinic keratosis; MLNM, Multiple lymph node metastases; ST, small T; LT, large T; CN, copy number, Tumor ratio: 1, <10%; 2, >10% and <30%; 3, >30% and <70%; 4, >70%.</p

Clinicopathological data of Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV)-positive skin tumors.

<p>MCC, Merkel cell carcinoma; BCC, Basal cell carcinoma; AK, Actinic keratosis; CK20, Cytokeratin20.</p

Scatter plot of the CT attenuation values of cardiac and skeletal muscle on antemortem and postmortem CT.

<p>A: Cardiac muscle. B: Skeletal muscle.</p

Demographic and clinical features of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with and without lymphoplasmacytic infiltration.

<p>Demographic and clinical features of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with and without lymphoplasmacytic infiltration.</p

Factors prognostic of overall and recurrence-free survival in patients with solitary hepatocellular carcinoma.

<p>Factors prognostic of overall and recurrence-free survival in patients with solitary hepatocellular carcinoma.</p

Correlation of association between postmortem change in the CT attenuation of striated muscle with age and with elapsed time since death.

<p>Statistical analyses were performed by linear least squares regression.</p><p>CT, computed tomography.</p><p>Correlation of association between postmortem change in the CT attenuation of striated muscle with age and with elapsed time since death.</p

Association between postmortem change in the CT attenuation of striated muscle and gender.

<p>Statistical analyses were performed by unpaired t-test.</p><p>Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.</p><p>CT, computed tomography; HU, Hounsfield units; PM/AM, ratio of CT attenuation of striated muscle on postmortem computed tomography to that on antemortem computed tomography.</p><p>#Statistically insignificant when family-wise error was corrected by Bonferroni's correction.</p><p>Association between postmortem change in the CT attenuation of striated muscle and gender.</p