Abstract Presented at the Joint Meeting of the 21st Meeting of the Japanese Research Society of Clinical Anatomy and the 6th Meeting of the Society for Aging Imaging
March 2018
in “
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
”
TLDR High-resolution imaging is crucial for diagnosing and planning treatments in clinical anatomy and aging.
The document presented various studies in clinical anatomy and aging imaging, highlighting advancements in imaging technology and their applications. Key findings included the association of decreased scalp thickness and shallower hair follicle depth with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) in 27 Japanese males, and the potential of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy to increase scalp thickness without affecting hair amount or follicle count. Other studies covered topics such as ureter mobility, anatomical variations like a retroaortic left renal vein, mapping arteries to avoid nerve injury, and age-related weakening of pelvic floor muscles in 369 patients. These findings underscored the importance of high-resolution imaging in diagnostics and treatment planning, though further research was needed in several areas.