Yoichiro UCHIDA¹, Hiroko IIJIMA^2,3, Akiko HIGASHIURA³, Yoko SHIBATA³, Takamichi ISHII¹, Takashi NISHIMURA^2,3, Seiichi HIROTA⁴, Tsutomu KUMABE C⁵, Osamu NAKASHIMA⁶, Etsuro HATASNO¹ (1.Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 2.Department o Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hyogo Medical University, 3.Ultrasound Imaging Center, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 4.Department of Surgical Pathology, Hyogo Medical University, 5.Department of Gastroenterology, Kumabe Clinic, 6.Laboratory Services Center, St. Mary's Hospital)

Satoshi WAKASUGI¹, Osamu TORIUMI², Takayuki KANASUGI², Shouko KOGA², Toshiko TSUCHIDA², Misuzu SATO², Yasushi INOUE³ (1.Department of Internal Medicine, Kanto Central Hospital, 2.Ultrasound Examination Room, Kanto Central Hospital, 3.Department of Pathology, Kanto Central Hospital)

Toshihiro HASEGAWA¹, Makoto ICHIHARA², Tomoaki NAKAJIMA³ (1.Department of Medical Technology, Sapporo Kousei General Hospital, 2.Department of Surgical Pathology, Sapporo Kousei General Hospital, 3.Department of Hepatology, Sapporo Kousei General Hospital)

Hideyuki DENPO¹, Satoshi SAITOH², Keiichi KINOWAKI³ (1.Department of Clinical Laboratory, Toranomon Hospital Kajigaya, 2.Department of Hepatology, Toranomon Hospital, 3.Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital)