About the Authors

Kazuhiro Kitajima

kitajima@med.kobe-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Yuko Suenaga

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Tomonori Kanda

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Daisuke Miyawaki

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Kenji Yoshida

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Yasuo Ejima

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Ryohei Sasaki

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Hirokazu Komatsu

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Miki Saito

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Naoki Otsuki

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Ken-ichi Nibu

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Naomi Kiyota

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology/Hematology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Tsutomu Minamikawa

Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Kazuro Sugimura

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DM KY YE RS MS NO KN NK KS. Performed the experiments: YS TK HK TM. Analyzed the data: KK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YS TK. Wrote the paper: KK. Manuscript editing & review: KK YS TK DM KY YE RS HK MS NO KN NK TM KS.