HDC followed by autologous stem-cell support is a well-tolerated therapeutic approach for patients with poor-prognosis ovarian carcinoma. In this report, the 59.9% survival of 53 patients at 5 years must be compared to the 20% to 30% 5-year survival observed after conventional therapy. These results should be confirmed by an ongoing prospective randomized trial.

The authers analyzed ultrasonographicaliy the total 22 cases of clonorchiasis verified by stool examination and skin test and operation at Busan National Uni'/ersity Hospital and St. Benedict Hospital for about 21 months from January 198 1 to September 1982.1. Clinical materials were consisted of 18 males an d 4 fe males who showed right upper quadrant pain in 20 cases (90.9%), being most common , and elevated phosphatase in 13 cases (59.1%) , eosinophilia in 10 cases (45.5%) , elevated SGOT in 10 cases (4 5.5%), elevated total bilirubin in 9 cases (4 1.0%), complication of hepatoma in 2 cases (9.1 %), and liver cirrhosis in 4 cases (18 .2%).2. On ultrasonogram , the gall bladder showed tense spherical shape of wall in 17 cases (77 .3%), mo re than 10cm in the longest diameter in 4 cases (1 8.2%), more than 3mm in the wall thickness in 9 cases (4 1.0%), and low level echogenicity with liquid-liquid level in the dependant part in 16 cases (72.7%).3. The main bile duct showed more than 4mm in diameter considered as normal or mod erate dilatation in 17 cases (77.3 %), 1-2mm in th e wall thickness , being most common , in 10 cases (45.5%), more than 2m m in 6 cases (2 7.3%), a nd intraluminallow level echogenicity in 14 cases (63.6%).4. The peripheral biliary duct showed short two paraliel echogenic lines indicating irregular dilatation of peripheral biliary duct in 20 cases (90.9%), echogenicity in dilated duct in 13 cases (59.1 %), and thickened wa ll a nd the stro ng ec hogen icity of wall in 16 cases (7 2 .7%).5. The gall stone was associated in 2 cases (9.1%), a nd the stone of biliary duct in 2 cases (9 .1%).

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Simulated three-dimensional (3D) imaging represents reformation of conventional sectional imaging data into a series of images that closely resemble the original studied structure.We tried to make 3D mucosal surface images of the sinonasal cavities, phaηnx and larynx, and evaluated the feature of normal anatomy in 28 subjectsIn the sinonasal cavities, 3D imaging was capable of demonstrating the inner wall of paranasal sinuses and its openings, and general status of the nasal cavity. In the nasopharynx, 3D imaging provided an easy concept of sectional images as 3D picture and displayed anatomic subsites and lesions comparable to that in fiberscope.In addition, 3D imaging had advantages in overcoming the technicallimitations in fiberscope . In the laπnx and hypophaηnx ， 3D imaging gave a 3D concept of the laπngeal structures and presented additive informations not seen 10 때aliam맑s thus enabling access to regions beyond the scope of fiberscope.In conclusion, 3D imaging allows an easy conceptu떠ization of transaxial CT images in complex anatomic areas and provides additional informations undetectable in transaxial CT. We believe that the spaces of the sinonasal cavities, phaηnx and laπm' would be a new field of application of 3D image

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