Population-based X-ray gastric cancer screening in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan

Figure 1 Trend in number of participants in X-ray gastric cancer screenings.

Figure 2 Age distribution of participants in X-ray gastric cancer screenings.

Figure 3 Trend in the number and rate of participants diagnosed with gastric cancer.

Figure 4 Rate of early-stages of gastric cancers among all gastric cancers detected in X-ray gastric screenings.

Figure 5 Positive predictive value of X-ray gastric cancer screenings.

Figure 6 A case of gastric cancer detected in the X-ray gastric screenings. A and B: The X-ray image showed an irregular area and nodularity abnormal in the upper gastric body (arrows); C: Endoscopy with indigo carmine identified a cancer in the upper gastric body; D: The pathological result after gastrectomy was a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, with macroscopic findings consistent with the X-ray imaging.

Figure 7 A case of gastric cancer detected in the X-ray gastric screenings. A and B: The X-ray image showed an irregular area and nodularity abnormal in the upper gastric body (arrows); C: Endoscopy with indigo carmine identified a cancer in the upper gastric body; D: The pathological result after gastrectomy was a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, with macroscopic findings consistent with the X-ray imaging.