Measurement of spleen stiffness by acoustic radiation force impulse imaging identifies cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices
Y Takuma, K Nouso, Y Morimoto, J Tomokuni… - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: We evaluated whether spleen stiffness (SS), measured by acoustic
radiation force impulse imaging, can identify patients who have esophageal varices (EVs); …
radiation force impulse imaging, can identify patients who have esophageal varices (EVs); …
Portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis: diagnostic accuracy of spleen stiffness
Y Takuma, K Nouso, Y Morimoto, J Tomokuni… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of spleen stiffness (SS) and liver stiffness (LS) measured
by using acoustic radiation force impulse imaging in the diagnosis of portal hypertension in …
by using acoustic radiation force impulse imaging in the diagnosis of portal hypertension in …
Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging for reactive and malignant/metastatic cervical lymph nodes
T Fujiwara, J Tomokuni, K Iwanaga, S Ooba… - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to compare lymph node stiffness using acoustic radiation force
impulse (ARFI) imaging in patients with cervical lymph node swelling. Forty-two cervical …
impulse (ARFI) imaging in patients with cervical lymph node swelling. Forty-two cervical …
Measurement of spleen stiffness with acoustic radiation force impulse imaging predicts mortality and hepatic decompensation in patients with liver cirrhosis
Y Takuma, Y Morimoto, H Takabatake… - Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Hepatic venous pressure gradient can predict mortality and hepatic
decompensation in patients with cirrhosis. Measurement of hepatic venous pressure …
decompensation in patients with cirrhosis. Measurement of hepatic venous pressure …
Prediction of oesophageal variceal bleeding by measuring spleen stiffness in patients with liver cirrhosis
Y Takuma, K Nouso, Y Morimoto, J Tomokuni… - Gut, 2016 - gut.bmj.com
Letter to the Editor We read with interest the guidelines by Tripathi et al1 and the leading
article by Rosselli et al, 2 reporting the role of transient elastography for the diagnosis of …
article by Rosselli et al, 2 reporting the role of transient elastography for the diagnosis of …
Planning Sonography Using Real-time Virtual Sonography and Contrast-enhanced Sonography for Radiofrequency Ablation of Inconspicuous Hepatocellular …
N Toshikuni, Y Takuma, J Tomokuni… - Hepato …, 2015 - europepmc.org
Results Sixty inconspicuous HCC nodules were analyzed. Factors associated with poor
conspicuity included location of the nodules for 34 nodules, US findings of HCC nodules for …
conspicuity included location of the nodules for 34 nodules, US findings of HCC nodules for …
Changes in liver and spleen stiffness by virtual touch quantification technique after balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices and …
Y Takuma, Y Morimoto, H Takabatake… - Ultraschall in der …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Purpose To assess liver stiffness (LS) and spleen stiffness (SS) values measured by virtual
touch quantification (VTQ) technique in the monitoring of portal pressure and their …
touch quantification (VTQ) technique in the monitoring of portal pressure and their …
Needle electrode position assessed using three-dimensional ultrasonography and outcome of radiofrequency ablation in hepatocellular carcinoma.
N Toshikuni, Y Takuma, J Tomokuni… - Hepato …, 2013 - europepmc.org
Results There were 18 central and 31 marginal pattern nodules. The total number of
electrode insertions was significantly greater for the marginal nodules than for the central …
electrode insertions was significantly greater for the marginal nodules than for the central …
Higher circulating parathyroid hormone concentration fascilitates preoperative diagnostic imagings for localization in primary hyperparathyroidism
K Okamoto, Y Itoh, A Kawashima… - Endocrine …, 2017 - endocrine-abstracts.org
Methods: We retrospectively searched the medical records of patients with PHPT who were
admitted in our hospital from 2014 to 2016. Fifty-five patients were identified. Four patients …
admitted in our hospital from 2014 to 2016. Fifty-five patients were identified. Four patients …
[CITATION][C] MASANA OGATA, MASAMICHI TAKAGI,* KIKUO OGATA,* KATSUMARO
JM TOMOKUNI, S TAKAHARA - The Tohoku Journal of …, 1974 - Tohoku University