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last modified：2024/04/15

Professor　Azusa Kitao

Faculty, Affiliation

Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences　 Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University

College and School Educational Field


Laboratory

Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University

Academic Background

【Degree】
Doctoral Degree

Career

Kanazawa University Hospital　Department of Radiology　Associate Professor(2019/04/01-2024/02/29)
Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University　 Professor(2024/03/01-)

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Specialities

Radiation science

Speciality Keywords

Abdominal Radiology, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, CT, MRI

Research Themes

Books

Papers

  • 　Gadoxetic acid enhanced MR imaging for hepatocellular carcinoma: molecular and genetic background.　Kitao A, Matsui O, Yoneda N, Kozaka K, Kobayashi S, Koda W, Inoue D, Ogi T, Yoshida K, Gabata T.　30　6　3438-3447　2020
  • 　Gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging reflects co-activation of β-catenin and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α in hepatocellular carcinoma.　Kitao A, Matsui O, Yoneda N, Kozaka K, Kobayashi S, Koda W, Minami T, Inoue D, Yoshida K, Yamashita T, Yamashita T, Kaneko S, Takamura H, Ohta T, Ikeda H, Sato Y, Nakanuma Y, Harada K, Kita R, Gabata T.　Hepatology Research　48　2　205-216　2017
  • 　Differentiation between hepatocellular carcinoma showing hyperintensity on the hepatobiliary phase of gadoxetic acid enhanced MRI and focal nodular hyperplasia by CT and MRI　Kitao A, Matsui O, Yoneda N, Kita R, Kozaka K, Kobayashi S, Gabata T.　American Journal of Roentgenology　211　2　347-357　2018
  • 　Hepatocellular Carcinoma with β-Catenin Mutation: Imaging and Pathologic Characteristics.　Kitao A, Matsui O, Yoneda N, Kozaka K, Kobayashi S, Sanada J, Koda W, Minami T, Inoue D, Yoshida K, Yamashita T, Yamashita T, Kaneko S, Takamura H, Ohta T, Ikeda H, Nakanuma Y, Kita R, Gabata T.　Radiology　275　3　708-17　2015
  • 　Hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma: correlation between biologic features and signal intensity on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MR images.　Kitao A, Matsui O, Yoneda N, Kozaka K, Kobayashi S, Koda W, Gabata T, Yamashita T, Kaneko S, Nakanuma Y, Kita R, Arii S　Radiology　265　780-9　2012

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  • 　The uptake transporter OATP8 expression decreases during multistep hepatocarcinogenesis: correlation with gadoxetic acid enhanced MR imaging.　Kitao A, Matsui O, Yoneda N, Kozaka K, Shinmura R, Koda W, Kobayashi S, Gabata T, Zen Y, Yamashita T, Kaneko S, Nakanuma Y.　Eur Radiol　21　2056-66　2011
  • 　Hepatocellular carcinoma: signal intensity at gadoxetic acid-enhanced MR Imaging-correlation with molecular transporters and histopathologic features.　Kitao A, Zen Y, Matsui O, Gabata T, Kobayashi S, Koda W, Kozaka K, Yoneda N, Yamashita T, Kaneko S, Nakanuma Y.　Radiology　256　817-26　2010
  • 　Hepatocarcinogenesis: multistep changes of drainage vessels at CT during arterial portography and hepatic arteriography radiologic-pathologic correlation.　Kitao A, Zen Y, Matsui O, Gabata T, Nakanuma Y.　Radiology　252　605-14　2009
  • 　Endothelial to mesenchymal transition via transforming growth factor-beta1/Smad activation is associated with portal venous stenosis in idiopathic portal hypertension.　Kitao A, Sato Y, Sawada-Kitamura S, Harada K, Sasaki M, Morikawa H, Shiomi S, Honda M, Matsui O, Nakanuma Y.　Am J Pathol　175　616-26　2009

Conference Presentations

  • 肝細胞癌の個別化診療におけるGd-EOB-DTPA造影MRIの役割(conference：第51回日本磁気共鳴学会大会)(2023/09/23)
  • Radiogenimics in hepatocellular carcinoma for prediction of prognosis.(conference：International Liver Cancer Association 2023)(2023/09/09)
  • 肝細胞癌の薬物療法時代における画像診断の役割(conference：第26回奈良県画像診断・IVR研究会)(2023/08/04)
  • 肝細胞癌の画像バイオマーカーとしてのGd-EOB-DTPA造影MRIの役割: Up to date(conference：第59回日本肝癌研究会)(2023/07/28)
  • 肝細胞癌の薬物治療時代におけるGd-EOB-DTPA造影MRIの役割(2023/01/29)

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  • Gd-EOB-DTPA造影MRIによる肝細胞癌診断 update(conference：第81回日本医学放射線学会総会)(2022/04/16)
  • Imaging diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of molecular targeted therapy and immunotherapy.(conference：108th Radiological Society of North America)(2022/11/27)
  • Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI as an imaging biomarker of hepatocellular carcinoma(conference：第81回日本医学放射線学会総会)(2022/04/16)
  • Dynamic computed tomography and gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of P53-mutated hepatocellular carcinoma.(conference：107th Radiological Society of North America)(2021/11/28)

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Arts and Fieldwork

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Theme to the desired joint research

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research

○「肝細胞癌のradiomicsに基づく薬物治療効果予測」(2021-2024)　
○「肝細胞癌の分子・遺伝子的亜分類に基づいたradiogenomics」(2017-2019)　
○「β-catenin変異型肝細胞癌のGd-EOB-DTPA造影MRI所見」(2014-2015)　
○「肝細胞癌のGd-EOB-DTPA造影MRIによるsubtype分類」(2012-2013)　

Competitive research funding,Contribution

Collaborative research,Consignment study

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