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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
Imaging diagnosis
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
- 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
- Super delayed phase imaging in gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI: investigating factors contributing to improved liver contrast. Tomohiro Kobayashi,Kazuto Kozaka,Takashi Matsubara,Akira Yokka,Saya Igarashi,Azusa Kitao,Norihide Yoneda,Miho Okuda,Toshifumi Gabata,Osamu Matsui,Satoshi Kobayashi European radiology 35 6 3195 2025/06
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Neoplasms: Essential Predictive Imaging Features for Personalized Therapy Mariko Irizato,Kiyoyuki Minamiguchi,Tomoko Uchiyama,Hideki Kunichika,Tetsuya Tachiiri,Ryosuke Taiji,Azusa Kitao,Nagaaki Marugami,Yoshitaka Inaba,Toshihiro Tanaka RadioGraphics 45 3 2025/03/01
- Fat fraction and R2 * values of various liver masses: Initial experience with 6-point Dixon method on a 3T MRI system. Taichi Kitagawa,Kazuto Kozaka,Takashi Matsubara,Tetsuya Wakayama,Atsushi Takamatsu,Tomohiro Kobayashi,Kenichiro Okumura,Kotaro Yoshida,Norihide Yoneda,Azusa Kitao,Satoshi Kobayashi,Toshifumi Gabata,Osamu Matsui,Jay P Heiken European journal of radiology open 11 100519 2023/12
- Radiation dose considerations in digital radiography with an anti‐scatter grid: A study using adult and pediatric phantoms Hiroki Kawashima,Katsuhiro Ichikawa,Azusa Kitao,Takashi Matsubara,Takumi Sugiura,Tomohiro Kobayashi,Satoshi Kobayashi Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 24 9 2023/07/25
- Imaged periductal infiltration: Diagnostic and prognostic role in intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma. Kenichiro Okumura,Kazuto Kozaka,Azusa Kitao,Norihide Yoneda,Takahiro Ogi,Hiroko Ikeda,Toshifumi Gabata,Satoshi Kobayashi European journal of radiology open 12 100554 2024/06
- Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of the liver: A case report featuring characteristic nodular and perinodular enhancement. Hirohito Osanai,Kazuto Kozaka,Norihide Yoneda,Kotaro Yoshida,Azusa Kitao,Toshifumi Gabata,Kenichi Harada,Isamu Makino,Satoshi Kobayashi Radiology case reports 19 5 1998 2024/05
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma: It Is Time to Focus on Prognosis Kathryn J. Fowler,Victoria Chernyak,Maxime Ronot,Valerie Vilgrain,Azusa Kitao,Jeong Min Lee,Utaroh Motosugi,Bin Song,Hanyu Jiang,Claude B. Sirlin,Mustafa R. Bashir Radiology 307 3 2023/05/01
- Universal Liver Imaging Lexicon: Imaging Atlas for Research and Clinical Practice Kathryn J. Fowler,Mustafa R. Bashir,David T. Fetzer,Azusa Kitao,Jeong Min Lee,Hanyu Jiang,Ania Z. Kielar,Maxime Ronot,Aya Kamaya,Robert M. Marks,Khaled M. Elsayes,An Tang,Claude B. Sirlin,Victoria Chernyak RadioGraphics 43 2 2023/02/01
- A case of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma arising from a simple hepatic cyst via dysplasia and carcinomatous transformation. Iyo Tanimura,Norihide Yoneda,Azusa Kitao,Kouki Nio,Shuichi Kaneko,Mitsuyoshi Okazaki,Hiroko Ikeda,Satoshi Kobayashi,Toshifumi Gabata Abdominal radiology (New York) 47 6 1954 2022/06
- A low albumin level as a risk factor for transient severe motion artifact induced by gadoxetate disodium administration: A retrospective observational study with free-breathing dynamic MRI and an experimental study in rats. Takumi Sugiura,Kenichiro Okumura,Motomitsu Sasaki,Junichi Matsumoto,Takahiro Ogi,Norihide Yoneda,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Wataru Koda,Satoshi Kobayashi,Toshifumi Gabata PloS one 17 3 e0265588 2022
- Ultrasonography of IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis: Imaging features and clinical usefulness. Takahiro Komori,Dai Inoue,Akira Izumozaki,Takumi Sugiura,Kanako Terada,Norihide Yoneda,Fumihito Toshima,Kotaro Yoshida,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Masayuki Takahira,Mitsuhiro Kawano,Satoshi Kobayashi,Toshifumi Gabata Modern rheumatology 32 5 986 2021/10/16
- A case report: mucinous carcinoma of extrahepatic bile ducts with periportal calcification suggestive of lymphatic calcification. Yuichi Yoshie,Kazuto Kozaka,Yasuhito Takeda,Yoshimichi Ueda,Osamu Matsui,Takashi Matsubara,Saya Igarashi,Norihide Yoneda,Azusa Kitao,Toshifumi Gabata,Satoshi Kobayashi Abdominal radiology (New York) 50 4 1595 2025/04
- Central bisectionectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with indocyanine green excretory defect associated with reduced expression of the liver transporter. Imada S,Kobayashi T,Kitao A,Matsui O,Hashimoto M,Ide K,Ishiyama K,Arihiro K,Tashiro H,Ohdan H Surgical case reports 2 1 89 2016/12
- Dynamic CT findings of cholangiolocellular carcinoma: correlation with angiography-assisted CT and histopathology Kazuto Kozaka,Osamu Matsui,Satoshi Kobayashi,Wataru Koda,Tetsuya Minami,Azusa Kitao,Dai Inoue,Norihide Yoneda,Kotaro Yoshida,Fumihito Toshima,Yasuni Nakanuma,Toshifumi Gabata ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY 42 3 861 2017/03
- Peri-tumoral hyperintensity on hepatobiliary phase of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI in hepatocellular carcinomas: correlation with peri-tumoral hyperplasia and its pathological features Norihide Yoneda,Osamu Matsui,Azusa Kitao,Takahiro Komori,Kazuto Kozaka,Hiroko Ikeda,Kotaro Yoshida,Dai Inoue,Tetsuya Minami,Wataru Koda,Satoshi Kobayashi,Toshifumi Gabata Abdominal Radiology 43 8 1 2017/12/19
- Pathology and images of radiation-induced hepatitis: a review article Shigeyuki Takamatsu,Kazuto Kozaka,Satoshi Kobayashi,Norihide Yoneda,Kotaro Yoshida,Dai Inoue,Azusa Kitao,Takahiro Ogi,Tetsuya Minami,Wataru Kouda,Tomoyasu Kumano,Nobukazu Fuwa,Osamu Matsui,Toshifumi Gabata Japanese Journal of Radiology 36 4 241 2018/04/01
- CT imaging comparison between intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct and papillary cholangiocarcinomas. Komori T,Inoue D,Zen Y,Yoneda N,Kitao A,Kozaka K,Yokka A,Toshima F,Matsubara T,Kobayashi S,Gabata T European radiology 29 6 3132 2019/06
- Photoacoustic imaging of tumour vascular permeability with indocyanine green in a mouse model. Kenichiro Okumura,Kotaro Yoshida,Kazuaki Yoshioka,Sho Aki,Norihide Yoneda,Dai Inoue,Azusa Kitao,Takahiro Ogi,Kazuto Kozaka,Tetsuya Minami,Wataru Koda,Satoshi Kobayashi,Yoh Takuwa,Toshifumi Gabata European radiology experimental 2 1 5 2018
- Evaluation of renal oxygen saturation using photoacoustic imaging for the early prediction of chronic renal function in a model of ischemia-induced acute kidney injury. Kenichiro Okumura,Junichi Matsumoto,Yasunori Iwata,Kotaro Yoshida,Norihide Yoneda,Takahiro Ogi,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Wataru Koda,Satoshi Kobayashi,Dai Inoue,Norihiko Sakai,Kengo Furuichi,Takashi Wada,Toshifumi Gabata PloS one 13 12 e0206461 2018
- Anti-tumor Activity of the Small Molecule Inhibitor PRI-724 Against β-Catenin-activated Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Ryosuke Gabata,Kenichi Harada,Yuki Mizutani,Hirofumi Ouchi,Kaori Yoshimura,Yasunori Sato,Azusa Kitao,Kiminori Kimura,Hiroyuki Kouji,Tomoharu Miyashita,Hidehiro Tajima,Tetsuo Ohta Anticancer research 40 9 5211 2020/09
- Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents Reduce the Risk of Malignant Transformation of Hepatobiliary Phase-Hypointense Nodule without Arterial Phase Hyperenhancement to Hepatocellular Carcinoma on Gd-EOB-DPTA-Enhanced Imaging in the Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Liver. Yoshiaki Shimizu,Kuniaki Arai,Taro Yamashita,Tatsuya Yamashita,Tetsuro Shimakami,Kazunori Kawaguchi,Kazuya Kitamura,Yoshio Sakai,Eishiro Mizukoshi,Masao Honda,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Satoshi Kobayashi,Shuichi Kaneko Liver cancer 9 3 261 2020/06
- Clinical features and diagnostic imaging of cholangiolocellular carcinoma compared with other primary liver cancers: a surgical perspective Hiroyuki Takamura,Ryousuke Gabata,Yoshinao Obatake,Shinichi Nakanuma,Hironori Hayashi,Kazuto Kozaka,Motoko Sasaki,Mitsuyoshi Okazaki,Takahisa Yamaguchi,Hiroyuki Shimbashi,Shiro Terai,Koichi Okamoto,Isamu Makino,Jun Kinoshita,Keishi Nakamura,Tomoharu Miyashita,Hidehiro Tajima,Itasu Ninomiya,Sachio Fushida,Azusa Kitao,Masaaki Kitahara,Kuniaki Arai,Taro Yamashita,Tatsuya Yamashita,Hiroko Ikeda,Yasunori Satoh,Kenichi Harada,Syuichi Kaneko,Toshihumi Gabata,Tateo Kosaka,Tetsuo Ohta Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment 19 153303382094814 2020/01/01
- Doughnut-like hyperintense nodules on hepatobiliary phase without arterial-phase hyperenhancement in cirrhotic liver: imaging and clinicopathological features. Kazuto Kozaka,Satoshi Kobayashi,Norihide Yoneda,Azusa Kitao,Kotaro Yoshida,Dai Inoue,Takahiro Ogi,Wataru Koda,Yasunori Sato,Toshifumi Gabata,Osamu Matsui European radiology 29 12 6489 2019/12
- Pathologic, Molecular, and Prognostic Radiologic Features of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Kathryn J Fowler,Adam Burgoyne,Tyler J Fraum,Mojgan Hosseini,Shintaro Ichikawa,Sooah Kim,Azusa Kitao,Jeong Min Lee,Valérie Paradis,Bachir Taouli,Neil D Theise,Valérie Vilgrain,Jin Wang,Claude B Sirlin,Victoria Chernyak Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 41 6 1611 2021/10
- Transcatheter arterial embolization of iatrogenic massive arterioportal fistula in the liver. Kenichiro Okumura,Satoshi Kobayashi,Takahiro Ogi,Takumi Sugiura,Yu Zhang,Mao Kanatani,Norihide Yoneda,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Toshifumi Gabata,Wataru Koda Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) 63 7 2841851211023995 2021/06/14
- Impaired lesion detectability on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MR imaging in indocyanine green excretory defect: case series of three patients. Sota Masuoka,Katsuhiro Nasu,Hiroaki Takahashi,Azusa Kitao,Masafumi Sakai,Toshitaka Ishiguro,Tsukasa Saida,Manabu Minami Japanese journal of radiology 2020/05/27
- Current status of imaging biomarkers predicting the biological nature of hepatocellular carcinoma. Yoneda N,Matsui O,Kobayashi S,Kitao A,Kozaka K,Inoue D,Yoshida K,Minami T,Koda W,Gabata T Japanese journal of radiology 37 3 191 2019/03
- CT Findings of Thoracic Paravertebral Lesions in IgG4-Related Disease. Inoue D,Zen Y,Komori T,Yoshida K,Yoneda N,Kitao A,Kozaka K,Izumozaki A,Matsumoto J,Toshima F,Kobayashi S,Gabata T AJR. American journal of roentgenology 213 3 1 2019/05
- Early detection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Mami Hamaoka,Kazuto Kozaka,Osamu Matsui,Takahiro Komori,Takashi Matsubara,Norihide Yoneda,Kotaro Yoshida,Dai Inoue,Azusa Kitao,Wataru Koda,Toshifumi Gabata,Satoshi Kobayashi Japanese journal of radiology 37 10 669 2019/10
- Peribiliary glands: development, dysfunction, related conditions and imaging findings. Matsubara T,Kozaka K,Matsui O,Nakanuma Y,Uesaka K,Inoue D,Yoneda N,Yoshida K,Kitao A,Yokka A,Koda W,Gabata T,Kobayashi S Abdominal radiology (New York) 45 2 416 2019/11
- Relationship between the degree of abdominal wall movement and the image quality of contrast-enhanced MRI: semi-quantitative study especially focused on the occurrence of transient severe motion artifact. Ikeno H,Kobayashi S,Kozaka K,Ogi T,Inoue D,Yoneda N,Yoshida K,Ohno N,Gabata T,Kitao A Japanese journal of radiology 38 2 165 2019/11
- Differences in 18F-FDG Uptake and Expression of Glucose Transporter Between 2 Distinct Subtypes of Mass-Forming Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas. Kazuto Kozaka,Satoshi Kobayashi,Hiroyuki Takamura,Yasunori Sato,Azusa Kitao,Dai Inoue,Norihide Yoneda,Hidehiro Tajima,Seigo Kinuya,Kenichi Harada,Tetsuo Ohta,Wataru Koda,Osamu Matsui,Toshifumi Gabata Clinical nuclear medicine 45 6 e267-e273 2020/06
- Morphometric changes in liver cirrhosis: aetiological differences correlated with progression Kumi Ozaki,Osamu Matsui,Satoshi Kobayashi,Tetsuya Minami,Azusa Kitao,Toshifumi Gabata BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 89 1059 20150896 2016
- Benign Hepatocellular Nodules: Hepatobiliary Phase of Gadoxetic Acid-enhanced MR Imaging Based on Molecular Background Norihide Yoneda,Osamu Matsui,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Satoshi Kobayashi,Motoko Sasaki,Kotaro Yoshida,Dai Inoue,Tetsuya Minami,Toshifumi Gabata RADIOGRAPHICS 36 7 2010 2016/11
- Biochemical and Clinical Predictive Approach and Time Point Analysis of Hepatobiliary Phase Liver Enhancement on Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MR Images: A Multicenter Study Masahiro Okada,Takamichi Murakami,Ryohei Kuwatsuru,Yuko Nakamura,Hiroyoshi Isoda,Satoshi Goshima,Ryota Hanaoka,Hiroki Haradome,Yoshinobu Shinagawa,Azusa Kitao,Yasunari Fujinaga,Nagaaki Marugami,Masako Yuki,Tomoaki Ichikawa,Atsushi Higaki,Masatoshi Hori,Shinya Fujii,Osamu Matsui RADIOLOGY 281 2 474 2016/11
- Serum Laminin γ2 Monomer as a Diagnostic and Predictive Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Taro Yamashita,Naohiko Koshikawa,Tetsuro Shimakami,Takeshi Terashima,Masatoshi Nakagawa,Kouki Nio,Rika Horii,Noriho Iida,Kazunori Kawaguchi,Kuniaki Arai,Yoshio Sakai,Tatsuya Yamashita,Eishiro Mizukoshi,Masao Honda,Azusa Kitao,Satoshi Kobayashi,Shizuko Takahara,Yasuhito Imai,Kenichi Yoshimura,Toshinori Murayama,Yasunari Nakamoto,Eisaku Yoshida,Toru Yoshimura,Motoharu Seiki,Shuichi Kaneko Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 74 2 760 2021/08
- Tumor Hemodynamics and Hepatocarcinogenesis: Radio-Pathological Correlations and Outcomes of Carcinogenic Hepatocyte Nodules. Ueda K,Matsui O,Kitao A,Kobayashi S,Nakayama J,Miyagawa S,Kadoya M ISRN hepatology 2014 607628 2014
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis: A Clinicopathologic Study With Respect to Immunoglobulin G4 Yoh Zen,Manabu Onodera,Dai Inoue,Azusa Kitao,Osamu Matsui,Takahiro Nohara,Mikio Namiki,Satomi Kasashima,Atsuhiro Kawashima,Yasushi Matsumoto,Kazuyoshi Katayanagi,Tetsuya Murata,Shin Ishizawa,Noriko Hosaka,Ken Kuriki,Yasuni Nakanuma AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY 33 12 1833 2009/12
- IgG4-related Lung and Pleural Disease: A Clinicopathologic Study of 21 Cases Yoh Zen,Dai Inoue,Azusa Kitao,Manabu Onodera,Hitoshi Abo,Shiro Miyayama,Toshifumi Gabata,Osamu Matsui,Yasuni Nakanuma AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY 33 12 1886 2009/12
- Epidermal growth factor induces cytokeratin 19 expression accompanied by increased growth abilities in human hepatocellular carcinoma Norihide Yoneda,Yasunori Sato,Azusa Kitao,Hiroko Ikeda,Seiko Sawada-Kitamura,Masami Miyakoshi,Kenichi Harada,Motoko Sasaki,Osamu Matsui,Yasuni Nakanuma LABORATORY INVESTIGATION 91 2 262 2011/02
- Hepatocelluar nodules in liver cirrhosis: hemodynamic evaluation (angiography-assisted CT) with special reference to multi-step hepatocarcinogenesis Osamu Matsui,Satoshi Kobayashi,Junichiro Sanada,Wataru Kouda,Yasuji Ryu,Kazuto Kozaka,Azusa Kitao,Koichi Nakamura,Toshifumi Gabata ABDOMINAL IMAGING 36 3 264 2011/06
- Hepatocyte transporter expression in FNH and FNH-like nodule: correlation with signal intensity on gadoxetic acid enhanced magnetic resonance images Norihide Yoneda,Osamu Matsui,Azusa Kitao,Ryuuichi Kita,Kazuto Kozaka,Wataru Koda,Satoshi Kobayashi,Toshifumi Gabata,Hiroko Ikeda,Yasunori Sato,Yasuni Nakanuma JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 30 6 499 2012/07
- Beta-catenin-activated hepatocellular adenoma showing hyperintensity on hepatobiliary-phase gadoxetic-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and overexpression of OATP8 Norihide Yoneda,Osamu Matsui,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Toshifumi Gabata,Motoko Sasaki,Yasuni Nakanuma,Kiyoshi Murata,Toru Tani JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 30 9 777 2012/11
- Intranodular signal intensity analysis of hypovascular high-risk borderline lesions of HCC that illustrate multi-step hepatocarcinogenesis within the nodule on Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI Satoshi Kobayashi,Osamu Matsui,Toshifumi Gabata,Wataru Koda,Tetsuya Minami,Yasuji Ryu,Kazuto Kozaka,Azusa Kitao EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 81 12 3839 2012/12
- Role of Gadolinium-Ethoxybenzyl-Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetic Acid-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Consensus at the Symposium of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan Masatoshi Kudo,Osamu Matsui,Michiie Sakamoto,Azusa Kitao,Tonsok Kim,Shun-ichi Ariizumi,Tomoaki Ichikawa,Satoshi Kobayashi,Yasuharu Imai,Namiki Izumi,Yasunari Fujinaga,Shigeki Arii ONCOLOGY 84 21 2013
- Intrahepatic periportal high intensity on hepatobiliary phase images of Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI: imaging findings and prevalence in various hepatobiliary diseases Satoshi Kobayashi,Osamu Matsui,Toshifumi Gabata,Wataru Koda,Tetsuya Minami,Kazuto Kozaka,Azusa Kitao,Norihide Yoneda,Kotaro Yoshida JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 31 1 9 2013/01
- Usefulness of Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MR imaging in the evaluation of simple steatosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis Zhuo Wu,Osamu Matsui,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Wataru Koda,Satoshi Kobayashi,Yasuji Ryu,Tetsuya Minami,Junichiro Sanada,Toshifumi Gabata Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 37 5 1137 2013/05
- Hypervascular hepatocellular carcinomas showing hyperintensity on hepatobiliary phase of gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging: a possible subtype with mature hepatocyte nature Norihide Yoneda,Osamu Matsui,Azusa Kitao,Ryuichi Kita,Kazuto Kozaka,Wataru Koda,Satoshi Kobayashi,Toshifumi Gabata,Hiroko Ikeda,Yasuni Nakanuma JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 31 7 480 2013/07
- Hepatic pseudolymphoma: Imaging-pathologic correlation with special reference to hemodynamic analysis Kotaro Yoshida,Satoshi Kobayashi,Osamu Matsui,Toshifumi Gabata,Junichiro Sanada,Wataru Koda,Tetsuya Minami,Yasuji Ryu,Kazuto Kozaka,Azusa Kitao Abdominal Imaging 38 6 1277 2013/12
- Erratum to "Tumor Hemodynamics and Hepatocarcinogenesis: Radio-Pathological Correlations and Outcomes of Carcinogenic Hepatocyte Nodules". Ueda K,Matsui O,Kitao A,Kobayashi S,Nakayama J,Miyagawa S,Kadoya M International scholarly research notices 2014 649262 2014
- Hemodynamics and progression of a hypervascular focus in a borderline lesion of hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis by angiography-assisted CT and histopathology Tamao Endo,Kazuto Kozaka,Satoshi Kobayashi,Junichiro Sanada,Wataru Koda,Tetsuya Minami,Azusa Kitao,Norihide Yoneda,Yasuni Nakanuma,Toshifumi Gabata,Osamu Matsui JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 32 2 69 2014/02
- Gd-EOB-DTPA-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Alpha-Fetoprotein Predict Prognosis of Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Taro Yamashita,Azusa Kitao,Osamu Matsui,Takehiro Hayashi,Kouki Nio,Mitsumasa Kondo,Naoki Ohno,Tosiaki Miyati,Hikari Okada,Tatsuya Yamashita,Eishiro Mizukoshi,Masao Honda,Yasuni Nakanuma,Hiroyuki Takamura,Tetsuo Ohta,Yasunari Nakamoto,Masakazu Yamamoto,Tadatoshi Takayama,Shigeki Arii,XinWei Wang,Shuichi Kaneko HEPATOLOGY 60 5 1674 2014/11
- Hepatitis C Related Chronic Liver Cirrhosis: Feasibility of Texture Analysis of MR Images for Classification of Fibrosis Stage and Necroinflammatory Activity Grade Zhuo Wu,Osamu Matsui,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Wataru Koda,Satoshi Kobayashi,Yasuji Ryu,Tetsuya Minami,Junichiro Sanada,Toshifumi Gabata PLOS ONE 10 3 e0118297 2015/03
- Correlation between Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MR imaging findings and OATP1B3 expression in chemotherapy-associated sinusoidal obstruction syndrome Norihide Yoneda,Osamu Matsui,Hiroshi Ikeno,Dai Inoue,Kotaro Yoshida,Azusa Kitao,Kazuto Kozaka,Satoshi Kobayashi,Toshifumi Gabata,Hiroko Ikeda,Keishi Nakamura,Tetsuo Ohta ABDOMINAL IMAGING 40 8 3099 2015/10
- Relationship between signal intensity on hepatobiliary phase of gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced MR imaging and prognosis of borderline lesions of hepatocellular carcinoma Satoshi Kobayashi,Osamu Matsui,Toshifumi Gabata,Wataru Koda,Tetsuya Minami,Yasuji Ryu,Kazuto Kozaka,Azusa Kitao EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 81 11 3002 2012/11
- Intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas associated with polycystic liver and kidney disease Yasunori Sato,Munenori Mukai,Motoko Sasaki,Azusa Kitao,Norihide Yoneda,Daisuke Kobayashi,Yoshiaki Imamura,Yasuni Nakanuma PATHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 59 3 201 2009/03
- A case of hamartomatous proliferation of bile ducts protruding from the liver Azusa Kitao,K. Nobata,K. Kakuda,S. Terahata,K. Kiyohara,Z. Nozaki,M. Kosugi,T. Sugimoto Japanese Journal of Clinical Radiology 51 7 883 2006
- A case of dedifferentiated liposarcoma Azusa Kitao,T. Gabata,H. Kawashima,A. Katagiri,O. Matsui,H. Takamura,S. Sawada,A. Nonomura Japanese Journal of Clinical Radiology 49 6 807 2004
- Multicystic biliary hamartoma: a hitherto undescribed lesion Y Zen,S Terahata,S Miyayama,T Mitsui,A Takehara,S Miura,K Nobata,A Kitao,K Kakuda,K Kiyohara,Y Nakanurna HUMAN PATHOLOGY 37 3 339 2006/03
Conference Presentations
Others
Arts and Fieldwork
Patent
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
Classes (Bachelors)
○Practical Clinical Technology(2024)
○Radiological Mechinery Experiment 2(2024)
○Physiology Laboratory 2(2024)