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Advantage of the Use of Articular Ultrasonography in Routine Medical Care by OGASAWARA, MICHIHIRO

“…Articular ultrasonography (US) is an essential examination tool for medical treatment of rheumatic diseases. By supplementing the physical examination findings…”
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Does Complementary Shoulder and Hand Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica Differ in Clinical Course After Glucocorticoid Induction Compared to After a Simple Clinical Diagnosis? by KAWAGUCHI, TOMOHIRO, OGASAWARA, MICHIHIRO, KAWAMOTO, TOSHIO, MATSUKI-MURAMOTO, YUKO, YAMAJI, KEN, TAMURA, NAOTO

“…Background/Objective Patients with polymyalgia rheumatica experience flares and require a lengthy course of glucocorticoid treatment. Ultrasound application is…”
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Picture superiority effect as one of the potential advantages of musculoskeletal ultrasound complementation for verbal explanation by Matsuki-Muramoto, Yuko, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Kawamoto, Toshio, Yamaji, Ken, Tamura, Naoto

“…Objective: We conducted a questionnaire survey within a standard clinical setting to clarify that picture superiority effect (PSE) could be obtained by…”
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Disease flare patterns and predictors of systemic lupus erythematosus in a monocentric cohort of 423 Japanese patients during a long-term follow-up: The JUDE study by Minowa, Kentaro, Amano, Hirofumi, Ando, Seiichiro, Watanabe, Takashi, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Kawano, Shinya, Kaneko, Toshiyuki, Morimoto, Shinji, Yamaji, Ken, Tamura, Naoto, Tokano, Yoshiaki, Hashimoto, Hiroshi, Takasaki, Yoshinari

“…Objective: To clarify the clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, factors associated with flares, and changes over time. Methods:…”
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Changes in the Expression of Circulating microRNAs in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient Blood Plasma After Passing Through a Plasma Adsorption Membrane by Ishibe, Yusuke, Kusaoi, Makio, Murayama, Go, Nemoto, Takuya, Kon, Takayuki, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Kempe, Kazuo, Yamaji, Ken, Tamura, Naoto

“…ABSTRACT MicroRNAs (miRNAs, miRs) are small non‐coding RNAs that mainly function in the post‐transcriptional regulation of genes. miRNA that is secreted…”
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Diagnosis of giant cell arteritis by head-contrast three-dimensional computed tomography angiography: two case reports by Kawamoto, Toshio, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Nakano, Souichiro, Matsuki Muramoto, Yuko, Matsushita, Masakazu, Yamanaka, Kenjiro, Yamaji, Ken, Tamura, Naoto

“…Temporal artery biopsy is essential for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. It has been shown that F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission…”
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Clinical Efficacy and Factors Predictive of the Therapeutic Effect of the TNF Inhibitor Golimumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by SUGISAKI, NAGACHIKA, TADA, KURISU, ABE, YOSHIYUKI, OGASAWARA, MICHIHIRO, MATSUDAIRA, RAN, YAMAJI, KEN, TAKASAKI, YOSHINARI, TAMURA, NAOTO

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Predictive value of bone destruction and duration of clinical remission for subclinical synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis patients by Tokai, Nao, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Gorai, Misa, Matsuki, Yuko, Yamada, Yusuke, Murayama, Go, Sugisaki, Nagachika, Nemoto, Takuya, Ando, Seiichiro, Minowa, Kentaro, Kon, Takayuki, Tada, Kurisu, Matsushita, Masakazu, Yamaji, Ken, Tamura, Naoto, Makino, Shigeki, Takasaki, Yoshinari

“…Abstract Objectives. Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should aim to achieve full remission. The aim of this study was to investigate predictors of…”
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Predictive grade of ultrasound synovitis for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis in clinical practice and the possible difference between patients with and without seropositivity by Minowa, Kentaro, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Murayama, Go, Gorai, Misa, Yamada, Yusuke, Nemoto, Takuya, Matsuki, Yuko, Sugisaki, Nagachika, Ando, Seiichiro, Kon, Takayuki, Tada, Kurisu, Matsushita, Masakazu, Yamaji, Ken, Tamura, Naoto, Takasaki, Yoshinari

“…Objective. To determine the degree of contribution and the contributing factors of ultrasound in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in daily clinical…”
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Separation of Circulating MicroRNAs Using Apheresis in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Kusaoi, Makio, Yamaji, Ken, Ishibe, Yusuke, Murayama, Go, Nemoto, Takuya, Sekiya, Fumio, Kon, Takayuki, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Kempe, Kazuo, Tamura, Naoto, Takasaki, Yoshinari

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which are important inhibitors of mRNA translation, participate in differentiation, migration, cell proliferation, and cell death. The…”
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Autofeedback from Ultrasound Images Provides Rapid Improvement in Palpation Skills for Identifying Joint Swelling in Rheumatoid Arthritis by OGASAWARA, Michihiro, MURAYAMA, G. O, SUGIMOTO, Kaoru, MATSUDAIRA, Ran, MATSUSHITA, Masakazu, TADA, Kurisu, KEMPE, Kazuo, YAMAJI, Ken, TAMURA, Naoto, TAKASAKI, Yoshinari, YAMADA, Yusuke, NEMOTO, Takuya, KAGEYAMA, Michiaki, TOYAMA, Shoko, KUSAOI, Makio, ONUMA, Shin, KON, Takayuki, SEKIYA, Fumio

“…Joint swelling, an important factor in the classification criteria and disease activity assessment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), renders joint palpation a…”
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The synovial grade corresponding to clinically involved joints and a feasible ultrasound-adjusted simple disease activity index for monitoring rheumatoid arthritis by Yamada, Yusuke, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Gorai, Misa, Matsuki, Yuko, Murayama, Go, Sugisaki, Nagachika, Nemoto, Takuya, Ando, Seiichiro, Minowa, Kentaro, Nakano, Souichiro, Kon, Takayuki, Tada, Kurisu, Matsushita, Masakazu, Yamaji, Ken, Tamura, Naoto, Takasaki, Yoshinari

“…Objectives: To determine which grade of ultrasound (US) synovitis corresponds to clinically involved joints in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and develops a new…”
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome following treatment for granulomatosis with polyangiitis by Sasaki, Fuyuko, Oyama, Genko, Fujimaki, Motoki, Yokoyama, Kazumasa, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Nakamichi, Kazuo, Saijo, Masayuki, Takasaki, Yoshinari, Hattori, Nobutaka

“…A 56‐year‐old man with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) after a combined immune therapy with…”
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Weighting with the Lansbury articular index improves the correlation of ultrasound score with serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 level in rheumatoid arthritis patients by Gorai, Misa, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Matsuki, Yuko, Yamada, Yusuke, Murayama, Go, Sugisaki, Nagachika, Nemoto, Takuya, Ando, Seiichiro, Minowa, Kentaro, Kon, Takayuki, Tada, Kurisu, Matsushita, Masakazu, Yamaji, Ken, Tamura, Naoto, Takasaki, Yoshinari

“…Abstract Objective. To determine whether weighting improves the correlation of ultrasound (US) score with serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) level in…”
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A New Twist on Behavioral Genetics by Incorporating Wild-Derived Mouse Strains by KOIDE, Tsuyoshi, IKEDA, Kazutaka, OGASAWARA, Michihiro, SHIROISHI, Toshihiko, MORIWAKI, Kazuo, TAKAHASHI, Aki

“…Behavior has been proven to be extremely variable among human individuals. One of the most important factors for such variations of behavior is genetic…”
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Consensus-based identification of factors related to false-positives in ultrasound scanning of synovitis and tenosynovitis by Ikeda, Kei, Narita, Akihiro, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Ohno, Shigeru, Kawahito, Yutaka, Kawakami, Atsushi, Ito, Hiromu, Matsushita, Isao, Suzuki, Takeshi, Misaki, Kenta, Ogura, Takehisa, Kamishima, Tamotsu, Seto, Yohei, Nakahara, Ryuichi, Kaneko, Atsushi, Nakamura, Takayuki, Henmi, Mihoko, Fukae, Jun, Nishida, Keiichiro, Sumida, Takayuki, Koike, Takao

“…Introduction: We aimed to identify causes of false-positives in ultrasound scanning of synovial/tenosynovial/bursal inflammation and provide corresponding…”
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Rheumatoid arthritis complicated with immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders during treatment with adalimumab by Ikeda, Takahide, Toyama, Syoko, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Amano, Hirohumi, Takasaki, Yoshinari, Morita, Hiroyuki, Ishizuka, Tatsuo

“…Abstract A 71-year-old woman was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2002. Treatment was started with methotrexate and she was switched to adalimumab in…”
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Recent trends in use of nonbiologic DMARDs and evaluation of their continuation rates in single and dual combination therapies in rheumatoid arthritis patients in Japan by Ogasawara, Michihiro, Kageyama, Michiaki, Kusaoi, Makio, Onuma, Shin, Kon, Takayuki, Sekiya, Fumio, Sugimoto, Kaoru, Matsudaira, Ran, Matsushita, Masakazu, Tada, Kurisu, Kempe, Kazuo, Yamaji, Ken, Tamura, Naoto, Takasaki, Yoshinari

“…Abstract Objective We aim to examine changes in usage of nonbiologic, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and evaluate their continuation rates in…”
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Clinical Efficacy and Factors Predictive of the Therapeutic Effect of the TNF Inhibitor Golimumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by NAGACHIKA SUGISAKI, KURISU TADA, YOSHIYUKI ABE, MICHIHIRO OGASAWARA, RAN MATSUDAIRA, KEN YAMAJI, YOSHINARI TAKASAKI, NAOTO TAMURA

“…Objectives: To examine the clinical efficacy and factors predictive of the therapeutic effect of golimumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods:…”
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Gene Expression Analysis Using a High-Resolution DNA Microarray of Peripheral Whole Blood Immediately Before and After Leukocytapheresis for Rheumatoid Arthritis by Kusaoi, Makio, Yamaji, Ken, Murayama, Go, Yasui, Misa, Yamada, Risa, Hishinuma, Ruka, Nemoto, Takuya, Hohtatsu, Katsura, Kageyama, Michiaki, Kawamoto, Toshio, Sugimoto, Kaoru, Sekiya, Fumio, Kon, Takayuki, Ogasawara, Michihiro, Kempe, Kazuo, Tsuda, Hiroshi, Takasaki, Yoshinari

“…Leukocytapheresis (LCAP) is a safe, unique therapy pertaining to intractable rheumatoid arthritis (RA) even in cases of drug allergy or infectious states. To…”
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