Masahiro Itonaga

Endoscopic Ultrasound–guided Fine-needle Biopsy With or Without Rapid On-site Evaluation for Diagnosis of Solid Pancreatic Lesions: A Randomized Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial

Stefano Francesco Crinò, Roberto Di Mitri, Nam Q. Nguyen et al. · Gastroenterology · 2021 · 155 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Pathology +17

Usefulness of contrast-enhanced endoscopic sonography for discriminating mural nodules from mucous clots in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms: a single-center prospective study.

Yasunobu Yamashita, Kazuki Ueda, Masahiro Itonaga et al. · PubMed · 2013 · 106 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Radiology +13

Comparison of a 22-gauge Franseen-tip needle with a 20-gauge forward-bevel needle for the diagnosis of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis: a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter study (COMPAS study)

Akira Kurita, Satoru Yasukawa, Yoh Zen et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2019 · 103 citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pathology +11

Novel Methodology for Rapid Detection of KRAS Mutation Using PNA-LNA Mediated Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification

Masahiro Itonaga, Ibu Matsuzaki, Kenji Warigaya et al. · PLoS ONE · 2016 · 84 citations · Full text

Medicine, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics +16

Utility of Elastography with Endoscopic Ultrasonography Shear-Wave Measurement for Diagnosing Chronic Pancreatitis

Yasunobu Yamashita, Kensuke Tanioka, Yuki Kawaji et al. · Gut and Liver · 2019 · 57 citations · Full text

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Radiology +16