Yasufumi Kai

[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is a useful tool to diagnose the early stage of Takayasu's arteritis and to evaluate the activity of the disease

Kunihiko Umekita, Ichiro Takajo, Syunichi Miyauchi et al. · Modern Rheumatology · 2006 · 32 citations

Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, Radiology +16

Leukocytapheresis (LCAP) decreases the level of platelet-derived microparticles (MPs) and increases the level of granulocytes-derived MPs: a possible connection with the effect of LCAP on rheumatoid arthritis

Kunihiko Umekita, Toshihiko Hidaka, Shiro Ueno et al. · Modern Rheumatology · 2009 · 27 citations · Full text

Medicine, Hematology, Immunology +11

[¹⁸F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography is a useful tool to diagnose the early stage of Takayasu's arteritis and to evaluate the activity of the disease

Kunihiko Umekita, Ichiro Takajo, Syunichi Miyauchi et al. · Modern Rheumatology · 2006 · 19 citations

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Diagnostic Imaging +8

Leukocytapheresis (LCAP) decreases the level of platelet-derived microparticles (MPs) and increases the level of granulocytes-derived MPs: a possible connection with the effect of LCAP on rheumatoid arthritis

Kunihiko Umekita, Toshihiko Hidaka, Shiro Ueno et al. · Modern Rheumatology · 2009 · 19 citations

Medicine, Hematology, Immunology +11

Treatment With Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor Biologic Agents in Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I–Positive Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kunihiko Umekita, Toshihiko Hidaka, Shunichi Miyauchi et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2013 · 18 citations

Life Sciences, Internal Medicine, Pharmacotherapy +16