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h-index: 14
Works: 61
Citations: 523

Most-cited papers

Thinning of cervical nerve roots and peripheral nerves in ALS as measured by sonography.
H. Nodera, Naoko Takamatsu, Y. Shimatani, Atsuko Mori +5 more
2014Clinical Neurophysiology77 citations
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Neurogenic and Myogenic Diseases: Quantitative Texture Analysis of Muscle US Data for Differentiation.
Kazuki Sogawa, H. Nodera, Naoko Takamatsu, Atsuko Mori +4 more
2017Radiology56 citations
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Intramuscular dissociation of echogenicity in the triceps surae characterizes sporadic inclusion body myositis
H. Nodera, Naoko Takamatsu, N. Matsui, Atsuko Mori +6 more
2016European Journal of Neurology37 citations Open access
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Which muscle shows fasciculations by ultrasound in patients with ALS?
Naoko Takamatsu, H. Nodera, Atsuko Mori, Keiko Maruyama-Saladini +5 more
2016Journal of Medical Investigation29 citations Open access
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Early diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis based on fasciculations in muscle ultrasonography: A machine learning approach.
K. Fukushima, Naoko Takamatsu, Y. Yamamoto, Hiroki Yamazaki +6 more
2022Clinical Neurophysiology26 citations Open access
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Sonographic evaluation of peripheral nerves in subtypes of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Atsuko Mori, H. Nodera, Naoko Takamatsu, Keiko Maruyama-Saladini +3 more
2016Journal of Neurological Sciences26 citations
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High‐resolution sonography detects inflammatory changes in vasculitic neuropathy
H. Nodera, Kenta Sato, Y. Terasawa, Naoko Takamatsu +1 more
2006Muscle and Nerve26 citations
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Texture analysis of sonographic muscle images can distinguish myopathic conditions.
H. Nodera, Kazuki Sogawa, Naoko Takamatsu, S. Hashiguchi +5 more
2019Journal of Medical Investigation25 citations Open access
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Sonographic evaluation of cervical nerve roots in ALS and its clinical subtypes.
Atsuko Mori, H. Nodera, Naoko Takamatsu, Keiko Maruyama-Saladini +5 more
2016Journal of Medical Investigation23 citations Open access
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Frequent hepatic steatosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Implication for systemic involvement
H. Nodera, Naoko Takamatsu, N. Muguruma, Kazuhiro Ukimoto +4 more
201520 citations Open access
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Ultrasound assessment of sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Takeshi Yoshida, Y. Kumon, Naoko Takamatsu, T. Nozaki +4 more
2021Modern Rheumatology18 citations
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Cervical root sonography to differentiate multifocal motor neuropathy from ALS.
H. Nodera, Y. Izumi, Naoko Takamatsu, R. Kaji
2016Journal of Medical Investigation17 citations Open access
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Correlation of muscle ultrasound with clinical and pathological findings in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Takeshi Yoshida, Hiroki Yamazaki, Y. Nishimori, Naoko Takamatsu +8 more
2023Muscle and Nerve16 citations
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Focal nerve enlargement is not the cause for increased distal motor latency in ALS: Sonographic evaluation.
Atsuko Mori, H. Nodera, Naoko Takamatsu, Y. Shimatani +4 more
2015Clinical Neurophysiology14 citations
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Age-dependent texture features in skeletal muscle ultrasonography.
H. Nodera, Kazuki Sogawa, Naoko Takamatsu, Atsuko Mori +3 more
2018Journal of Medical Investigation12 citations Open access
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Velocity of intraneural blood flow is increased in inflammatory neuropathies: sonographic observation
M. Carandang, Naoko Takamatsu, H. Nodera, Atsuko Mori +8 more
2016Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry11 citations
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Ultrasonographic evaluation of myokymic discharges.
Y. Osaki, Naoko Takamatsu, Y. Shimatani, Atsuko Mori +4 more
2015Clinical Neurophysiology11 citations
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Utility of phrenic nerve ultrasound in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
C. T. Suratos, Naoko Takamatsu, Hiroki Yamazaki, Y. Osaki +3 more
2020Acta Neurologica Belgica10 citations Open access
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Cervical Root Enlargement in Segmental Zoster Paresis: A Study with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Nerve Ultrasound
S. Wada, H. Hirano, N. Uehara, Yuri Kurotobi +4 more
2022Internal medicine8 citations Open access
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Distinct Incidence of Takotsubo Syndrome Between Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Synucleinopathies: A Cohort Study
Y. Izumi, Ryosuke Miyamoto, K. Fujita, Y. Yamamoto +16 more
2018Frontiers in Neurology7 citations Open access
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Decreased serum ceruloplasmin and copper levels in cervical dystonia
T. Mezaki, S. Matsumoto, C. Hamada, Ichiro Mukoyama +5 more
2001Annals of Neurology7 citations
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Nerve ultrasound characteristics of immunoglobulin M neuropathy associated with anti‐myelin‐associated glycoprotein antibodies
Yuwa Oka, K. Tsukita, Koji Tsuzaki, Naoko Takamatsu +3 more
2022Muscle and Nerve6 citations
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PMP22-related disease: A novel splice site acceptor variant and intrafamilial phenotype variability.
T. Kawarai, Hiroki Yamazaki, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Naoko Takamatsu +9 more
2019Neuromuscular Disorders6 citations
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Preferential changes of skeletal muscle echogenicity in myotonic dystrophy type 1
Naoko Takamatsu, Kazuki Sogawa, H. Nodera, S. Hashiguchi +5 more
2017European Journal of Neurology6 citations
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Application of z‐score‐based quantification of muscle echogenicity for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Takeshi Yoshida, Y. Kumon, Naoko Takamatsu, T. Nozaki +3 more
2022Geriatrics & Gerontology International4 citations
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Application of ultrasound in a case of eosinophilic fasciitis mimicking stiff-person syndrome.
Hiroki Yamazaki, N. Matsui, Naoko Takamatsu, Takeshi Yoshida +6 more
2022Neuromuscular Disorders4 citations Open access
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Sonographic Multifocal Cranial Nerve Enlargement in Multifocal Acquired Demyelinating Sensory and Motor Neuropathy
Yuwa Oka, Kazuto Tsukita, Koji Tsuzaki, Naoko Takamatsu +1 more
2021Internal medicine4 citations Open access
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Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of brachial plexus ultrasound in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Hiroki Yamazaki, Naoko Takamatsu, Tomoyasu Matsubara, Mikiya Tani +7 more
2025Clinical Neurophysiology3 citations Open access
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MFN2 transcripts escaping from nonsense-mediated mRNA decay pathway cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A2
T. Kawarai, Kanto Yamasaki, Atsuko Mori, Naoko Takamatsu +13 more
2016Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry3 citations
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Usefulness of skeletal muscle ultrasound as a screening test for sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Takeshi Yoshida, Masataka Inoue, Yoshitaka Kumon, Naoko Takamatsu +3 more
2024International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases2 citations
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Anti-NXP2 Antibody-positive Juvenile Dermatomyositis with Characteristic Fascial Thickening on Muscle Ultrasound and Improvement with Immunotherapy
Koji Fukushima, Takeshi Yoshida, Hiroki Yamazaki, Naoko Takamatsu +7 more
2023Internal medicine2 citations Open access
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Deep learning for identification of fasciculation from muscle ultrasound images
H. Nodera, Naoko Takamatsu, Hiroki Yamazaki, Ryutaro Satomi +4 more
2019Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience2 citations
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Distinguishing features of amyloid polyneuropathy on nerve ultrasound
Hiroki Yamazaki, Naoko Takamatsu, H. Nodera, T. Kawarai +2 more
20171 citations
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Frequent hepatic steatosis in ALS: implication for systemic involvement (P6.098)
Y. Izumi, Naoko Takamatsu, N. Muguruma, Kazuhiro Ukimoto +4 more
2015Neurology1 citations
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Examination of echo intensity by comparison with control muscle
S. Matsumoto, K. Tai, K. Ichimaru, Masatoshi Takahashi +1 more
20151 citations Open access
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[Sonographic evaluation of myopathy].
Naoko Takamatsu, Atsuko Mori, H. Nodera
2014Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo1 citations
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[Ultrasonography of muscle disease].
Y. Terasawa, Naoko Takamatsu, R. Kaji
2013Rinshō shinkeigaku Clinical neurology1 citations Open access
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Increase in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis age of onset:Analysis of cases originating in 2011-2020.
Kenta Hanada, Shotaro Haji, Koji Fukushima, Hiroki Yamazaki +4 more
2025Journal of Medical Investigation0 citations Open access
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Sarcoid Neuropathy Presenting with Two Novel Ultrasound Findings of Increased Intraneural Blood Flow and Small Saphenous Vein Wall Thickening
Hiroki Yamazaki, Ryota Sato, Tomoyasu Matsubara, Naoko Takamatsu +3 more
2025Internal medicine0 citations Open access
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Utilization of Neuromuscular Ultrasound in Rehabilitation Medicine
Naoko Takamatsu, Hiroki Yamazaki, Y. Izumi
2025The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine0 citations Open access
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筋疾患の診断における筋超音波検査
Hiroki Yamazaki, Takeshi Yoshida, Naoko Takamatsu, Yuishin iIZUMI
2024Neurosonology0 citations Open access
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A case of led to diagnosis of common palmar digital nerve injury caused by habitual smartphone focal nerve compression by nerve ultrasound in palm
Hiroki Yamazaki, Naoko Takamatsu, Y. Izumi
2023Neurosonology0 citations Open access
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Case of anti‐NT5c1A antibody‐seropositive inclusion body myositis associated with severe dysphagia and prominent forearm weakness
N. Matsui, Mika Takahara, Hiroki Yamazaki, Naoko Takamatsu +5 more
2022Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience0 citations
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A case of led to diagnosis of malignancy by brachial plexus ultrasonography
Naoko Takamatsu, Y. Osaki, Hiroki Yamazaki, K. Kuroda +5 more
2020Neurosonology0 citations Open access
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Utility of phrenic nerve ultrasound in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
C. T. Suratos, Naoko Takamatsu, Hiroki Yamazaki, Y. Osaki +3 more
2020Acta Neurologica Belgica0 citations Open access
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O3-020 Ultrasound analysis of skeletal muscle fibrosis in patients with systemic fibrosis
Takeshi Yoshida, Naoko Takamatsu, Y. Kumon, H. Nodera
2020Clinical Neurophysiology0 citations
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1-A-D-7. Determining echo intensity by comparison with control
M. Matsumoto, K. Tai, K. Ichimaru, Masatoshi Takahashi +18 more
20180 citations
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Basic neuromuscular ultrasound for beginners
Naoko Takamatsu, Hirotoshi Hamaguchi, H. Nodera
20170 citations Open access
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Angle-dependent alteration of muscle echo-densities to effectively diagnose myopathic conditions
Naoko Takamatsu, H. Nodera, Atsuko Mori, Hiroki Yamazaki +2 more
20170 citations
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Muscle ultrasound to differentiate myopathic conditions: Utililty of texture analysis
H. Nodera, Naoko Takamatsu, Kazuki Sogawa, Yuishin Izumi +1 more
20170 citations
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