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    Heel bone ultrasound predicts non-spine fracture in Japanese men and women

    A number of prospective studies in the USA and Europe have demonstrated that quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measurements predict fracture risk. To our knowledge, there has been no such study in a Japanese popul...

    S. Fujiwara, T. Sone, K. Yamazaki, N. Yoshimura, K. Nakatsuka… in Osteoporosis International (2005)

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    Changes in Levels of Biochemical Markers and Ultrasound Indices of Os Calcis Across the Menopausal Transition

    The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate the changes in the levels of biochemical markers and ultrasound indices of os calcis across the menopausal transition. One hundred and ten healthy women (...

    H. Hoshino, K. Kushida, M. Takahashi, K. Yamazaki, M. Denda… in Osteoporosis International (2000)

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    Estimation of the Architectural Properties of Cortical Bone Using Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography

    We assessed the volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and cross-sectional architecture of cortical bone at the distal radius by peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). The volumetric bone mineral...

    Y. Hasegawa, P. Schneider, C. Reiners, K. Kushida… in Osteoporosis International (2000)

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    Calcaneus Bone Mineral Density Using Single X-ray Absorptiometry in Japanese Women

    Calcaneus bone mineral density (BMD) of 738 Japanese women (605 healthy and 133 with osteoporosis) was measured using single X-ray absorptiometry (SXA). A reference range of calcaneus BMD values for healthy J...

    Y. Sekioka, K. Kushida, K. Yamazaki, T. Inoue in Calcified Tissue International (1999)

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    Factors Related to the Parameters of Ultrasound Measurements in the Early Menopausal Period

    Urinary deoxypyridinoline, serum osteocalcin (OC), and ultrasound (US) measurements were investigated in a premenopausal group and a postmenopausal group. In previous studies we reported the relation between ...

    K. Kawana, K. Kushida, M. Takahashi, T. Ohishi… in Calcified Tissue International (1997)

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    Bone Density and Body Composition in Japanese Women

    Total body bone mineral content (BMCTB in g) and density (BMDTB in g/cm2) and body composition were measured in 1006 healthy Japanese women aged 20–79 years using dual X-ray absorptiometry. Peak BMDTB was 1.11 ±...

    A. Ohmura, K. Kushida, K. Yamazaki, S. Okamoto… in Calcified Tissue International (1997)

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    Utility of dual X-ray absorptiometry and single X-ray absorptiometry as diagnostic tools for involutional osteoporosis

    T. Inoue, K. Yamazaki, K. Kushida in Osteoporosis International (1997)

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    Volumetric bone mineral density using peripheral quantitative computed tomography in Japanese women

    The present study evaluated a commercial device for peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) and examined the age-related changes in normal Japanese women. The volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) ...

    Dr Y. Hasegawa, K. Kushida, K. Yamazaki, T. Inoue in Osteoporosis International (1997)

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    Ultrasound bone densitometry of Os calcis in elderly Japanese women with hip fracture

    We evaluated 138 elderly patients (mean age 79 years) within 2 weeks after hip fracture (67 cervical and 71 trochanteric) using an Achilles ultrasound bone densitometer (Lunar Corporation, Madison, WI). The ul...

    S. Sakata, K. Kushida, K. Yamazaki, T. Inoue in Calcified Tissue International (1997)

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    HELLP syndrome in a pregnant patient with a past history of splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Case report

    Case: We present a case of HELLP syndrome occuring in a patient who at the age of 8 years had undergone a splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. She was diagnosed as having HELLP syndrome 37 week...

    H. Yamamoto, K. Yamazaki, S. Nishikawa, T. Hayashi… in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics (1997)

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    Ultrasound bone densitometry of the os calcis in elderly women with hip fracture

    S. Sakata, K. Kushida, K. Yamazaki, T. Inoue in Osteoporosis International (1996)

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    A comparison of MXA and radiographic morphometry in the assessment of vertebral fractures

    K. Kushida, H. Hoshino, K. Yamazaki, A. Kitazawa, R. Atsumi… in Osteoporosis International (1996)

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    Bone mineral density of the distal radius in elderly women with hip fractures

    K. Kushida, A. Yamanashi, K. Yamazaki, M. Suzuki, T. Inoue in Osteoporosis International (1996)

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    Effect of menopause on geometric parameters of radius in Japanese women

    Y. Hasegawa, K. Kushida, K. Yamazaki, Y. Matsubayashi… in Osteoporosis International (1996)

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    The effect of menopause on biochemical markers and ultrasound densitometry in healthy females

    Urinary pyridinoline (pyr) and deoxypyridinoline (dpyr) are new markers for bone resorption, and serum osteocalcin reportedly indicates osteoblastic activity. Recently, a new ultrasound bone densitometer instr...

    K. Kawana, K. Kushida, M. Takahashi, T. Ohishi, M. Denda… in Calcified Tissue International (1994)

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    Metacarpal bone mass in normal and osteoporotic Japanese women using computed X-ray densitometry

    The metacarpal bone mineral density (BMD) and metacarpal index (MCI) of the second metacarpal bone were measured by computed X-ray densitometry (CXD) (Tei** Ltd., Tokyo), which we have established with the de...

    C. Matsumoto, K. Kushida, K. Yamazaki, K. Imose, T. Inoue in Calcified Tissue International (1994)

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    Ultrasound bone densitometry of the os calcis in Japanese women

    The velocity (SOS), attenuation slope (BUA) and stiffness index in the os calcis were measured using the ‘Achilles’ ultrasound bone densitometer (Lunar, Madison, WI). We evaluated the basic attributes of this ...

    K. Yamazaki, K. Kushida, A. Ohmura, M. Sano, T. Inoue in Osteoporosis International (1994)

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    Exercise therapy for osteoporosis

    Our experimental and clinical studies lead to the following conclusions:

    1. The amount of exercise that has a favorable effect on ...

    T. Inoue, K. Kushida, G. Kobayashi, A. Machida, K. Yamazaki… in Osteoporosis International (1993)