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Yokohama City University, Yokohama City, Japan, Premed
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Foster, L, Jajodia, P, Fornier, G, Shinohara, K, Carroll, P, Narayan, P: Value of prostate specific antigen and transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy in detecting prostatic fossa recurrences following radical prostatectomy. Journal of Urology 149(5):1024-8, 1993.

Wolf, JS Jr, Shinohara, K, Carroll, PR; and Narayan, P : The combined role of transrectal ultrasonography, Gleason score, and prostate specific antigen in predictrgan confined prostate cancer; Urology, Aug 42(2), 131-7, 1993.

Wolf, JS Jr, Shinohara, K, Narayan, P, Kerikouske, K, Stoller, ML, Carroll, PR: The selection of patients for laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy: A decision analysis. Urology, 42(6) 680-8, 1993.

Shinohara, K, Wolf, JS. Jr, Narayan, P, Carroll, PR: Comparison of prostate specific antigen with prostate specific antigen density for three clinical applications. Journal of Urology, 152(1), 120-123, 1994.

Aboseif, S, Shinohara, K, Weidner, N, Narayan, P, Carroll, PR: The significance of prostatic intraepitherial neoplasia. Br J Urol, 76:355-359, 1995.

Nash, P, Bruce, J, Indudhara, R, and Shinohara, K: Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostatic nerve blockade eases systematic needle biopsy of the prostate. J Urol, 155:607-609, 1996.

Shinohara, K, Connolly, JA, Presti, JC, Jr and Carroll, PR: Early results with cryosurgical treatment of localized prostate cancer. J Urol, 156:115-121, 1996.

Connolly, JA, Shinohara, K, Presti, JC, Jr. and Carroll, RP: Local recurrence after radical prostatectomy: Characteristics in size, location, and relationship to prostate-specific antigen and surgical margins. Urology 47:225-231, 1996.

Kalbhen, CL, Hricak, H, Shinohara, K, Chen, M, Parivar, F, Kurhanewicz, J, Vigneron, DB and Carroll, PR: Prostate carcinoma: MR imaging findings after cryosurgery. Radiology, 198:807-811, 1996.

Connolly, JA, Shinohara, K, and Carroll, PR: Technology Update, Cryotherapy for prostate cancer. Urology International, 3:12-13, 1996.

Parivar F, Hricak H, Shinohara K, Kurhanewicz J, Vigneron DB, Nelson SJ, and Carroll PR: Detection of locally recurrent prostate cancer after cryosurgery:Evaluation by transrectal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and three-dimensional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Urology, 48:594-599, 1996

Presti JC, Jr., Hovey R, Carroll PR, and Shinohara K: Prospective evaluation of prostate specific antigen and prostate specific antigen density in the detection of nonpalpable and stage T1c carcinoma of the prostate. J Urol, 156:1685-90

Presti, JC, Jr, Hovey R, Bhargava V, Carroll PR, and Shinohara,K :Prospective evaluation of prostate specific antigen and prostate specific antigen density in the detection of carcinoma of the prostate:ethnic variations. J Urology 157:907-912, 1997

Shinohara K, Rhee B, Presti JCJr, Carroll PR: Cryosurgical ablation of prostate cancer:Pattern of relapse. J of Urol, 158:2206-2210, 1997

Borirakchanyavat, S, Bhargava, V, Shinohara, K,Toke, A, Carroll, PR, Presti, JC Jr:Systematic sextant biopsies in the prediction of extracapsular extension at radical prostatectomy. Urology 50 373-378, 1997.

Chang, JJ. Shinohara, K. Hovey, RM. Montgomery, C. Carroll, PR; and Presti, JC Jr: Prospective evaluation of systematic transition zone biopsies in large prostate for cancer detection. Urology 52:89-93, 1998

Rogers, R. Grossfeld, GD. Roach, M. Shinohara, K. Presti, JC Jr. and Carroll PR: Radiation therapy for the management of biopsy-proven local recurrence following radical prostatectomy. Journal of Urology 160:1748-1753, 1998.

Chang, JJ, Shinohara, K, Seltzer, M, Bhargava, V, Carroll, PR and Presti, JCJr.: Prospective evaluation of lateral biopsies of the prostate for cancer detection.Journal of Urology, 160:2111-2114, 1998

Koppie, TM, Shinohara, K, Grossfeld, GD, Presti, JC, and Carroll, PR: The efficacy of cryosurgical ablation of prostate cancer: The UCSF experience. Journal of Urolology, 162(2):427-32,1999.

Presti, JC Jr; Shinohara, K; Bacchetti, P; Tigrani, V; Bhargava, V. Positive fraction of systematic biopsies predicts risk of relapse after radical prostatectomy. Urology, 1998 Dec, 52(6):1079-84.

Tigrani, VS; Bhargava, V; Shinohara, K, Presti, JC Jr.: Number of positive systematic sextant biopsies predicts surgical margin status at radical prostatectomy.Urology, 1999, 54(4):689-93.

Presti, JC Jr; Chang, JJ; Bhargava,V; and Shinohara, K: The optimal systemic prostate biopsy scheme should include 8 rather than 6 biopsies: results of a prospective clinical trial. Journal of Urology, 163(1): 163-167, 2000

Hsu, IC, Pickett, B, Shinohara, K, Krieg, R, Roach, M 3rd, Phillips, T. Normal tissue dosimetric comparison between HDR prostate implant boost and conformal external beam radiotherapy boost: potential for dose escalation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 46(4):851-8, 2000

Small EJ, Frohlich M, Bok R, Shinohara K, Grossfeld G, Rozenblat Z, Kelly WK, Corry M, Reese DM: A prospective trial of herbal supplement PC-SPES in patiens with progressive prostate cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18:3595-3603, 2000

Park S, Shinohara K, Grossfeld GG, Carroll PR: Cancer detection in men with prior high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia or atpical prostate biopsy. Journal of Urology (accepted for publication)

Speight JL, Shinohara K, Pickett B, Weinberg VK, Hsu ICJ, Roach M: Prostate volume change after radioactive seed implantation:possible benefit of improved dose volume histogram with perioperative steroid. Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys. 48:1461-1467, 2000

Goharderakhshan, RZ; Grossfeld, GD; Kassis, A; Shinohara, K; Roach, M; Carroll, PR. Additional treatments and reimbursement rates associated with prostate cancer treatment for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy, interstitial brachytherapy, and external beam radiotherapy.Urology, 2000 Oct 1, 56(4):622-6.

Long, JP; Bahn, D; Lee, F; Shinohara, K; Chinn, DO; Macaluso, JN: Five-year retrospective, multi-institutional pooled analysis of cancer-related out comes after cryosurgical ablation of the prostate. Urology, 57:518-23, 2001

Aoki Y, Arai Y, Maeda H, Okubo K, Shinohara K.:Racial differences in cellular composition of benign prostatic hyperplasia.. Prostate. 2001 Dec 1;49(4):243-50.

Elliott SP, Shinohara K, Logan SL and Carroll PR: Sextant prostate biopsies predict side and sextant site of extracapsular extension of prostate cancer. J Urol 2002 Jul;168(1):105-9

Shinohara K, Gulati M, Koppie TM and Terris MK:Transperineal biopsy after abdominoperineal resection :A two center experience. J urology, 2003 Jan 169:141-144,

Langen KM, Pouliot J, Anezinos C, Aubin M, Gottschalk AR, Hsu I-C, Lowter D, Liu YM, Shinohara K, Verhey LJ, Weinberg V and Roach M Evaluation of ultrasound-based prostate localization for image guided radiation therapy., . International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 57:635-644, 2003

Pouliot J, Aubin M, Langen KM, Liu Y-M, Pickett B, Shinohara K, Roach M III,.:(Non)-Migration of Radio-opaque Markers used for on-line Localization of the Prostate with an Electronic Portal Imaging Device. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 56:862-866, 2003

Shinohara K, Pickett, B, Pouliot J : A Phantom Study Using the BARD (STM125I) Brachytherapy Iodine Seed For the Treatment of Prostate Cancer in Japan, Jpn J Urol Surg 16:33-41, 2003

Purohit RS, Wu DS, Shinohara K, Turek, PJ: A Prospective Comparison of Three Diagnostic Methods to Evaluate Ejaculatory Duct Obstruction. J of Urology, 171:232-236, 2004

Millender, L.E., M. Aubin, J. Pouliot, K. Shinohara K and Roach M.: Daily electronic portal imaging for morbidly obese men undergoing radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys,, 2004. 59(1): p. 6-10

Shinohara K: Prostate Cancer: Cryotherapy, Urologic Clinics of North America. 30:4, 725-736, 2003

Shinohara K: Thermal and ablation of prostate diseases:advantages and limitations., International Journal of Hyperthermia, 20:679-697, 2004

Coakley FV, Teh HS, Qayyum A, Swanson MG, Lu Y, Iii MR, Pickett B, Shinohara K, Vigneron DB, Kurhanewicz J: Endorectal MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopic Imaging for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer after External Beam Radiation Therapy: Preliminary Experience.,Radiology, 233:441-448, 2004

Pickett B, Kurhanewicz J, Coakley F, Shinohara K, Fein B, Roach M 3rd.

Use of MRI and spectroscopy in evaluation of external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 60:1047-55, 2004

Master VA, Shinohara K, Carroll PR. Ferromagnetic thermal ablation of locally recurrent prostate cancer: prostate specific antigen results and immediate/intermediate morbidities. J Urol. 172:2197-202, 2004.

Mutaguchi K, Shinohara K, Matsubara A, Yasumoto H, Mita K, Usui T, Local anesthesia during 10 core biopsy of the prostate: comparison of 2 methods. J Urol.;173(3):742-5, 2005.

Hsu IC, Cabrera AR, Weinberg V, Speight J, Gottschalk AR, Roach M 3rd, Shinohara K. Combined modality treatment with high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost for locally advanced prostate cancer. Brachytherapy. 2005;4(3):202-6.

Bent S, Kane C, Shinohara K, Neuhaus J, Hudes ES, Goldberg H, Avins AL. Saw palmetto for benign prostatic hyperplasia. N Engl J Med. 2006 Feb 9;354(6):557-66

Pickett B, Kurhanewicz J, Pouliot J, Weinberg V, Shinohara K, Coakley F, Roach M 3rd. Three-dimensional conformal external beam radiotherapy compared with permanent prostate implantation in low-risk prostate cancer based on endorectal magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging and prostate-specific antigen level. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Mar 3

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