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Shinji Tanaka

Shinji Tanaka

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Medicine

D-Index
109
Citations
44462
World Ranking
5772
National Ranking
129

Overview

Shinji Tanaka is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Gastroenterology, and Epidemiology.

Their work spans several main topics, including:

  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
  • Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Tanaka has contributed to multiple publications across prominent venues, notably:

  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (26 publications)
  • Digestive Endoscopy (21 publications)
  • Journal of Gastroenterology (12 publications)
  • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (8 publications)
  • BMC Gastroenterology (7 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Automatic detection and classification of protruding lesions in wireless capsule endoscopy images based on a deep convolutional neural network," 2020, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • "Deep Submucosal Invasion Is Not an Independent Risk Factor for Lymph Node Metastasis in T1 Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis," 2022, Gastroenterology
  • "Colonoscopy screening and surveillance guidelines," 2021, Digestive Endoscopy
  • "Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for management of colorectal polyps," 2021, Journal of Gastroenterology
  • "Role of tumor-associated macrophages at the invasive front in human colorectal cancer progression," 2021, Cancer Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tanaka include:

  • Shiro Oka
  • Yuji Urabe
  • Kazuaki Chayama
  • Ryo Yuge

Best Publications

  • Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines 2010 for the treatment of colorectal cancer

    Toshiaki Watanabe;Michio Itabashi;Yasuhiro Shimada;Shinji Tanaka

  • Advantage of endoscopic submucosal dissection compared with EMR for early gastric cancer

    Shiro Oka;Shinji Tanaka;Iwao Kaneko;Ritsuo Mouri

  • Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) Guidelines 2014 for treatment of colorectal cancer

    Toshiaki Watanabe;Michio Itabashi;Yasuhiro Shimada;Shinji Tanaka

  • JGES guidelines for colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection/endoscopic mucosal resection

    Shinji Tanaka;Hiroshi Kashida;Yutaka Saito;Naohisa Yahagi

  • Validation of a simple classification system for endoscopic diagnosis of small colorectal polyps using narrow-band imaging

    David G. Hewett;David G. Hewett;Tonya Kaltenbach;Tonya Kaltenbach;Yasushi Sano;Shinji Tanaka

  • Nonpolypoid neoplastic lesions of the colorectal mucosa.

    Shin ei Kudo;René Lambert;John I. Allen;Hiroaki Fujii

  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal neoplasia: possibility of standardization.

    Shinji Tanaka;Shiro Oka;Iwao Kaneko;Mayuko Hirata

  • Narrow-band imaging (NBI) magnifying endoscopic classification of colorectal tumors proposed by the Japan NBI Expert Team.

    Yasushi Sano;Shinji Tanaka;Shin-ei Kudo;Shoichi Saito

  • Endoscopic prediction of deep submucosal invasive carcinoma: validation of the narrow-band imaging international colorectal endoscopic (NICE) classification.

    Nana Hayashi;Shinji Tanaka;David G. Hewett;Tonya R. Kaltenbach

  • Clinicopathologic features and endoscopic treatment of superficially spreading colorectal neoplasms larger than 20 mm

    Shinji Tanaka;Ken Haruma;Shiro Oka;Ryoji Takahashi

  • Mesenchymal stem cells enhance growth and metastasis of colon cancer.

    Kei Shinagawa;Yasuhiko Kitadai;Miwako Tanaka;Tomonori Sumida

  • Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: present status and future perspective, including its differentiation from endoscopic mucosal resection.

    Shinji Tanaka;Shiro Oka;Kazuaki Chayama

  • Local recurrence after endoscopic resection for large colorectal neoplasia: A multicenter prospective study in Japan

    Shiro Oka;Shinji Tanaka;Yutaka Saito;Hiroyasu Iishi

  • Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society guidelines for colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection/endoscopic mucosal resection.

    Shinji Tanaka;Hiroshi Kashida;Yutaka Saito;Naohisa Yahagi

  • Narrow-band imaging magnification predicts the histology and invasion depth of colorectal tumors

    Hiroyuki Kanao;Shinji Tanaka;Shiro Oka;Mayuko Hirata

  • Outcome of endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumors accompanied by fibrosis.

    Aki Matsumoto;Shinji Tanaka;Sayaka Oba;Hiroyuki Kanao

  • Hypoxia as a key player in the AKI-to-CKD transition.

    Shinji Tanaka;Tetsuhiro Tanaka;Masaomi Nangaku

  • Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori-negative Gastric Cancer among Japanese

    Taiji Matsuo;Masanori Ito;Shunsuke Takata;Shinji Tanaka

  • Magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging for diagnosis of colorectal tumors

    Mayuko Hirata;Shinji Tanaka;Shiro Oka;Iwao Kaneko

  • Current status of endoscopic resection strategy for large, early colorectal neoplasia in Japan

    Takeshi Nakajima;Yutaka Saito;Shinji Tanaka;Hiroyasu Iishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuaki Chayama
Kazuaki Chayama Hiroshima University
Masaharu Yoshihara
Masaharu Yoshihara Hiroshima University
Yasuhiko Kitadai
Yasuhiko Kitadai Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Wataru Yasui
Wataru Yasui Hiroshima University
Yutaka Saito
Yutaka Saito Aoyama Gakuin University
Ken Haruma
Ken Haruma Hiroshima University
Kenichi Sugihara
Kenichi Sugihara Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Takahisa Matsuda
Takahisa Matsuda Toho University
Toshifumi Hibi
Toshifumi Hibi Kitasato University
Mamoru Watanabe
Mamoru Watanabe Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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