Kent T. Sato

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Kent T. Sato is a scholar working on Hepatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Kent T. Sato has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Hepatology, 34 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 33 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Kent T. Sato's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (65 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (23 papers) and MRI in cancer diagnosis (21 papers). Kent T. Sato is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (65 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (23 papers) and MRI in cancer diagnosis (21 papers). Kent T. Sato collaborates with scholars based in United States, Philippines and Spain. Kent T. Sato's co-authors include Riad Salem, Robert J. Lewandowski, Reed A. Omary, Mary F. Mulcahy, Robert K. Ryu, Laura Kulik, Vanessa L. Gates, Michaël Abécassis, Ahsun Riaz and Bassel Atassi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Kent T. Sato

89 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Yttrium-90 Microspheres: A Comprehensive Report of Long-term Outcomes

2009 740 citations Riad Salem, Robert J. Lewandowski et al. profile →
Y90 Radioembolization Significantly Prolongs Time to Progression Compared With Chemoembolization in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2016 433 citations Riad Salem, Andrew C. Gordon et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kent T. Sato	5.4k	2.1k	2.0k	2.0k	1.7k	94	6.6k
Ahsun Riaz	4.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	141	5.9k
Vanessa L. Gates	4.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	68	5.1k
Talia Baker	5.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.6×	2.2k 1.1×	723 0.4×	109	6.5k
Andrew S. Kennedy	3.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	109	5.5k
Bassel Atassi	3.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	859 0.5×	37	3.7k
Shiro Miyayama	3.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	799 0.5×	140	5.1k
Marnix G. E. H. Lam	2.3k 0.4×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	981 0.5×	2.8k 1.7×	241	5.5k
Thomas Helmberger	1.7k 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	883 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	161	4.8k
María Isabel Real	4.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	450 0.3×	33	5.3k
Jong Hoon Kim	1.5k 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.3×	638 0.3×	932 0.6×	199	5.4k

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Sato, Kent T., et al.. (2026). Hidden Drug Rash With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms ( DRESS ): A Rare Case of Preceding Organ Damage Before Skin Manifestations. Clinical Case Reports. 14(3). e72001–e72001.

Sato, Kent T., et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in Ablative Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers. 17(19). 3251–3251. 1 indexed citations

Seedial, Stephen, Bartley Thornburg, Ahsun Riaz, et al.. (2024). Safety and Diagnostic Efficacy of Image-Guided Biopsy of Small Renal Masses. Cancers. 16(4). 835–835. 3 indexed citations

Suk‐Ouichai, Chalairat, Hiten D. Patel, Kent T. Sato, et al.. (2024). Treatment Modalities and Risks of Complication for Patients With Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma Aged 75 and Older. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 131(4). 742–749.

Gordon, Andrew C., Ahmed Gabr, Aparna Kalyan, et al.. (2024). Radiation Segmentectomy and Modified Radiation Lobectomy for Unresectable Early-Stage Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 36(4). 650–659. 1 indexed citations

Gordon, Andrew C., Sheetal Kircher, Al B. Benson, et al.. (2024). Yttrium-90 Radiation Segmentectomy for Treatment of Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 36(2). 293–300. 1 indexed citations

Gordon, Andrew C., Ahmed Gabr, Aparna Kalyan, et al.. (2022). Yttrium-90 Radioembolization of Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Long-Term Follow-up for a 136-Patient Cohort. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 45(8). 1117–1128. 13 indexed citations

Gordon, Andrew C., Ahsun Riaz, Kent T. Sato, et al.. (2022). Yttrium-90 Radiation Segmentectomy in Oligometastatic Secondary Hepatic Malignancies. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 34(3). 362–368. 9 indexed citations

Salem, Riad, Michaël Vouche, Talia Baker, et al.. (2015). Pretransplant Portal Vein Recanalization—Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Patients With Complete Obliterative Portal Vein Thrombosis. Transplantation. 99(11). 2347–2355. 107 indexed citations

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Virmani, Sumeet, Kathleen R. Harris, Tatjana Paunesku, et al.. (2008). Comparison of Two Different Methods for Inoculating VX2 Tumors in Rabbit Livers and Hind Limbs. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 19(6). 931–936. 51 indexed citations

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Raval, Mehul V., Ron C. Gaba, Katherine E. Brown, Kent T. Sato, & Mark K. Eskandari. (2008). Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in the Treatment of Extensive LSD-induced Lower Extremity Vasospasm Refractory to Pharmacologic Therapy. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 19(8). 1227–1230. 18 indexed citations

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Virmani, Sumeet, Kent T. Sato, Robert K. Ryu, et al.. (2008). MR Tracking of Iron-labeled Glass Radioembolization Microspheres during Transcatheter Delivery to Rabbit VX2 Liver Tumors: Feasibility Study. Radiology. 249(3). 845–854. 35 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Saad, Paul Nikolaidis, Frank H. Miller, et al.. (2008). Radiologic findings following Y90 radioembolization for primary liver malignancies. Abdominal Imaging. 34(5). 566–581. 77 indexed citations

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Sato, Kent T., et al.. (2007). Palliative Nonvascular Interventions. Seminars in Interventional Radiology. 24(4). 391–397. 2 indexed citations

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Young, Joseph Y., Thomas K. Rhee, Bassel Atassi, et al.. (2007). Radiation Dose Limits and Liver Toxicities Resulting from Multiple Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 18(11). 1375–1382. 89 indexed citations

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Larson, Andrew C., Thomas K. Rhee, Jie Deng, et al.. (2006). Comparison between intravenous and intraarterial contrast injections for dynamic 3D MRI of liver tumors in the VX2 rabbit model. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 24(1). 242–247. 19 indexed citations

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Sato, Kent T., Robert J. Lewandowski, James T. Bui, et al.. (2006). Treatment of Unresectable Primary and Metastatic Liver Cancer with Yttrium-90 Microspheres (TheraSphere®): Assessment of Hepatic Arterial Embolization. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 29(4). 522–529. 192 indexed citations

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Rhee, Thomas K., Reed A. Omary, Vanessa L. Gates, et al.. (2005). The Effect of Catheter-Directed CT Angiography on Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 16(8). 1085–1091. 47 indexed citations

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Sato, Kent T., Andrew C. Larson, Thomas K. Rhee, et al.. (2005). Real-time MRI Monitoring of Transcatheter Hepatic Artery Contrast Agent Delivery in Rabbits1. Academic Radiology. 12(10). 1342–1350. 7 indexed citations

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Sato, Kent T., et al.. (1988). One-Step Iodine Starch Method for Direct Visualization of Sweating. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 295(6). 528–531. 54 indexed citations

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