OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Medical Ultrasonics is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic findings in torsion of the appendix testis or epididymis in children: a case series	23
Prediction of ischemic stroke in elderly hypertensive patients using carotid plaque superb microvascular imaging characteristics: a lasso-logistic regression model	22
Focused ultrasound therapy for neurological disease	22
Risk stratification of preterm birth using the uterocervical angle and its rate of change in mid- and late-pregnancy: a single-center retrospective study	21
Lobular carcinoma in situ detectable as a mass on ultrasonography: a case report	20
Assessment of drainage vein of focal nodular hyperplasia using contrast-enhanced ultrasound	20
Recurrent ovarian hemangioma extending via the inferior vena cava to the right heart mimicking leiomyomatosis and visualized by echocardiography	19
Current status and future perspective of sonodynamic therapy for cancer	18
Prenatal imaging of a fetus with the rare combination of Pfeiffer syndrome and hypoplastic left heart syndrome	15
Comparison of ulnar nerve displacement at different shoulder abduction angles in high school baseball players	14
Changes in proximal colon on intestinal ultrasound indicate the efficacy of induction therapy for active ulcerative colitis	13
Utility of ultrasonography for predicting indications for tolvaptan in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease	13
Relationship between the change in infrapatellar fat pad thickness assessed using ultrasonography and anterior knee pain on squatting after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	13
Assessment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome using different scanning approaches for the ultrasonographic evaluation of portal vein blood flow and hepatic artery resist	12
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings are associated with tumor viability and depth of response in selected patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with immunotherapy-based combina	11
Diagnostic performance of ultrasound attenuation imaging in detecting hepatic steatosis	11
Basic practices for gastrointestinal ultrasound	11
Quantitative dynamic evaluation of the talus–lateral malleolus distance during forward single-leg drop landing in individuals with chronic ankle instability: a cross-sectional study	11
The effect of attenuation inside the acoustic traps on the configuration of vertical artifacts in lung ultrasound: an experimental study with simple models	11
Ultrasound can provide an early assessment of infection of cartilage structures in infants	11
Acknowlegment to Reviewers	10
Ultrasound features of periosteal abnormalities in children	10
The efficacy of ultrasonography for the detection of upper tract urothelial carcinoma	10
New modified technique of hydrogel spacer implantation for prostate cancer: a novel method for separation at the prostate apex level under real-time ultrasound guidance	9
Attenuation imaging and hepatorenal index composite score for the noninvasive assessment of hepatic steatosis in chronic liver disease: a prospective multicenter study	9

Acoustic radiation force impulse (push pulse)-induced lung hemorrhage: investigating the effect of ultrasound contrast agent in rabbits	9
A review of my history of research on ultrasound tissue characterization of chronic liver disease for developing ultrasound clinical technology	9
B-mode shear wave elastography can be an alternative method to vibration-controlled transient elastography according to a moderate-scale population study	9
Ultrasound diagnosis of non-mass MRI-detected lesions	9
Enhanced manipulation technique for ultrasound-guided cervical nerve root block to improve shoulder external rotation in frozen shoulder: a retrospective study	9
Water intake pancreatic ultrasonography improves pancreatic body and tail visualization: contributing factors revealed by quantitative analysis	9
Ultrasound synthetic aperture imaging with SpecularNet for enhanced needle visualization	9
Diagnostic performance of two-dimensional shear wave elastography and attenuation imaging for fibrosis and steatosis assessment in chronic liver disease	9
Correction to: Acoustic radiation force impulse-induced lung hemorrhage: investigating the relationship with peak rarefactional pressure amplitude and mechanical index in rabbits	9
Reply to comment on RE: Restricted morphological changes in infrapatellar fat pad during walking is revealed as a dynamics feature in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis	8
Correction: Relationship between ultrasonographic findings and subscales of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score in patients with early knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter study	8
Convolutional neural network classification of ultrasound parametric images based on echo-envelope statistics for the quantitative diagnosis of liver steatosis	8
Correction: Application of four-section approach for prenatal diagnosis of Pierre robin sequence	8
Acknowledgment to reviewers	8
Reply to comments on association between the type of pacemaker and progression of tricuspid regurgitation	7
Comparison of the clinical and pathological characteristics of ultrasound-guided biopsy for breast masses and non-mass lesions between 16-gauge spring-loaded core needle biopsy and 12-gauge spring-loa	7
Right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain assessment using offline speckle tracking in COVID-19 patients requiring intensive medical care	7
Temporal changes in the talofibular distance during ultrasound-guided anterior drawer testing in grade III lateral ankle sprains: a retrospective observational study	7
High-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma	6
Evaluation of operator variability and technical accuracy of automatic image-based registration in liver fusion imaging	6
Correction: Basic practices for gastrointestinal ultrasound	6
Supravalvular aortic stenosis caused by compression of a pseudoaneurysm late after aortic root replacement	6
Comparison of strain elastography and shear wave elastography in diagnosis of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	6
Correction: Relationship between shear elastic modulus and passive muscle force in human hamstring muscles using a Thiel soft-embalmed cadaver	6
Cardiomyopathy with anti-mitochondrial M2 antibody-positive myositis	6
Relationship between knee joint angles and infrapatellar fat pad stiffness in patients with knee osteoarthritis	6
Correction: Clinicopathological and ultrasound characteristics of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers	6
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings in testicular torsion and non-testicular torsion	6
Enhancing deep-seated hepatocellular carcinoma detection: assessing the added value of high mechanical index setting in sonazoid-based contrast-enhanced ultrasound during post-vascular phase	5
Tissue processing of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration specimens from solid pancreatic lesions	5
Comments on “Ultrasound-guided adductor canal block is superior to femoral nerve block for early postoperative pain relief after single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring	5
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions	5
Use of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography for the diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions	5
An ultrasound-based radiomics model for survival prediction in patients with endometrial cancer	5
Assessment of lower urinary tract function in pediatrics using ultrasonography	5
Re: Restricted morphological changes in infrapatellar fat pad during walking is revealed as a dynamics feature in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis	5
Successful percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty for pulmonary stenosis associated with a quadricuspid pulmonary valve in a neonate	5
Ultrasound diagnostic criteria for thyroid nodules around the world and artificial intelligence	5
Spontaneous dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy simultaneously implanted in a cesarean scar	5
Prenatal diagnosis of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with vertical vein branching into two	5
Ablation manual for liver cancer	5
Progressive left atrial dissection caused by chronic eccentric mitral regurgitant jet	5
Multiple myeloma with an intra-abdominal lesion as a rare extramedullary lesion diagnosed with endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition	5
Point-of-care ultrasound in the head and neck region	5
Clinicopathological and ultrasound characteristics of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers	4
Deep attenuation transducer to measure liver stiffness in obese patients with liver disease	4
A review of MRI (CT)/US fusion imaging in treatment of breast cancer	4
Correction: Point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis and manual detorsion of testicular torsion	4
Reply to comment on predicting the risk stratification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors using machine learning‑based ultrasound radiomics	4
Understanding the differences between Japanese and U.S. guidelines on clinical practice for contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the liver	4

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in renal cystic lesions: an update	4
Cumulative knee adduction moment during jogging causes temporary medial meniscus extrusion in healthy volunteers	4
First tarsometatarsal joint mobility in hallux valgus during gait: A synchronized ultrasound and three-dimensional motion capture analysis	4
A case of nodular fasciitis that appeared in the breast and required differentiation from a malignant tumor	4
Correction: Third-look contrast-enhanced ultrasonography plus needle biopsy for differential diagnosis of magnetic resonance imaging-only detected breast lesions	4
Correlation between pathology and quantitative ultrasonographic evaluation of pancreatic fat with ultrasonographic classification	4
Features of ductal carcinoma in situ ultrasound images	4
Deep learning algorithm for predicting preterm birth in the case of threatened preterm labor admissions using transvaginal ultrasound	4
Beside you, POCUS (Point-of-care ultrasound)	4
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): revolutionizing the landscape of lung disease diagnostics	4
Clinical significance of acoustic shadowing without high-echo signal in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma	4
Development of ultrasonography for the detection of prostate cancer	3
Enhancing thrombolytic therapy in Japan-dwelling Japanese using clinical ultrasound with microbubble contrast agent	3
A case of fetal hydrops caused by generalized arterial calcification of infancy	3
Reliability of liver stiffness measurements using shear wave elastography: impact of skin-to-capsule distance and subcutaneous tissue structure	3
Anterolateral hip injection approach under portable ultrasound guidance: a prospective randomized controlled trial versus conventional ultrasound	3
Ultrasound-guided biopsy for thoracic lesions: diagnostic performance, safety, and potential role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound	3
Evaluation of meniscus extrusion during stair ambulation in healthy volunteers using dynamic ultrasonography: a feasibility study	3
Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasound images of multiacinar cirrhotic nodules showing a “donut-like” hyperintense appearance on Gd-EOB-MRI: a case report	3
A case of portal vein gas due to accidental ingestion of hydrogen peroxide: the importance of performing ultrasound examinations over time	3
Ultrasound-guided cervical selective nerve root block with or without steroid	3
Usefulness of carotid duplex ultrasonography in predicting residual large-vessel occlusions after intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke	3
The past and future of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment	3
Effectiveness of a voiding evaluation technique using a diaper equipped with a urination-activated alarm system to assess bladder function and voiding patterns in infants	3
Correction: Evaluation of meniscus extrusion during stair ambulation in healthy volunteers using dynamic ultrasonography: a feasibility study	3
Restricted morphological changes in infrapatellar fat pad during walking is revealed as a dynamics feature in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis	3
People say that the long nights of autumn are conducive to research and writing papers, but…	3
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of cervical lymph nodes	3
Relationship between shear elastic modulus and passive muscle force in human hamstring muscles using a Thiel soft-embalmed cadaver	3
Prenatal diagnosis and outcome of meso/dextrocardia: a single-center report of 29 cases	3
Evaluation of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab combination therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography	3
Correction: Characterization of breast changes in the early gestational period on automated breast ultrasound	3
Cervicovaginal fistula with fetal membrane prolapse following McDonald cerclage: a case report	3
Unveiling residual defects decades after surgery: the role of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosing unidentified congenital heart disease presenting with dyspnea in adulthood	3
Association of activities of daily living and cognitive function with thickness of the upper extremity muscles in children and adults with cerebral palsy	3