OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences is 1. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Diffusion MR Imaging with T2-based Water Suppression (T2wsup-dMRI)	60
High-resolution Diffusion-weighted Imaging of the Prostate Using Multiplexed Sensitivity-encoding: Comparison with the Conventional and Reduced Field-of-view Techniques	55
Voxel-based Morphometry of Alzheimer’s Disease Using a Localizer Image: A Comparative Study with Magnetization Prepared Rapid Acquisition with Gradient Echo	36
Nature of the Intracellular-contrast-enhancing Fat-saturated T1-weighted Gradient-echo (ICE-TIGRE) Sequence: A Fat-suppressed T1-weighted Technique with Motion-sensitised Driven-equilibrium for Improv	27
Advanced Diffusion MR Imaging for Multiple Sclerosis in the Brain and Spinal Cord	22
Deep Learning and Its Application to Function Approximation for MR in Medicine: An Overview	21
Current State of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Applications for Head and Neck MR Imaging	21
Contrast Enhancement of the Normal Infundibular Recess Using Heavily T2-weighted 3D FLAIR	21
Intraoperative MR Imaging during Glioma Resection	20
New Insights into MR Safety for Implantable Medical Devices	17
EIC Remarks for a Special 20th Anniversary Issue of MRMS	17
Quiet Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging of the Brain for Pediatric Patients with Moyamoya Disease	15
Creatine Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (Cr-CEST) Imaging Can Evaluate Cisplatin-induced Testicular Damage	15
Morphological Observation of the Pupal Body of <i>Trypoxylus dichotomus</i> Using 9.4T MR Imaging	14
Associating the Severity of Emphysema with Coronary Flow Reserve and Left Atrial Conduit Function for the Emphysema Patients with Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease	12
Does the Pulsatile Non-uniform Flow Matter in MR Flowmetry?	11
<i>Ex-vivo</i> 1.5T MR Imaging versus CT in Estimating the Size of the Pathologically Invasive Component of Lung Adenocarcinoma Spectrum Lesions	11
An Intra-individual Comparison between Free-breathing Dynamic MR Imaging of the Liver Using Stack-of-stars Acquisition and the Breath-holding Method Using Cartesian Sampling or View-sharing	11
Survey of Delivery Outcomes for Employees at MR Imaging Facilities in Japan Based on Information Recorded in the Maternal and Child Health Handbook	11
Motility Mapping Quantification Using the Classical Optical Flow Algorithm for Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease: Comparison with Balloon-assisted Enteroscopy Findings	10
Feasibility of Diffusion-weighted Imaging (DWI) for Assessing Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics: DWI-fluidography in the Brains of Healthy Subjects	10
Using Spin-labeled MR Imaging to Depict Slow Pancreatic Juice Flow	10
Recent Advances and Future Directions in Brain MR Imaging Studies in Schizophrenia: Toward Elucidating Brain Pathology and Developing Clinical Tools	10
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping versus R2*-based Histogram Analysis for Evaluating Liver Fibrosis: Preliminary Results	10
<i>In vivo</i> Human MR Spectroscopy Using a Clinical Scanner: Development, Applications, and Future Prospects	9

Clinical Application of Quantitative MR Imaging in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	9
Recent Advances in MR Imaging-based Quantification of Brain Oxygen Metabolism	9
Study of Power Equivalent Continuous Approximation Based on the Recent Consensus Recommendations for Brain Tumor Imaging with Pulsed Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer at 3T	9
Evaluation and Prediction of Treatment Response for Hepatocellular Carcinoma	8
Preoperative Localization of Parathyroid Adenomas with Diffusion MR Imaging: Readout-segmented versus Single-shot Echo-planar Imaging	8
<i>In-vitro</i> Detection of Intramammary-like Macrocalcifications Using Susceptibility-weighted MR Imaging Techniques at 1.5T	8
Hemodynamic Parameters for Cardiovascular System in 4D Flow MRI: Mathematical Definition and Clinical Applications	7
Quality Control for 4D Flow MR Imaging	6
Deep Learning-based Hierarchical Brain Segmentation with Preliminary Analysis of the Repeatability and Reproducibility	6
Increased Diastolic Energy Loss Associated with Cardiac Events in Adults with Pulmonary Atresia Suffering from Intact Ventricular Septum	6
Advantages of Using Both Voxel- and Surface-based Morphometry in Cortical Morphology Analysis: A Review of Various Applications	6
Artificial Intelligence in Obstetric and Gynecological MR Imaging	6
Feasibility Study for a Microstrip Transmission Line RF Coil Integrated with a PET Detector Module in a 7T Human MR Imaging System	6
Comparing Characteristics of Pelvic High-grade Serous Carcinomas with and without Breast Cancer Gene Variants on MR Imaging	6
Diagnostic Efficacy of Diffusion-weighted Imaging in Distinguishing Chronic Diffuse Sclerosing Osteomyelitis from Suppurative Osteomyelitis of the Mandible	5
Utility of Thin-slice Fat-suppressed Single-shot T2-weighted MR Imaging with Deep Learning Image Reconstruction as a Protocol for Evaluating the Pancreas	5
Technical Background for 4D Flow MR Imaging	5
Development of an Add-on <sup>23</sup>Na-MRI Radiofrequency Platform for a <sup>1</sup>H-MRI System Using a Crossband Repeater: Proof-of-concept	5
Effect of Deep Learning Reconstruction on Respiratory-triggered T2-weighted MR Imaging of the Liver: A Comparison between the Single-shot Fast Spin-echo and Fast Spin-echo Sequences	5
Model-based Deep Learning Reconstruction Using a Folded Image Training Strategy for Abdominal 3D T1-weighted Imaging	5
Simultaneous Arterial and Venous Imaging Using 3D Quantitative Parameter Mapping	5
Measurement of Turbulent Kinetic Energy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Triple-velocity Encoding 4D Flow MR Imaging	5
What Is the “Glymphatic System”?	5
Effect of Saturation Pulse Duration and Power on pH-weighted Amide Proton Transfer Imaging: A Phantom Study	5
Hemosiderin Detection inside the Mammillary Bodies Using Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping on Patients with Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome	5
Utility of Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging for Evaluating the Depth of Invasion in Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma	4
Bloch Simulation of a Three-point Dixon Experiment Using a Four-dimensional Numerical Phantom	4
Update on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hepatobiliary MR Imaging	4
Kidney R2* Mapping for Noninvasive Evaluation of Iron Overload in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria	4
Advanced Techniques for MR Neuroimaging	4
High Resolution TOF-MRA Using Compressed Sensing-based Deep Learning Image Reconstruction for the Visualization of Lenticulostriate Arteries: A Preliminary Study	4
Performance of a Flexible 12-Channel Head Coil in Comparison to Commercial 16- And 24-Channel Rigid Head Coils	4
Low <i>b</i>-value Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Analyze the Dynamics of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Resolving Intravoxel Pseudorandom Motion into Ordered and Disordered Motions	4
Quantitative T2 Mapping to Discriminate Mucinous from Nonmucinous Adenocarcinoma in Rectal Cancer: Comparison with Diffusion-weighted Imaging	4
Physical Exercise Alters Egress Pathways for Intrinsic CSF Outflow: An Investigation Performed with Spin-labeling MR Imaging	3
The Utility of Arterial Transit Time Measurement for Evaluating the Hemodynamic Perfusion State of Patients with Chronic Cerebrovascular Stenosis or Occlusive Disease: Correlative Study between MR Ima	3
Evaluating Biliary Malignancy with Measured and Calculated Ultra-high b-value Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging at 3T	3
Optimal Protocol for Contrast-enhanced Free-running 5D Whole-heart Coronary MR Angiography at 3T	3
Institutional Variability in Ultrafast Breast MR Imaging: Comparing Compressed Sensing and View Sharing Techniques with Different Patient Populations and Contrast Injection Protocols	3
Ultra-short Echo-time MR Angiography Combined with a Subtraction Method to Assess Intracranial Aneurysms Treated with a Flow-diverter Device	3
Clinical Applications of 4D Flow MRI in the Portal Venous System	3
Relationship between Pulmonary Gas Exchange Function and Brain Uptake Dynamics Investigated with Hyperpolarized <sup>129</sup>Xe MR Imaging and Spectroscopy in a Murine Model of Chronic Ob	3
Peripheral Retinal Leakage after Intravenous Administration of a Gadolinium-based Contrast Agent: Age Dependence, Temporal and Inferior Predominance and Potential Implications for Eye Homeostasis	3
Vessel Wall Imaging of Intracranial Arteries: Fundamentals and Clinical Applications	3
Parasagittal Cystic Lesions May Arise from the Pial Sheath around the Cortical Venous Wall	3
Reproducible Spinal Cord Quantitative MRI Analysis with the Spinal Cord Toolbox	3
Development of a Car-mounted Mobile MR Imaging System for Diagnosis of Sports-related Wrist Injury	3
Computational Design of a Thermal Applicator for Brain Hyperthermia Controlled by Capacitor Positioning in Loop Coils	3
Direct Visualization of Tracer Permeation into the Endolymph in Human Patients Using MR Imaging	3
Evaluation of Early Renal Changes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using Multiparametric MR Imaging	2

Arterial Spin Labeling: Key Concepts and Progress Towards Use as a Clinical Tool	2
Characteristics of Suspicious Breast Lesions Visible Only on MR Imaging: Is It Possible to Classify into Immediate Biopsy and Careful Observation Groups?	2
Tractometry of Human Visual White Matter Pathways in Health and Disease	2
Deep Learning Reconstruction to Improve the Quality of MR Imaging: Evaluating the Best Sequence for T-category Assessment in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients	2
Diffusion-weighted Echo Planar Imaging with Compressed SENSE (EPICS-DWI) for Pancreas Assessment: A Multicenter Study	2
Evaluating T1, T2 Relaxation, and Proton Density in Normal Brain Using Synthetic MRI with Fast Imaging Protocol	2
Utility of Wavelet Denoising with Geometry Factor Weighting for Gadoxetic Acid-enhanced Hepatobiliary-phase MR Imaging	2
Thin-slice 2D MR Imaging of the Shoulder Joint Using Denoising Deep Learning Reconstruction Provides Higher Image Quality Than 3D MR Imaging	2
Interstitial Fluidopathy of the Central Nervous System: An Umbrella Term for Disorders with Impaired Neurofluid Dynamics	2
Comparison of Benign, Borderline, and Malignant Ovarian Seromucinous Neoplasms on MR Imaging	2
Diffusion-weighted Imaging of the Abdomen during a Single Breath-hold Using Simultaneous-multislice Echo-planar Imaging	2
4D Flow MR Imaging of the Left Atrium: What is Non-physiological Blood Flow in the Cardiac System?	2
Nonlinear Gradient Field Mapping Using a Spherical Grid Phantom for 3 and 7 Tesla MR Imaging Systems Equipped with High-performance Gradient Coils	2
Congratulatory Message on the 20th Anniversary of Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences (MRMS)	2
Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Gd-EOB-DTPA MR Imaging	2
White and Gray Matter Abnormality in Burning Mouth Syndrome Evaluated with Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging	2
Diffusion Tensor Imaging Can Discriminate the Primary Cell Type of Intracranial Metastases for Patients with Lung Cancer	2
Clinical Application of 4D Flow MR Imaging for the Abdominal Aorta	2
Comparison of Slab and Pencil Beam Labeling in Spin-labeled MR Imaging for Pancreatic Juice Flow Visualization	1
Dual-VENC 4D Flow MRI Can Detect Abnormal Blood Flow in the Left Atrium That Potentially Causes Thrombosis Formation after Left Upper Lobectomy	1
MR Imaging Findings of Uterine Adenomatoid Tumors	1
<sup>1</sup>H-MR Spectroscopy of the Early Developmental Brain, Neonatal Encephalopathies, and Neurometabolic Disorders	1
Advances in Myocardial Perfusion MR Imaging: Physiological Implications, the Importance of Quantitative Analysis, and Impact on Patient Care in Coronary Artery Disease	1
Fast Non-contrast MR Angiography Using a Zigzag Centric <i>k</i><sub>y</sub> – <i>k</i><sub>z</sub> <i>k</i>-space Trajectory and Exponentia	1
A Versatile MR Elastography Research Tool with a Modified Motion Signal-to-noise Ratio Approach	1
Susceptibility-weighted Imaging for Renal Iron Overload Assessment: A Pilot Study	1
“Speckled Enhancement” on Gd-EOB-DTPA Enhanced MR Imaging of Primary Hepatic Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma	1
Improved Assessment of Juxtacortical Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis Using Highly-accelerated High-resolution Double Inversion Recovery MR Imaging with Deep Learning-based Reconstruction	1
Pulmonary Hemodynamic Parameters Derived from 4D Flow MR Imaging Can Provide Sensitive Markers for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients with Right Ventricular Dysfunction	1
Review of Quantitative Knee Articular Cartilage MR Imaging	1
Blockage of CSF Outflow in Rats after Deep Cervical Lymph Node Ligation Observed Using Gd-based MR Imaging	1
Age-related Decline of Intrinsic Cerebrospinal Fluid Outflow in Healthy Humans Detected with Non-contrast Spin-labeling MR Imaging	1
Cross-sectional Area of the Superior Petrosal Sinus is Reduced in Patients with Significant Endolymphatic Hydrops	1
Predictive Performance of Radiomic Features Extracted from Breast MR Imaging in Postoperative Upgrading of Ductal Carcinoma <i>in Situ</i> to Invasive Carcinoma	1
Combined Use of Texture Features and Morphological Classification Based on Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MR Imaging: Differentiating Benign and Malignant Breast Masses with High Negative Predictive Value	1
Brain Structures in a Human Embryo Imaged with MR Microscopy	1
Improving Vessel Visibility and Applying Artificial Intelligence to Autodetect Brain Metastasis for a 3D MR Imaging Sequence Capable of Simultaneous Images with and without Blood Vessel Suppression	1
Clinical Applications of 4D Flow MR Imaging in Aortic Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease	1
Comparison of 3D Magnetization-transfer- and Spectral-presaturation-with-inversion-recovery-based Neuromelanin Imaging	1
Implementation of Two-pulse Phase-modulated (TPPM) <sup>1</sup>H Decoupling in a Clinical MR Scanner for the Detection of the C1-glycogen Peak in <sup>13</sup>C MRS	1
Pathological Factors Affecting the R2* Values of the Kidney in Blood Oxygenation Level-dependent MR Imaging: A Retrospective Study	1
Safety for Human MR Scanners at 7T	1
Application of Texture and Volume Model Analysis to Dedicated Axillary High-resolution 3D T2-weighted MR Imaging: A Novel Method for Diagnosing Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Clinically Node-n	1
Cortical Brush Sign: A Novel Finding on Thin-slice 3T Susceptibility-weighted Imaging in Acute Cerebral Infarct and Cerebral Venous Thrombosis	1
Axillary Lymphadenopathy after COVID-19 Vaccination: Follow-up for Enlarged Lymph Nodes on MR Imaging	1
Clinical Application of MPRAGE Wave Controlled Aliasing in Parallel Imaging (Wave-CAIPI): A Comparative Study with MPRAGE GRAPPA	1
Histological Properties of a Chemically Fixed Human Embryo Visualized with Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping	1
Aliphatic and Olefinic Fat Suppression in the Orbit Using Polarity-altered Spectral and Spatial Selective Acquisition (PASTA) with Opposed Phase	1
Increased Parenchymal Free Water May Be Decreased by Revascularization Surgery in Patients with Moyamoya Disease	1
Predicting Mastoid Extension and Complications such as Labyrinthine Fistula and Dural Exposure in Middle Ear Cholesteatoma Using Lesion Size and Detectability on Non-echo-planar Diffusion-weighted MR	1
Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis ALong the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS): Revisiting the Meaning and Significance of the Method	1
Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Quantitative Assessment with Phase Contrast Cine MR Imaging of the Coronary Sinus	1
Numerical and Clinical Evaluation of the Robustness of Open-source Networks for Parallel MR Imaging Reconstruction	1