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Papers

(The median citation count of Ultrasonography 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Ultrasonographic atlas of splenic lesions	34
Utility of fusion imaging for the evaluation of ultrasound quality in hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance	34
Endoscopic ultrasonography is useful for predicting perforation in the endoscopic resection of gastric submucosal tumors originating from the muscularis propria: a retrospective case-control study	34
Optic nerve sheath diameter, strain ratio, and shear wave elastography	32
The efficiency of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) combined with EUS elastography for pancreatic cancer diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	30
A comparison of the diagnostic performance of the O-RADS, RMI4, IOTA LR2, and IOTA SR systems by senior and junior doctors	21
Accuracy of the ultrasound attenuation coefficient for the evaluation of hepatic steatosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies	20
Comparison of ultrasound-detected and undetected hepatocellular carcinomas: a <i>post-hoc</i>, subgroup analysis from the MAGNUS-HCC surveillance trial	20
The role of Doppler ultrasonography in the detection and management of nutcracker syndrome	19
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of solitary hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer: risk factors of local tumor progression-free survival and overall survival	19
Quantitative analysis using intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound in adult-type diffuse gliomas with isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations: association between hemodynamics and molecular features	18
Predicting the chemotherapeutic response of colorectal cancer liver metastasis using shear-wave elastography	18
Agreement of shear wave and strain elastography according to the size of the region of interest: a study of epidermal cysts	17
A prospective comparison of two ultrasound attenuation imaging modes using different frequencies for assessing hepatic steatosis	17
Assessment of thyroid-specific quality of life in patients with benign symptomatic thyroid nodules treated with radiofrequency or ethanol ablation: a prospective multicenter study	16
Relationship between endometriosis and uterine cervical elasticity assessed using ultrasound strain elastography	16
Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasonography for noninvasive imaging diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: special emphasis on the 2022 KLCA-NCC guideline	16
Unraveling distinctions between contrast-enhanced ultrasound and CT/MRI for liver mass diagnosis	15
Improving breast ultrasonography education: the impact of AI-based decision support on the performance of non-specialist medical professionals	15
Transient elastography with controlled attenuation parameter versus two-dimensional shear wave elastography with attenuation imaging for the evaluation of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in NAFLD	15
Intraoperative sonography using high-frequency transducer during living Donor liver transplantation with modified right-lobe graft	15
Nerve entrapment syndromes: detection by ultrasound	14
2022 Taiwan clinical multicenter expert consensus and recommendations for thyroid radiofrequency ablation	14
Multiparametric ultrasound for upper extremity dialysis access evaluation	14
Contrast-enhanced voiding ultrasonography to detect intrarenal reflux in children: comparison with 99mTc-DMSA renal scans	13

Applications of artificial intelligence in obstetrics	13
Transperineal versus transrectal prostate fiducial insertion in radiation treatment of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Pelvic ultrasonography of the postpartum uterus in patients presenting to the emergency room with vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain	11
How to use intestinal ultrasonography in patients with Crohn disease: its role in the assessment of disease activity and disease monitoring in the era of the treat-to-target strategy	11
Malignancy risk stratification and subcategorization of K-TIRADS intermediate suspicion thyroid nodules: a retrospective multicenter study	11
Essentials for parathyroid imaging and intervention: what radiologists need to know	11
Comparison of two different lung ultrasound imaging protocols in COVID-19 pneumonia	11
Supplemental automated breast ultrasound in negative screening mammography: early-stage cancer detection in dense breasts with limited yield in non-dense breasts	10
Evaluation of ultrasound point shear wave elastography reliability in an elasticity phantom	10
Ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation versus the Sistrunk operation as a primary treatment for thyroglossal duct cysts	10
Shear-wave elastography for the assessment of testicular involvement of hematologic malignancies in children and young adults: a feasibility study	9
Contrast enhancement for ultrasound-guided interventions: when to use it and what to expect?	9
Combined accuracy of optic nerve sheath diameter, strain ratio, and shear wave elastography of the optic nerve in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension	9
Application of O-RADS US combined with MV-Flow to diagnose ovarian-adnexal tumors	8
Analyzing the adoption of radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules using the diffusion of innovations theory: understanding where we are in the United States?	8
Plaque biomarkers from high-frame rate vector flow imaging and shear wave elastography in mild carotid stenosis	8
How many times should we repeat measurements of the ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter for evaluating hepatic steatosis?	8
Role of high-frequency ultrasound in differentiating benign and malignant skin lesions: potential and limitations	8
Unsupervised speckle noise reduction technique for clinical ultrasound imaging	8
Improving the quality of breast ultrasound examination performed by inexperienced ultrasound doctors with synchronous tele-ultrasound: a prospective, parallel controlled trial	7
Intelligent handheld ultrasound improving the ability of non-expert general practitioners in carotid examinations for community populations: a prospective and parallel controlled trial	7
Ablation therapy for patients with colorectal liver metastases with and without extrahepatic metastases: evaluation of long-term outcomes and prognostic factors	7
Vascular compression syndromes: a pictorial review	7
Accuracy of attenuation imaging in the assessment of pediatric hepatic steatosis: correlation with the controlled attenuation parameter	7
Ultrasound imaging for inguinal hernia: a pictorial review	6
Differentiation of cystic biliary atresia and choledochal cysts using prenatal ultrasonography	6
Cutting-edge progress of intravascular ultrasound in lower-extremity vascular interventions	6
The utility of two-dimensional shear wave elastography for predicting prostate cancer: a preliminary study	6
Urethral configuration and mobility during urine leaking described using real-time transperineal ultrasonography	6
Casting light on the overlooked trigger point of the interosseous muscles in metatarsalgia: insights and treatment strategies	6
Ultrasonographic differential diagnosis of medial elbow pain	6
Antenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease by 3D ultrasonography using spatiotemporal image correlation with HDlive Flow and HDlive Flow silhouette rendering modes	6
Controlled attenuation parameter measured using transient elastography for the noninvasive assessment of macrovesicular steatosis in potential living liver donors	6
Integration of high-frequency ultrasound with the Global Acne Grading System for prediction of treatment efficiency in acne vulgaris	6
Diagnostic performance of ultrasound-derived fat fraction for assessing steatotic liver disease with histopathological results as reference	6
Long-term follow-up of the radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: the value of additional treatment	6
A simplified approach to ovarian lesions based on the O-RADS US risk stratification and management system	6
Knot-and-ear sign: a pathognomonic ultrasonographic feature of suture granuloma after thyroid surgery	6
High-contrast spectroscopic photoacoustic characterization of thermal tissue ablation in the visible spectrum	6
Usefulness of 2D shear wave elastography for the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis and treatment response in patients with autoimmune hepatitis	6
Non-invasive evaluation of testicular torsion using ultrasound shear wave elastography: an experimental study	6
Inter-observer and intra-observer reliability between manual segmentation and semi-automated segmentation for carotid vessel wall volume measurements on three-dimensional ultrasonography	5
Comparison of micro-flow imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in assessing segmental congestion after right living donor liver transplantation	5
Advanced fibrosis leads to overestimation of steatosis with quantitative ultrasound in individuals without hepatic steatosis	5
Clinical applications of shear wave dispersion imaging for breast lesions: a pictorial essay	5
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in a recent cohort at a tertiary cancer center: incidence and factors associated with major complications and unexpected hospitalizatio	5
Hemodynamics in Doppler ultrasonography	5
Artificial intelligence models for the diagnosis and management of liver diseases	5
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for the evaluation of malignant focal liver lesions	5
Ultrasonographic evaluation of patients with abnormal liver function tests in the emergency department	5

A problem-based approach in musculoskeletal ultrasonography: heel pain in adults	5
A preliminary study of shear-wave elastography for the evaluation of varicocele in adolescents and young adults	5
Prostate gland volume estimation: anteroposterior diameters measured on axial versus sagittal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance images	5
Evaluation of physical properties and image quality of a breast tissue phantom with glycerol-enhanced polyvinyl chloride plastisol for ultrasound imaging	5
Noninvasive assessment of hepatic steatosis using a pathologic reference standard: comparison of CT, MRI, and US-based techniques	5
Early response evaluation of doxorubicin-nanoparticle-microbubble therapy in orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma rat model using contrast-enhanced ultrasound and intravoxel incoherent motion-diffusion	5
Intra-individual comparison of two-dimensional shear wave elastography techniques using plane wave imaging and the multi-beam technique: are they interchangeable in measuring liver fibrosis?	5
Risk of thyroid cancer in a lung cancer screening population of the National Lung Screening Trial according to the presence of incidental thyroid nodules detected on low-dose chest CT	5
Arterial stiffness in subclinical atherosclerosis quantified with ultrafast pulse wave velocity measurements: a comparison with a healthy population using propensity score matching	5
Two-dimensional shear wave elastography (ElastQ) accurately rules out liver fibrosis and rules in advanced chronic liver disease across liver disease etiologies: a prospective multicenter study	5
Ultrasonographic features of the skin and subcutis: correlations with the severity of breast cancer–related lymphedema	5
Combined fine-needle aspiration with core needle biopsy for assessing thyroid nodules: a more valuable diagnostic method?	5
Posterior subependymal germinal matrix hemorrhage as a mild form of hemorrhage in extremely preterm infants: neurodevelopmental outcomes at corrected ages of 18-24 months	5
Comparison between vibration-controlled transient elastography and point shear wave elastography for assessment of hepatic fibrosis based on magnetic resonance elastography	4
Combined application of deep learning and conventional computer vision for kidney ultrasound image classification in chronic kidney disease: preliminary study	4
Scale-attentional U-Net for the segmentation of the median nerve in ultrasound images	4
Shaping the future of <italic>Ultrasonography</italic>: bimonthly publication and global growth	4
Foot pain in children and adolescents: a problem-based approach in musculoskeletal ultrasonography	4
Does transperineal ultrasound predict the risk of perineal trauma in women with term pregnancy? A prospective observational study	4
Pulmonary artery stiffness in fetuses with tetralogy of Fallot	4
Recognition and appreciation of our peer reviewers: honoring the 2024 best reviewer awards	4
Combined use of shear-wave elastography and Doppler ultrasonography in equivocal fibroepithelial lesions of the breast diagnosed by core needle biopsy	4
Unexpected hyperechoic lesions of the breast and their correlations with pathology: a pictorial essay	4
Value of Doppler ultrasonography in predicting clinical outcomes for patients with acute cellular rejection after liver transplantation	4
Erratum: Comprehensive ultrasonographic evaluation of normal and fibrotic kidneys in a mouse model with an ultra-highfrequency transducer	4
Measuring diaphragmatic excursion using 4-dimensional ultrasound: a feasibility study	4
Thrombus stiffness as an independent predictor of endovascular treatment success in hemodialysis fistulas: a study using ultrasound elastography	4
Speckle tracking ultrasonography as a new tool to assess diaphragmatic function: a feasibility study	3
Ultrasonography-assisted near-infrared spectroscopy imaging enhanced by gold nanorods in a xenograft mouse model of prostate cancer	3
Erratum: Noninvasive assessment of hepatic steatosis using a pathologic reference standard: comparison of CT, MRI, and US-based techniques	3
High-spatial-resolution, instantaneous passive cavitation imaging with temporal resolution in histotripsy: a simulation study	3
Do ACR TI-RADS scores demonstrate unique thyroid molecular profiles?	3
The new definition of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: the role of ultrasound and elastography	3
Subcategorization of intermediate suspicion thyroid nodules based on suspicious ultrasonographic findings	3
Prevalence and characteristics of vagus nerve variations on neck ultrasonography	3
Diagnostic performance of ultrasound risk stratification systems on thyroid nodules cytologically classified as indeterminate: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Predicting multigenic co-mutations in differentiated thyroid cancer using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography: model development and internal validation	3
Ultrasound findings of subpial hemorrhage in neonates	3
Role of Doppler US and elastography prior to biopsy to identify candidates for avoidance of surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer	3
Feasibility of a deep learning artificial intelligence model for the diagnosis of pediatric ileocolic intussusception with grayscale ultrasonography	3
Assessment of renal stiffness in primary hyperparathyroidism using shear-wave elastography and changes after microwave ablation	3
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System category M: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Washout-parametric imaging with Sonazoid for enhanced differentiation of focal liver lesions	3
Overcoming the limitations of screening mammography in Japan and Korea: a paradigm shift to personalized breast cancer screening based on ultrasonography	3
Quantifying carotid stiffness in a pre-hypertensive population with ultrafast ultrasound imaging	3
Intra-individual comparison of liver stiffness measurements by magnetic resonance elastography and two-dimensional shear-wave elastography in 888 patients	3
Characterization of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease–related hepatocellular carcinoma on contrast-enhanced ultrasound with Sonazoid	3