OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ultrasonography is 6. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Utility of fusion imaging for the evaluation of ultrasound quality in hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance	41
Construction of a nomogram model for predicting benignity and malignancy in adnexal masses	39
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	37
Optic nerve sheath diameter, strain ratio, and shear wave elastography	27
Comparison of ultrasound-detected and undetected hepatocellular carcinomas: a post-hoc, subgroup analysis from the MAGNUS-HCC surveillance trial	23
The efficiency of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) combined with EUS elastography for pancreatic cancer diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
A comparison of the diagnostic performance of the O-RADS, RMI4, IOTA LR2, and IOTA SR systems by senior and junior doctors	22
Agreement of shear wave and strain elastography according to the size of the region of interest: a study of epidermal cysts	21
A prospective comparison of two ultrasound attenuation imaging modes using different frequencies for assessing hepatic steatosis	21
The role of Doppler ultrasonography in the detection and management of nutcracker syndrome	20
Quantitative analysis using intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound in adult-type diffuse gliomas with isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations: association between hemodynamics and molecular features	20
Relationship between endometriosis and uterine cervical elasticity assessed using ultrasound strain elastography	19
Predicting the chemotherapeutic response of colorectal cancer liver metastasis using shear-wave elastography	19
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	19
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of solitary hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer: risk factors of local tumor progression-free survival and overall survival	18
Intraoperative sonography using high-frequency transducer during living Donor liver transplantation with modified right-lobe graft	16
Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasonography for noninvasive imaging diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: special emphasis on the 2022 KLCA-NCC guideline	16
Direct deep learning analysis of three-dimensional automated breast ultrasound videos with reading mode optimization for breast cancer diagnosis	15
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	13
Multiparametric ultrasound for upper extremity dialysis access evaluation	12
2022 Taiwan clinical multicenter expert consensus and recommendations for thyroid radiofrequency ablation	12
Supplemental automated breast ultrasound in negative screening mammography: early-stage cancer detection in dense breasts with limited yield in non-dense breasts	12
Nerve entrapment syndromes: detection by ultrasound	12
Advantages of thyroid core needle biopsy: an emerging selective first-line biopsy modality	11

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
Contrast-enhanced voiding ultrasonography to detect intrarenal reflux in children: comparison with 99mTc-DMSA renal scans	11
Transperineal versus transrectal prostate fiducial insertion in radiation treatment of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Essentials for parathyroid imaging and intervention: what radiologists need to know	10
Malignancy risk stratification and subcategorization of K-TIRADS intermediate suspicion thyroid nodules: a retrospective multicenter study	10
Applications of artificial intelligence in obstetrics	10
Application of O-RADS US combined with MV-Flow to diagnose ovarian-adnexal tumors	9
Ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation versus the Sistrunk operation as a primary treatment for thyroglossal duct cysts	9
Unsupervised speckle noise reduction technique for clinical ultrasound imaging	9
The role of transabdominal ultrasound in pancreatic cyst surveillance: correlation with cross-sectional imaging findings and malignancy risk	8
Role of high-frequency ultrasound in differentiating benign and malignant skin lesions: potential and limitations	7
Vascular compression syndromes: a pictorial review	7
Predictors of tumor conspicuity on Kupffer-phase Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasonography in liver tumors: implications for fusion-guided ablation	7
Perivascular space volume measurement at the inferior basal ganglia on cranial ultrasound in neonates: associations with germinal matrix hemorrhage and brain maturation	7
Plaque biomarkers from high-frame rate vector flow imaging and shear wave elastography in mild carotid stenosis	7
Ablation therapy for patients with colorectal liver metastases with and without extrahepatic metastases: evaluation of long-term outcomes and prognostic factors	7
Non-ablative focused ultrasound induces an adaptive immune response to suppress pancreatic cancer: a preclinical study	7
Accuracy of attenuation imaging in the assessment of pediatric hepatic steatosis: correlation with the controlled attenuation parameter	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
How many times should we repeat measurements of the ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter for evaluating hepatic steatosis?	7
Ultrasound-guided ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: a review of its past, present, and future	6
Knot-and-ear sign: a pathognomonic ultrasonographic feature of suture granuloma after thyroid surgery	6
Integration of high-frequency ultrasound with the Global Acne Grading System for prediction of treatment efficiency in acne vulgaris	6
The utility of two-dimensional shear wave elastography for predicting prostate cancer: a preliminary study	6
Usefulness of 2D shear wave elastography for the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis and treatment response in patients with autoimmune hepatitis	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
Non-invasive evaluation of testicular torsion using ultrasound shear wave elastography: an experimental study	6
Cutting-edge progress of intravascular ultrasound in lower-extremity vascular interventions	6
Erratum: Potential role of two-dimensional shear wave elastography, including liver stiffness measurement and dispersion slope, for management of chronic hepatitis B	6
Comparison of micro-flow imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in assessing segmental congestion after right living donor liver transplantation	6
Antenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease by 3D ultrasonography using spatiotemporal image correlation with HDlive Flow and HDlive Flow silhouette rendering modes	6
Transabdominal ultrasonography as an alternative modality for pancreatic cyst surveillance: potentials and limitations	6
Casting light on the overlooked trigger point of the interosseous muscles in metatarsalgia: insights and treatment strategies	6
Diagnostic performance of ultrasound-derived fat fraction for assessing steatotic liver disease with histopathology as the reference	6
High-contrast spectroscopic photoacoustic characterization of thermal tissue ablation in the visible spectrum	6
Advanced fibrosis leads to overestimation of steatosis with quantitative ultrasound in individuals without hepatic steatosis	6
Ultrasonographic differential diagnosis of medial elbow pain	6
Ultrasound imaging for inguinal hernia: a pictorial review	6