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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Utility of fusion imaging for the evaluation of ultrasound quality in hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance	68
Ultrasonographic atlas of splenic lesions	37
Optic nerve sheath diameter, strain ratio, and shear wave elastography	33
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	33
Accuracy of the ultrasound attenuation coefficient for the evaluation of hepatic steatosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies	32
The efficiency of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) combined with EUS elastography for pancreatic cancer diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	31
A comparison of the diagnostic performance of the O-RADS, RMI4, IOTA LR2, and IOTA SR systems by senior and junior doctors	29
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of solitary hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer: risk factors of local tumor progression-free survival and overall survival	24
The role of Doppler ultrasonography in the detection and management of nutcracker syndrome	23
Predicting the chemotherapeutic response of colorectal cancer liver metastasis using shear-wave elastography	23
Quantitative analysis using intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound in adult-type diffuse gliomas with isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations: association between hemodynamics and molecular features	21
Agreement of shear wave and strain elastography according to the size of the region of interest: a study of epidermal cysts	20
A prospective comparison of two ultrasound attenuation imaging modes using different frequencies for assessing hepatic steatosis	20
Relationship between endometriosis and uterine cervical elasticity assessed using ultrasound strain elastography	19
Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasonography for noninvasive imaging diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: special emphasis on the 2022 KLCA-NCC guideline	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
Technical issues in ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation for thyroid lesions	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	17
Intraoperative sonography using high-frequency transducer during living Donor liver transplantation with modified right-lobe graft	16
2022 Taiwan clinical multicenter expert consensus and recommendations for thyroid radiofrequency ablation	16
Improving breast ultrasonography education: the impact of AI-based decision support on the performance of non-specialist medical professionals	16
Unraveling distinctions between contrast-enhanced ultrasound and CT/MRI for liver mass diagnosis	16
Nerve entrapment syndromes: detection by ultrasound	15
Multiparametric ultrasound for upper extremity dialysis access evaluation	15
Applications of artificial intelligence in obstetrics	14

Transperineal versus transrectal prostate fiducial insertion in radiation treatment of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Contrast-enhanced voiding ultrasonography to detect intrarenal reflux in children: comparison with 99mTc-DMSA renal scans	14
Malignancy risk stratification and subcategorization of K-TIRADS intermediate suspicion thyroid nodules: a retrospective multicenter study	13
Essentials for parathyroid imaging and intervention: what radiologists need to know	13
Comparison of two different lung ultrasound imaging protocols in COVID-19 pneumonia	13
Pelvic ultrasonography of the postpartum uterus in patients presenting to the emergency room with vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain	13
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	13
Ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation versus the Sistrunk operation as a primary treatment for thyroglossal duct cysts	12
Unsupervised speckle noise reduction technique for clinical ultrasound imaging	12
Combined accuracy of optic nerve sheath diameter, strain ratio, and shear wave elastography of the optic nerve in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension	11
Evaluation of ultrasound point shear wave elastography reliability in an elasticity phantom	11
Shear-wave elastography for the assessment of testicular involvement of hematologic malignancies in children and young adults: a feasibility study	11
Application of O-RADS US combined with MV-Flow to diagnose ovarian-adnexal tumors	11
Contrast enhancement for ultrasound-guided interventions: when to use it and what to expect?	11
Effectiveness of ultrasonography and shear wave sonoelastography in Sjögren syndrome with salivary gland involvement	11
Analyzing the adoption of radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules using the diffusion of innovations theory: understanding where we are in the United States?	10
Role of high-frequency ultrasound in differentiating benign and malignant skin lesions: potential and limitations	10
Plaque biomarkers from high-frame rate vector flow imaging and shear wave elastography in mild carotid stenosis	10
A pilot clinical study of low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound in Alzheimer’s disease	10
Accuracy of attenuation imaging in the assessment of pediatric hepatic steatosis: correlation with the controlled attenuation parameter	9
Intelligent handheld ultrasound improving the ability of non-expert general practitioners in carotid examinations for community populations: a prospective and parallel controlled trial	9
Ablation therapy for patients with colorectal liver metastases with and without extrahepatic metastases: evaluation of long-term outcomes and prognostic factors	9
How many times should we repeat measurements of the ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter for evaluating hepatic steatosis?	9
Casting light on the overlooked trigger point of the interosseous muscles in metatarsalgia: insights and treatment strategies	8
Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography for the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux and intrarenal reflux: a comparison of diagnostic performance with fluoroscopic voiding cystourethrography	8
Differentiation of cystic biliary atresia and choledochal cysts using prenatal ultrasonography	8
Improving the quality of breast ultrasound examination performed by inexperienced ultrasound doctors with synchronous tele-ultrasound: a prospective, parallel controlled trial	8
Diagnostic performance of the modified Korean Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System for thyroid malignancy according to nodule size: a comparison with five society guidelines	8
Vascular compression syndromes: a pictorial review	8
Deep learning-based automated quantification of the hepatorenal index for evaluation of fatty liver by ultrasonography	7
A simplified approach to ovarian lesions based on the O-RADS US risk stratification and management system	7
Ultrasound imaging for inguinal hernia: a pictorial review	7
Ultrasonographic differential diagnosis of medial elbow pain	7
Long-term follow-up of the radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: the value of additional treatment	7
Knot-and-ear sign: a pathognomonic ultrasonographic feature of suture granuloma after thyroid surgery	7
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
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	6
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	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
Integration of high-frequency ultrasound with the Global Acne Grading System for prediction of treatment efficiency in acne vulgaris	6
Comparison of micro-flow imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in assessing segmental congestion after right living donor liver transplantation	6
Urethral configuration and mobility during urine leaking described using real-time transperineal ultrasonography	6
Non-invasive evaluation of testicular torsion using ultrasound shear wave elastography: an experimental study	6
Controlled attenuation parameter measured using transient elastography for the noninvasive assessment of macrovesicular steatosis in potential living liver donors	6
Advanced fibrosis leads to overestimation of steatosis with quantitative ultrasound in individuals without hepatic steatosis	6
Arterial stiffness in subclinical atherosclerosis quantified with ultrafast pulse wave velocity measurements: a comparison with a healthy population using propensity score matching	6
A preliminary study of shear-wave elastography for the evaluation of varicocele in adolescents and young adults	6
Antenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease by 3D ultrasonography using spatiotemporal image correlation with HDlive Flow and HDlive Flow silhouette rendering modes	6