OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Medical Ultrasonics is 2. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Toward the development of new ultrasound diagnostic technologies	26
Cumulative knee adduction moment during jogging causes temporary medial meniscus extrusion in healthy volunteers	25
Correction: The roles of exercise stress echocardiography for the evaluation of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the heart failure pandemic era	23
Ultrasound screening in gynecological examinations: can we overcome the criticism that it is insufficient and harmful?	21
The significance of ultrasonic characteristics in adventitial cystic disease	19
Fusion of basic research and clinical medicine in the true sense in medical ultrasonics	18
Concomitant occurrence of pancreatic cancer during long-term follow-up for serous neoplasms	16
Acknowledgment to reviewers	15
Breast ultrasound in the age of advanced technology and artificial intelligence	15
Understanding the differences between Japanese and U.S. guidelines on clinical practice for contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the liver	15
Impact of left ventricular hypertrophy on clinical outcomes in patients with dialysis: a single-center study in Japan	13
A review of MRI (CT)/US fusion imaging in treatment of breast cancer	13
Prediction of ischemic stroke in elderly hypertensive patients using carotid plaque superb microvascular imaging characteristics: a lasso-logistic regression model	12
Scientizing the stage between health and disease	10
A case of fetal duodenal atresia suspected to be lower urinary tract obstruction	10
Long-term outcomes of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening in patients undergoing transthoracic echocardiography	10
Effect of the size of benign thyroid degenerative nodules on ACR TI-RADS categories	9
Preoperative diagnosis of acute aortic regurgitation caused by a ruptured anomalous cord in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve using transesophageal echocardiography	9
Myocardial infiltration of B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma detected by speckle tracking echocardiography: the importance of segmental longitudinal strain	9
Factors affecting the accuracy of fetal cardiac ultrasound screening in the first trimester of pregnancy	9
Correction to: A review of physical and engineering factors potentially affecting shear wave elastography	9
Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in a case of metastatic melanoma	9
Factors affecting testicular volume after orchiopexy for undescended testes	9
Color Doppler shear wave elastography using commercial ultrasound machine with compensated transducer scanning delay	8
Ultrasound measurement of umbilical venous flow volume at the intra-abdominal portion in normal fetuses	8

Intravascular solitary fibrous tumor of the cephalic vein: a case report	8
Application of ultrasound imaging in the treatment of urinary tract stones	8
Visualization of lateral meniscus extrusion during gait using dynamic ultrasonographic evaluation	8
Deep learning algorithm for predicting preterm birth in the case of threatened preterm labor admissions using transvaginal ultrasound	8
Two cases showing alterations of the order of tricuspid and mitral valve opening during loading manipulations: a new approach for quick assessment of stress-induced left ventricular filling pressure e	8
Correlation between pathology and quantitative ultrasonographic evaluation of pancreatic fat with ultrasonographic classification	8
The differences between conventional lead, thin lead, and leadless pacemakers regarding effects on tricuspid regurgitation in the early phase	8
Evaluation under loading detects medial meniscus extrusion in patients with reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament and restricted knee extension	7
First tarsometatarsal joint mobility in hallux valgus during gait: A synchronized ultrasound and three-dimensional motion capture analysis	7
Comments on “Effect of the size of benign thyroid degenerative nodules on ACR TI-RADS categories”	7
Impact of adipocytes on ultrasound evaluation of parathyroid adenomas	7
Enhancement of astaxanthin incorporation by pulsed high-intensity ultrasound in LPS-stimulated macrophages	7
Correction: Point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis and manual detorsion of testicular torsion	7
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): revolutionizing the landscape of lung disease diagnostics	7
Reply to comments on “Ultrasonography in undergraduate medical education: a comprehensive review and the education program implemented at Jichi Medical University”	6
Feasibility of endoscopic ultrasonography using a 60-MHz ultrasound miniature probe in the upper gastrointestinal tract	6
A study on the optimal condition of ground truth area for liver tumor detection in ultrasound images using deep learning	6
Features of ductal carcinoma in situ ultrasound images	6
Comment on “Predicting the risk stratification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors using machine learning-based ultrasound radiomics”	6
Correction: Third-look contrast-enhanced ultrasonography plus needle biopsy for differential diagnosis of magnetic resonance imaging-only detected breast lesions	6
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic findings in torsion of the appendix testis or epididymis in children: a case series	6
Usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for biliary tract disease	6
Correction: Displacement detection with sub-pixel accuracy and high spatial resolution using deep learning	5
Correction: Current status and future outlook of ultrasound treatment for prostate cancer	5
The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound and upper gastrointestinal contrast studies for locating atresia/stenosis and intestinal malrotation and detecting annular pancreas in pediatric patients with duo	5
How to standardize the measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction	5
Correction: Evaluation of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab combination therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography	5
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for pancreatic cystic lesions: a comprehensive review	5
Correction: Modified multi-Rayleigh model-based statistical analysis of ultrasound envelope for quantification of liver steatosis and fibrosis	5
Deep attenuation transducer to measure liver stiffness in obese patients with liver disease	5
Vascular retained products of conception at cesarean scar mimicking hydatidiform mole	5
Clinicopathological and ultrasound characteristics of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers	5
Reply to comment on predicting the risk stratification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors using machine learning‑based ultrasound radiomics	5
The history of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration: development and progress	5
Elucidation of spleen elasticity and viscosity in a carbon tetrachloride rat model of liver cirrhosis using a new ultrasound elastography	5
Acoustic radiation force impulse under clinical conditions with single infusion of ultrasound contrast agent evoking arrhythmias in rabbit heart	5
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in renal cystic lesions: an update	4
A feature to promote better understanding of breast non-mass abnormalities	4
Beside you, POCUS (Point-of-care ultrasound)	4
Encyclopedia of autoimmune pancreatitis: this is all we need	4
Basic concept and clinical applications of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) technologies	4
Aging and myocardial strain	4
Usefulness of carotid duplex ultrasonography in predicting residual large-vessel occlusions after intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke	4
Can ultrasound contribute to precision medicine?	4
Artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of cirrhosis and portal hypertension	4
Ultrasound-guided surgery in musculoskeletal medicine	4
Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of non-mass enhancement of the breast	4
Evaluation of simulation-based ultrasound education using a bladder simulator for medical students in Japan: a prospective observational study	4
Praying that this was the last state of emergency	4
Dynamic feature of infrapatellar fat pad during walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis	4

Acknowledgement to reviewers	4
Sentinel lymph node identification using contrast-enhanced ultrasound in breast cancer: review of the literature	4
Correction to: Contrast analysis in ultrafast ultrasound blood flow imaging of jugular vein	3
Three-dimensional and spatiotemporal image correlation high-definition flow images of a true knot of the umbilical cord with the nuchal cord	3
Isolated Tillaux fracture of the ankle in an adult. Sonographic diagnosis of a rare injury	3
Quantitative assessment of fatty liver using ultrasound attenuation imaging	3
Relationship between shear elastic modulus and passive muscle force in human hamstring muscles using a Thiel soft-embalmed cadaver	3
A case of fetal hydrops caused by generalized arterial calcification of infancy	3
Hyperechogenicity and histopathological features of focal liver lesions	3
Predicting the risk stratification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors using machine learning-based ultrasound radiomics	3
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of cervical lymph nodes	3
Lobular carcinoma in situ detectable as a mass on ultrasonography: a case report	3
Pathological characteristics of inflammatory bowel diseases	3
Echo intensity of the superficial part of the medial infrapatellar fat pad and medial meniscal extrusion are associated with knee symptoms in community-dwelling older adults	3
Evaluation of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab combination therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography	3
Role of transabdominal ultrasound in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis	3
Recurrent ovarian hemangioma extending via the inferior vena cava to the right heart mimicking leiomyomatosis and visualized by echocardiography	3
Inhibitory effects of ultrasound irradiation on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm	3
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	3
Significant morphological changes in the right ventricular septal moderator band on echocardiography due to changes in right ventricular volume and pressure	3
Right ventricular dilatation: echocardiographic differential diagnosis	3
Association between medial meniscus extrusion under weight-bearing conditions and pain in early-stage knee osteoarthritis	3
New ultrasonographic risk assessment of uterine scar dehiscence in pregnancy after cesarean section	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
Role of liver stiffness measurements in patients who develop hepatocellular carcinoma after clearance of the hepatitis C virus	3
Third-look contrast-enhanced ultrasonography plus needle biopsy for differential diagnosis of magnetic resonance imaging-only detected breast lesions	3
Assessment of drainage vein of focal nodular hyperplasia using contrast-enhanced ultrasound	3
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound-guided biopsy of suspicious breast lesions on contrast-enhanced mammography and contrast-enhanced MRI: a case series	3
Analysis of the relationship between the amplitude of aortic wall motion and heart function	2
Iatrogenic aortocoronary arteriovenous fistula after coronary artery bypass grafting detected with transthoracic echocardiography	2
Effect of introducing ultrasonography in medical examinations for elbow injuries among young baseball players	2
Effectiveness of pulsatility index of carotid Doppler ultrasonography to predict cardiovascular events	2
Machine learning-enabled quantitative ultrasound techniques for tissue differentiation	2
The feasibility of a noise elimination method using continuous wave response of therapeutic ultrasound signals for ultrasonic monitoring of high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment	2
Development of aortic regurgitation due to non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis	2
Severe mitral regurgitation in non-hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve	2
Mini-probe endoscopic ultrasound for the diagnosis of congenital esophageal or duodenal stenosis	2
The roles of global longitudinal strain imaging in contemporary clinical cardiology	2
Histopathology of non-mass-like breast lesions on ultrasound	2
Characteristics of the static muscle stiffness of ankle plantar flexors in individuals with chronic ankle instability	2
Shock wave lithotripsy and therapy	2
A case in which ultrasonography was useful in differentiating between rib fracture due to compression after biopsy and rib metastasis of breast cancer	2
Ultrasound can provide an early assessment of infection of cartilage structures in infants	2
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for a pericardial lesion	2
Transabdominal ultrasonographic diagnosis of relatively rare pancreatic neoplasms	2
Implementation and assessment of a pediatric point-of-care ultrasound training course in Japan: a pilot study	2
Current status and issues regarding reference values for echocardiography: a short review	2
Point-of-care ultrasound for acute abdomen: 5W1H (Translated version)	2
Transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography is useful to reveal the parachute-like asymmetric mitral valve	2
Promoting the effect of microbubble-enhanced ultrasound on hyperthermia in rabbit liver	2
Current status and future perspective of sonodynamic therapy for cancer	2
Utility of ultrasonography for predicting indications for tolvaptan in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease	2
Imaging diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging	2
Two-dimensional shear wave elastography of the pancreas: measurement success rate, repeatability, and factors affecting measurement values	2
Gastric bronchogenic cyst: a rare congenital cystic lesion of the stomach	2
Portal vein gas in a patient with acute cholangitis: report of a case with emphasis on B-flow imaging	2
The role of endoscopic ultrasound for portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis	2
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced right-sided infective endocarditis detected by transthoracic echocardiography: the importance of parasternal short-axis view screening	2
Pathological findings of liver steatosis that is difficult to evaluate with ultrasound	2
Relationship between the change in infrapatellar fat pad thickness assessed using ultrasonography and anterior knee pain on squatting after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	2
Ultrasonography in undergraduate medical education: a comprehensive review and the education program implemented at Jichi Medical University	2