OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Medical Ultrasonics 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Fusion of basic research and clinical medicine in the true sense in medical ultrasonics	28
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic findings in torsion of the appendix testis or epididymis in children: a case series	26
Myocardial infiltration of B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma detected by speckle tracking echocardiography: the importance of segmental longitudinal strain	24
The significance of ultrasonic characteristics in adventitial cystic disease	22
Impact of left ventricular hypertrophy on clinical outcomes in patients with dialysis: a single-center study in Japan	22
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	20
Prediction of ischemic stroke in elderly hypertensive patients using carotid plaque superb microvascular imaging characteristics: a lasso-logistic regression model	20
Acknowledgement to reviewers	17
Prenatal imaging of a fetus with the rare combination of Pfeiffer syndrome and hypoplastic left heart syndrome	16
Implementation and assessment of a pediatric point-of-care ultrasound training course in Japan: a pilot study	16
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	15
Lobular carcinoma in situ detectable as a mass on ultrasonography: a case report	13
Assessment of drainage vein of focal nodular hyperplasia using contrast-enhanced ultrasound	13
Effect of introducing ultrasonography in medical examinations for elbow injuries among young baseball players	12
Ultrasound can provide an early assessment of infection of cartilage structures in infants	12
Utility of ultrasonography for predicting indications for tolvaptan in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease	11
Relationship between the change in infrapatellar fat pad thickness assessed using ultrasonography and anterior knee pain on squatting after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	11
Recurrent ovarian hemangioma extending via the inferior vena cava to the right heart mimicking leiomyomatosis and visualized by echocardiography	11
Basic practices for gastrointestinal ultrasound	10
Current status and future perspective of sonodynamic therapy for cancer	10
Correction to: Acoustic radiation force impulse-induced lung hemorrhage: investigating the relationship with peak rarefactional pressure amplitude and mechanical index in rabbits	9
Ultrasound diagnosis of non-mass MRI-detected lesions	9
The efficacy of ultrasonography for the detection of upper tract urothelial carcinoma	9
On the publication of the special feature on recent progress in basic research useful for the interpretation of ultrasound diagnostic images	9
Imaging diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging	9

Acoustic radiation force impulse (push pulse)-induced lung hemorrhage: investigating the effect of ultrasound contrast agent in rabbits	9
Assessment of the risk of disease transmission during fine-needle aspiration cytology under ultrasound guidance by visualization of droplet and aerosol formation	9
Acknowlegment to Reviewers	9
Isolated portal vein thrombus due to contraceptive low-dose estrogen progestin use	9
The effect of attenuation inside the acoustic traps on the configuration of vertical artifacts in lung ultrasound: an experimental study with simple models	9
Diagnostic performance of two-dimensional shear wave elastography and attenuation imaging for fibrosis and steatosis assessment in chronic liver disease	9
Structure of self-image	9
The most appropriate region-of-interest position for attenuation coefficient measurement in the evaluation of liver steatosis	9
Treatment of secondary mitral regurgitation by transcatheter edge-to-edge repair using MitraClip	8
Value of standard echocardiography at the bedside for COVID-19 patients in intensive care units: a Japanese single-center analysis	8
Reply for the value of ultrasound imaging is not limited to advanced technology and skills	8
B-mode shear wave elastography can be an alternative method to vibration-controlled transient elastography according to a moderate-scale population study	8
High-intensity focused ultrasound for noninvasive fetal therapy	8
Acknowledgment to reviewers	7
Convolutional neural network classification of ultrasound parametric images based on echo-envelope statistics for the quantitative diagnosis of liver steatosis	7
Correction: Clinicopathological and ultrasound characteristics of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers	7
Correction: Relationship between shear elastic modulus and passive muscle force in human hamstring muscles using a Thiel soft-embalmed cadaver	7
Comparison of strain elastography and shear wave elastography in diagnosis of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	7
New modified technique of hydrogel spacer implantation for prostate cancer: a novel method for separation at the prostate apex level under real-time ultrasound guidance	7
Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of complications in patients with portal hypertension	7
Correction: Basic practices for gastrointestinal ultrasound	7
Right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain assessment using offline speckle tracking in COVID-19 patients requiring intensive medical care	6
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings in testicular torsion and non-testicular torsion	6
Ultrasonography findings for the diagnosis of renal oncocytoma	6
Reply to comments on association between the type of pacemaker and progression of tricuspid regurgitation	6
Supravalvular aortic stenosis caused by compression of a pseudoaneurysm late after aortic root replacement	6
Comparison of the clinical and pathological characteristics of ultrasound-guided biopsy for breast masses and non-mass lesions between 16-gauge spring-loaded core needle biopsy and 12-gauge spring-loa	6
Cardiomyopathy with anti-mitochondrial M2 antibody-positive myositis	6
High-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma	6
An ultrasound-based radiomics model for survival prediction in patients with endometrial cancer	6
Use of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography for the diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions	5
Assessment of lower urinary tract function in pediatrics using ultrasonography	5
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions	5
Ultrasound diagnostic criteria for thyroid nodules around the world and artificial intelligence	5
Dynamic response of medial meniscus extrusion to the lateral wedge insole is correlated with immediate pain reduction in knee osteoarthritis patients: real-time ultrasonographic study	5
Sonographic evaluation of the abductor pollicis brevis muscle reflects muscle strength recovery after carpal tunnel release	5
Enhancing deep-seated hepatocellular carcinoma detection: assessing the added value of high mechanical index setting in sonazoid-based contrast-enhanced ultrasound during post-vascular phase	5
Comparison of the Balthazar score of acute pancreatitis between computed tomography and ultrasound in children: pitfalls of ultrasound in diagnosing and evaluating pancreatitis	5
Prenatal diagnosis of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with vertical vein branching into two	5
Comments on “Ultrasound-guided adductor canal block is superior to femoral nerve block for early postoperative pain relief after single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring	5
A review of MRI (CT)/US fusion imaging in treatment of breast cancer	4
Reply to comment on predicting the risk stratification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors using machine learning‑based ultrasound radiomics	4
Successful percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty for pulmonary stenosis associated with a quadricuspid pulmonary valve in a neonate	4
Point-of-care ultrasound in the head and neck region	4
First tarsometatarsal joint mobility in hallux valgus during gait: A synchronized ultrasound and three-dimensional motion capture analysis	4
Correlation between pathology and quantitative ultrasonographic evaluation of pancreatic fat with ultrasonographic classification	4
Features of ductal carcinoma in situ ultrasound images	4
Cumulative knee adduction moment during jogging causes temporary medial meniscus extrusion in healthy volunteers	4
A case of nodular fasciitis that appeared in the breast and required differentiation from a malignant tumor	4
Ablation manual for liver cancer	4

Application of ultrasound for the diagnosis of cirrhosis/portal hypertension	4
Tissue processing of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration specimens from solid pancreatic lesions	4
Correction: Third-look contrast-enhanced ultrasonography plus needle biopsy for differential diagnosis of magnetic resonance imaging-only detected breast lesions	4
Correction: Point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis and manual detorsion of testicular torsion	4
Clinicopathological and ultrasound characteristics of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers	4
Understanding the differences between Japanese and U.S. guidelines on clinical practice for contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the liver	4
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in renal cystic lesions: an update	4
Multiple myeloma with an intra-abdominal lesion as a rare extramedullary lesion diagnosed with endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition	4
Time-course changes in active stiffness of the supraspinatus muscle after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair	4
Elucidation of spleen elasticity and viscosity in a carbon tetrachloride rat model of liver cirrhosis using a new ultrasound elastography	4
Deep learning algorithm for predicting preterm birth in the case of threatened preterm labor admissions using transvaginal ultrasound	4
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): revolutionizing the landscape of lung disease diagnostics	4
Deep attenuation transducer to measure liver stiffness in obese patients with liver disease	4
Two-dimensional shear wave elastography of the pancreas: measurement success rate, repeatability, and factors affecting measurement values	3
Development of aortic regurgitation due to non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis	3
Beside you, POCUS (Point-of-care ultrasound)	3
Shear wave speed measurement bias in a viscoelastic phantom across six ultrasound elastography systems: a comparative study with transient elastography and magnetic resonance elastography	3
People say that the long nights of autumn are conducive to research and writing papers, but…	3
A review of physical and engineering factors potentially affecting shear wave elastography	3
Evaluation of meniscus extrusion during stair ambulation in healthy volunteers using dynamic ultrasonography: a feasibility study	3
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of cervical lymph nodes	3
Evaluation of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab combination therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography	3
Shock wave lithotripsy and therapy	3
A case of fetal hydrops caused by generalized arterial calcification of infancy	3
Correction: Evaluation of meniscus extrusion during stair ambulation in healthy volunteers using dynamic ultrasonography: a feasibility study	3
A case of portal vein gas due to accidental ingestion of hydrogen peroxide: the importance of performing ultrasound examinations over time	3
Relationship between shear elastic modulus and passive muscle force in human hamstring muscles using a Thiel soft-embalmed cadaver	3
Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasound images of multiacinar cirrhotic nodules showing a “donut-like” hyperintense appearance on Gd-EOB-MRI: a case report	3
The role of endoscopic ultrasound for portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis	3
Usefulness of carotid duplex ultrasonography in predicting residual large-vessel occlusions after intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke	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
Gastric bronchogenic cyst: a rare congenital cystic lesion of the stomach	3
Association between medial meniscus extrusion under weight-bearing conditions and pain in early-stage knee osteoarthritis	3
Histological features of autoimmune pancreatitis and IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis with a correlation with imaging findings	3
Association of activities of daily living and cognitive function with thickness of the upper extremity muscles in children and adults with cerebral palsy	3
Anterolateral hip injection approach under portable ultrasound guidance: a prospective randomized controlled trial versus conventional ultrasound	3
Correction: Characterization of breast changes in the early gestational period on automated breast ultrasound	3
Optimal number of needle punctures in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy for gastric subepithelial lesions without rapid on-site evaluation	3
Inhibitory effects of ultrasound irradiation on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm	3