OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Medical Ultrasonography is 1. 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
The usefulness of ultrasound in identifying the underlying findings linked to pain in podagra patients	42
Intramural ectopic pregnancy at 21 weeks of gestation	34
Diagnosing metatarsal chip fractures with ultrasound: faster and better	29
Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound examination for local staging of cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Feasibility of pneumoperitoneum diagnosis using point-of-care ultrasound: a pilot study using a fresh cadaver model	20
Utility of uterine artery Doppler ultrasound imaging in predicting preeclampsia during pregnancy: a meta-analysis	18
Perfluorobutane (Sonazoid) Contrast-enhanced ultrasound to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
The invasive intracoronary imaging assessment of left main coronary artery disease	12
Comparison between combined ultrasounds and magnetic resonance imaging in the differentiation of benign and malignant breast lesions: a cross-sectional study	10
The application of dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in immediate distinguishing residual tumour from benign periablational enhancement after hepatocellular carcinoma radiofrequency ablation	10
Phantoms for ultrasound-guided vascular access cannulation training: a narrative review	9
Doppler ultrasonographic evaluation of radial and ulnar artery diameters and blood flow, before and after percutaneous coronary interventions	9
First trimester sonographic diagnosis of limb-body wall defect associating both cephalic and thoraco-abdominal defects – a case report and literature update	8
Right congenital pyriform sinus fistula	8
Differential diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism using contrast echocardiography	8
Ultrasound manifestations of multiple diffuse primary lymphoma in bilateral breasts	8
Umbilical artery aneurysm at 35 weeks of gestation	7
Deep learning-based automated detection and diagnosis of gouty arthritis in ultrasound images of the first metatarsophalangeal joint	7
Left atrial myxoma adhered to mitral annulus	7
Sulcus measurement by high frequency ultrasound imaging ex-vivo: an exploratory study	7
Ultrasonographic and pathological findings of syringocystadenoma papilliferum in the skin	7
How easy is to perform a tendon SWE examination?	7
Multiparametric ultrasound in torsion of the testicular appendages: a reliable diagnostic tool?	6
History of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology from 1971 to 2021 on occasion of the 50 years anniversary of EFSUMB	6
A case of scapular metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma	6

Multiparametric ultrasound evaluation of liver fibrosis, steatosis, and viscosity in patients with chronic liver disease	6
Cardiac myxoma: benign, but deadly disease	6
Splenic cysts: clues in sonographic differential diagnosis and a new role for twinkling artifact	5
Ultrasonography findings of papillary renal neoplasm with reverse polarity	5
Ultrasonographic and pathological findings of intrathyroidal thymic carcinoma	5
Percutaneous transhepatic ultrasound-guided gallbladder aspiration: Still a safe option for gallbladder decompression in patients at high surgical risk	5
Peritendinous effusion of the flexor hallucis longus tendon as a sign of ankle joint capsule injury	5
Differences in the B-mode imaging quality of ultrasound devices in the mid-price segment	5
Ascariasis, a review	5
The role of the ultrasound examination in atypical placental site trophoblastic tumour differential diagnosis and management. A case report	5
Prenatal sonographic findings in a case with bilateral Tessier number 7 cleft in first trimester	5
Quantitative contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: can we predict survival using perfusion parameters? A pilot study.	4
Ultrasound examination and follow-up of post traumatic injury of the proximal lateral head of gastrocnemius	4
The use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and treatment of the lateral epicondylitis. Pictorial essay.	4
Ultrasound guided Interpectoral, Pectoserratus and Serratus anterior plane blocks	4
How CEUS improves gallbladder pathology evaluation. A comprehensive pictorial and review of the literature	4
Ultrasound features combined with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for prediction of pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer	4
Ultrasound unveils deep radial nerve entrapment due to elbow capsule distension in a case with rheumatoid arthritis	4
Advancements and challenges in Shear-Wave Elastography of tendons: a comprehensive review	4
Ultrasound Doppler technique for the diagnosis of focal nodular hyperplasia – case series and systematic review	4
Native mitral valve infective endocarditis: a significant contribution of 3d-transthoracic echocardiography	4
Comments and illustrations of the WFUMB CEUS liver guidelines: Peliosis hepatis and porphyria	4
Postinterventional ultrasonographic monitoring of the diabetic Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy. Case report.	3
Endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound for embedded or migratory digestive foreign body	3
Cystic renal diseases: role of ultrasound. Part I, non-genetic cystic renal diseases	3
Comments on EFSUMB recommendations, role of ultrasound in cutaneous neoplasms	3
Quantitative time intensity curve analysis of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) examinations for the assessment of focal liver lesions	3
Preoperative Multiparametric Ultrasound and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology evaluation of parotid gland tumors: which is the best technique?	3
Thrombosed persistent median artery in a medical sonographer	3
A case of alveolar soft tissue sarcoma detected by ultrasound examination	3
Imaging findings of a metastatic myxopapillary ependymoma in the left inguinal region	3
A new form of severe acute localized reactions following intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections in knee osteoarthritis. A case report	3
Usefulness of lung ultrasound in the early identification of severe COVID-19: results from a prospective study	3
Value of ovarian positional assessment on 4D hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography	3
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings of gallbladder tuberculosis: a case report	3
Doppler ultrasound in the era of angiography	3
Lung ultrasound in children, WFUMB review paper (part 2)	3
Ruptured primary omental ectopic pregnancy during the first trimester	3
Ultrasound findings of the right thigh rectus femoris muscle intramuscular myxoma	3
Role of emergency chest ultrasound in traumatic pneumothorax. An updated meta-analysis	3
Ultrasound description and follow up of painful cervical interspinous bursitis in a Polymyalgia Rheumatica patient – a case report	3
A prototype of a handheld augmented reality application to get familiar with ultrasound equipment knobology	2
Comparison of the effects of adenosine, isoproterenol and their combinations on pulmonary transit time in rats using contrast echocardiography	2
Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection combined with micro-coils embolization for treatment of thoracoacromial artery pseudoaneurysm	2
Obtaining local twitch response with ultrasound-guided dry needling	2
A large-scale investigation by ultrasound of fetal hepatic venous system variants in China	2
Ultrasound evaluation of a vascular malformation in the external jugular vein: worsening swelling and pain in the supine position	2
Echocardiography in the detection of lead-related infective endocarditis	2
Ultrasound and pathology findings of adenomyoepithelioma in the breast: a case report	2
Diagnosis of rare Loffler endocarditis by cardiac ultrasound: a case report and literature review	2

To publish an editorial – the Editor in Chief’s perspective	2
Evaluation of the median nerve by shear wave elastography in patients with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1A	2
The role of advanced multimodality imaging in chronic mitral regurgitation	2
Lung ultrasound manifestations of right lung squamous cell carcinoma with iodine-125 seeds implantation	2
Parsonage Turner syndrome after needle electromyography: a needle in a haystack	2
Musculoskeletal ultrasonography: ninety-nine reasons for physiatrists	2
How to perform shear wave elastography. Part I	2
Multiple metastasis of malignant melanoma. The diagnostic role of ultrasonography starting from a parotid tumor.	2
Ultrasound in bone fracture diagnosis – a comparative meta-analysis and systematic review	2
Ultrasound imaging of the transversus nuchae muscle: a potential entrapment site for the lesser occipital nerve	2
Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for the confirmation of endotracheal tube intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Why and when are activity scores and advanced ultrasound techniques needed in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)?	1
Inter- and intraobserver reproducibility of Strain and 2D Shear Wave Elastography – a phantom study	1
Ultrasound findings of non-Hodgkin’s mantle cell lymphoma in the right inguinal region	1
Can the width of lower tongue base preoperative sonography measurements predict hypoxemia during esophagogastroduodenoscopy under sedation in ASA I-II patients?	1
Normative values of the internal genital organs of the female pelvis in transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasound	1
A simplified ultrasound approach to diagnose testicular torsion and predict unsalvageable testis	1
The “starry night” (diffuse microcalcific myopathy) – thousands of muscle microcalcifications after 30 years of Trichinella infection detected by ultrasound	1
Ultrasound examination avoids tunnel vision: diagnosing a simple/painful (epi)dermal cyst	1
Non-mass-like breast intraductal carcinoma detected by Micro-Flow imaging and elastography	1
The learning curve for ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous cannulation in adults: a multicenter study	1
Multimodal ultrasonography evaluation in thyroid nodule characterization: what is the ideal algorithm?	1
Recurrent right atrial thrombosis in Ebstein's anomaly	1
Ultrasonographic characteristics and outcome of Type III umbilical-portal-systemic venous shunt	1
Ultrasonography on the non-living. Current approaches.	1
Ultrasound-guided proximal-anterior axillary nerve block: a novel technique	1
Inhomogeneity of the lacrimal glands is the most important ultrasound finding in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a comprehensive study with 2D-Shear Wave Elastography	1
Optic nerve sheath diameter measured by ultrasonography versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging for diagnosing increased intracranial pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
A machine learning model based on high-frequency ultrasound for differentiating benign and malignant skin tumors	1
Myocardial hypertrophy with aortic dysplasia: a rare case of Noonan syndrome	1
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix	1
Early diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia by gastrointestinal ultrasound combined with lung ultrasound	1
Mammography and breast ultrasound analysis in male and female transgender persons using long-term gender affirming hormone therapy: a cross-sectional study in Brazil	1
Ultrasonography for the optimal selection of patients suitable for single session arteriography and endovascular revascularization in severe peripheral artery disease	1
The role of elastography for liver fibrosis screening in alcoholic liver disease	1
Ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging in hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: a retrospective study of 13 patients	1
How to perform shear wave elastography. Part II	1
An ultrasound study of the long posterior sacroiliac ligament in healthy volunteers and in patients with noninflammatory sacroiliac joint pain	1
Comments and illustrations of the WFUMB CEUS liver guidelines: Rare benign focal liver lesion, part I	1
Unexpected finding: a patient with choledocholithiasis found mass at the lower end of common bile duct	1
Dynamic changes and prognosis of pulmonary congestion by lung ultrasound in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Comments on and illustrations of the WFUMB CEUS liver guidelines: Rare malignant neuroendocrine and predominant epithelioid liver lesions	1
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient with interventricular membranous septal aneurysm resulted in cardiac tamponade of unclear etiology	1
Ultrasound guidance may be beneficial for localizing the atrophied muscles in electromyography	1
Ultrasound and clinical features for differential diagnosis of low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm and acute suppurative appendicitis	1
History of student ultrasound education: learning from working examples	1
Echocardiography myocardial work assessment of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Ultrasound guided injection with Collagen-based Medical Device: real-life evaluation of efficacy and safety in hip osteoarthritis	1
Pancreatic cancer liver metastasis mimicking focal nodular hyperplasia. A case report.	1
ChatGPT-assisted deep learning model for thyroid nodule analysis: beyond artifical intelligence	1
Left renal vein thrombosis due to pancreatic pseudocyst compression	1
Sono-palpation and sono-Tinel in musculoskeletal ultrasound examination: use all “sono-senses”. A systematic review	1
History of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)	1
What should an Editor do in the beginning of artificial intelligence era?	1
Posterior wall puncture of internal jugular vein and inadvertent carotid artery cannulation	1
Cubital tunnel syndrome and stroke coincide – adding insult to injury	1
Cranial ultrasound performance assessment tool: development and validation	1
The retroaortic anomalous coronary artery (RAC) sign – when echocardiography detects coronary artery anomaly	1
Ultrasound radiomics in the assessment of breast cancer molecular subtypes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
The interesting and deceptive intrauterine vesicular lesions: a case of multiple chorionic cysts and its pregnancy outcome	1
Multiple musculoskeletal abnormalities in a woman with breast cancer treated with aromatase inhibitor	1
How to perform Point of Care Ultrasound at resuscitation and when it is useful	1
Placental calcifications after coronavirus disease 2019 in first trimester of pregnancy: ultrasound and pathology findings	1
Echocardiographic identification of right atrial mass: a case of cardiac angiosarcoma	1
What happens under the flexor tendons of the fingers in dactylitis?	1
Comment to: Perfluorobutane (Sonazoid) Contrast-enhanced ultrasound to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
The effectiveness of optic nerve sheath diameter in predicting large vessel occlusion in ischemic stroke patients	1
A radiomics model based on transrectal ultrasound for predicting prostate cancer	1
The role of intracardiac echocardiography in reducing radiation exposure during atrial fibrillation ablation	1
Does intraoperative ultrasonography improve surgical precision/ outcome? A bibliometric/narrative analysis	1
Ultrasonography-guided botulinum toxin injection for lumbrical muscle spasticity in a hemiplegic patient	1
Enhancing sonologist examination performance with large language models: an analytical study of ChatGPT-4 and Claude 3	1
The value of percutaneous ultrasound-guided subacromial bursography in the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears	1
Assessing forefoot bursitis in rheumatoid arthritis: a comprehensive approach with ultrasound, MRI, and baropodometry	1
Ultrasound for detection of complications and evaluation of treatment response in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)?	1
CEUS utility in the diagnosis of a stage I renal cancer developed on polycystic kidney. A case report.	1
Ultrasound-based radiomics: current status, challenges and future opportunities	1
Ultrasound Elastography: another piece in the puzzle of carotid plaque vulnerability?	1
Magnetic resonance/ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy of the prostate can be improved by adding systematic biopsy	1
The feasibility of carotid evaluation by resident radiologists to expand access to ultrasound services	1