OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Abdominal Radiology 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Added-value of ancillary imaging features for differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma from intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma on Gd-BOPTA-enhanced MRI in LI-RADS M	55
Contrast enhanced ultrasound versus multiphasic contrast enhanced computed tomography in evaluation of gallbladder lesions	46
Evaluation of early sonographic predictors of gangrenous cholecystitis: mucosal discontinuity and echogenic pericholecystic fat	45
Value of second opinion subspecialty radiology consultation in suspected abdominal medium vessel vasculitis	37
Predictors of malignancy in incidental adnexal lesions identified on CT in patients with prior non-ovarian cancer	35
Machine learning based evaluation of clinical and pretreatment 18F-FDG-PET/CT radiomic features to predict prognosis of cervical cancer patients	33
Intra-patient comparison of 3D and 2D magnetic resonance elastography techniques for assessment of liver stiffness	23
Compressed sensing for breath-hold high-resolution hepatobiliary phase imaging: image noise, artifact, biliary anatomy evaluation, and focal lesion detection in comparison with parallel imaging	22
T1 relaxation times and MR elastography-derived stiffness: new potential imaging biomarkers for the assessment of chronic pancreatitis	21
Endovascular repair of visceral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms in 159 patients: twelve years' experience of clinical technique	21
Caudate lobe amebic abscesses: percutaneous image-guided aspiration or drainage	21
Evaluation of renal fibrosis in patients with chronic kidney disease by shear wave elastography: a comparative analysis with pathological findings	20
Better lesion conspicuity translates into improved prostate cancer detection: comparison of non-parallel-transmission-zoomed-DWI with conventional-DWI	20
Evolutions in rectal cancer MRI staging and risk stratification in The Netherlands	19
Detection of urinary tract calculi on CT images reconstructed with deep learning algorithms	19
Classic signs in abdominal radiology: the “Watermelon skin” sign	18
Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) for assessment of response to systemic therapy for bladder cancer: preliminary report	17
Liver fibrosis quantification	17
Letter to the editor on “High signal intensity on diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance images is a useful finding for detecting early‐stage pancreatic cancer”	17
Magnetic resonance elastography of the prostate in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: feasibility of the modified driver at high multi-frequencies	16
Second-opinion reads in prostate MRI: added value of subspecialty interpretation and review at multidisciplinary rounds	16
Inter-reader agreement of abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging for hepatocellular carcinoma detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
MRI follow-up for pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: an ultrashort versus long protocol	14
Letter to the editor on “Perfluorobutane contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for the diagnosis of HCC: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	14
Variability in personal protective equipment in cross-sectional interventional abdominal radiology practices	13

Associations between MRI T1 mapping, liver stiffness, quantitative MRCP, and laboratory biomarkers in children and young adults with autoimmune liver disease	13
Imaging evaluation of the pancreas in diabetic patients	13
Sciatic foramen anatomy and common pathologies: a pictorial review	13
The safety and efficacy of percutaneous ethanol injection in the treatment of tumor thrombus in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus	13
Comparison of gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MRI sequences for measuring hepatic observation size and its implication of LI-RADS classification	12
Risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in oncology patients receiving gadoxetic acid and updated risk of estimate of NSF in patients receiving gadoxetic acid with moderate and severe renal impair	12
Automatic quantitative evaluation of normal pancreas based on deep learning in a Chinese adult population	11
Imaging mimickers of cholangiocarcinoma: a pictorial review	11
Can a simplified CT response criteria for vascular involvement in pancreatic adenocarcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy predict survival in patients who achieved subsequent R0 resection?	11
The impact of blood pressure on the risk of major bleeding complication after renal transplant biopsy	10
Evaluation of renal fibrosis in various causes of glomerulonephritis by MR elastography: a clinicopathologic comparative analysis	10
MRI and MR voiding cystourethrography in the evaluation of male primary bladder neck obstruction: preliminary experience	10
Same day barium esophagography and high-resolution manometry during the COVID-19 pandemic	10
Use of MRI and Ga-68 DOTATATE for the detection of neuroendocrine liver metastases	10
Quantitative evaluation of hepatic fibrosis by fibro Scan and Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced T1 mapping magnetic resonance imaging in chronic hepatitis B	10
Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging evaluation before and after operation for pelvic organ prolapse	9
Steady-state ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI: early observations in benign abdominal organ masses and clinical implications	9
Interventional recanalization therapy in patients with non-cirrhotic, non-malignant portal vein thrombosis: comparison between transjugular versus transhepatic access	9
The imaging diagnosis of cholecystitis in the adult ED: a comparative multi-reader, multivariable analysis of CT and US image features	9
Comparison of quantitative 3D magnetic resonance cholangiography measurements obtained using three different image acquisition methods	9
Uterine extension determined by MRI: a useful parameter for differentiating subserosal leiomyomas from ovarian tumors	9
The paradox of publication in medicine: the case for a mind shift	9
Contrast-enhanced US diagnostic algorithm of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with occult hepatitis B	8
Comparative assessment of standard and immune response criteria for evaluation of response to PD-1 monotherapy in unresectable HCC	8
Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging may help identify patients with hepatocellular carcinoma eligible for treatment targeted at RAF1	8
Magnetic resonance elastography of the liver: everything you need to know to get started	8
The diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound LI-RADS for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B	7
Radiofrequency ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization in treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma adjacent to the second hepatic hilus	7
Role of blood oxygen level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging in studying renal oxygenation changes in renal artery stenosis	7
Differences in the distribution of peritoneal metastases in right- versus left-sided colon cancer on MRI	7
Adoption of a diagnostic certainty scale in abdominal imaging: 2-year experience at an academic institution	7
Prediction of insufficient hepatic enhancement during the Hepatobiliary phase of Gd-EOB DTPA-enhanced MRI using machine learning classifier and feature selection algorithms	7
Combined arterial and delayed enhancement patterns of MRI assist in prognostic prediction for intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma (IMCC)	7
MELD‑Na and short-term outcome of patients with ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma receiving transarterial embolization	7
MELD-Na > 16 is associated with high peri-procedural and short-term mortality in patients with ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma treated with emergent transarterial embolization	6
Multi-practice survey on MR imaging practice patterns in rectal cancer in the United States	6
Mosaic mentoring: finding the right mentor for the issue at hand	6
Imaging appearance of residual HCC following incomplete trans-arterial chemoembolization on contrast-enhanced imaging	6
Machine learning principles applied to CT radiomics to predict mucinous pancreatic cysts	6
Differentiation between heterogeneous adrenal adenoma and non-adenoma adrenal lesion with CT and MRI	6
Accuracy of MRI for predicting anterior peritoneal reflection involvement in locally advanced rectal cancer: a comparison with operative findings	6
Prognostic aspects of lymphovascular invasion in localized gastric cancer: new insights into the radiomics and deep transfer learning from contrast-enhanced CT imaging	6
Use of lumason/sonovue in contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the kidney for characterization of renal masses—a meta-analysis	6
Quantitative evaluation of hepatic steatosis using novel ultrasound technology normalized local variance (NLV) and its standard deviation with different ROIs in patients with metabolic-associated fatt	6
Introduction to the special section on young professionals in abdominal radiology: perspectives	6