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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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

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	52
Contrast enhanced ultrasound versus multiphasic contrast enhanced computed tomography in evaluation of gallbladder lesions	46
Whole tumor volumetric ADC analysis: relationships with histopathological differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma	45
Evaluation of early sonographic predictors of gangrenous cholecystitis: mucosal discontinuity and echogenic pericholecystic fat	36
The clinical utility of inpatient MRI following an abdominopelvic CT	33
Value of second opinion subspecialty radiology consultation in suspected abdominal medium vessel vasculitis	32
Anal fistula at roof of ischiorectal fossa inside levator-ani muscle (RIFIL): a new highly complex anal fistula diagnosed on MRI	29
Machine learning based evaluation of clinical and pretreatment 18F-FDG-PET/CT radiomic features to predict prognosis of cervical cancer patients	27
Predictors of malignancy in incidental adnexal lesions identified on CT in patients with prior non-ovarian cancer	25
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	23
T1 relaxation times and MR elastography-derived stiffness: new potential imaging biomarkers for the assessment of chronic pancreatitis	22
Intra-patient comparison of 3D and 2D magnetic resonance elastography techniques for assessment of liver stiffness	22
Caudate lobe amebic abscesses: percutaneous image-guided aspiration or drainage	21
Gastrointestinal duplication cysts: what a radiologist needs to know	21
Endovascular repair of visceral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms in 159 patients: twelve years' experience of clinical technique	21
Results from a PI-RADS-based MRI-directed diagnostic pathway for biopsy-naive patients in a non-university hospital	19
Evaluation of renal fibrosis in patients with chronic kidney disease by shear wave elastography: a comparative analysis with pathological findings	19
Better lesion conspicuity translates into improved prostate cancer detection: comparison of non-parallel-transmission-zoomed-DWI with conventional-DWI	18
Evolutions in rectal cancer MRI staging and risk stratification in The Netherlands	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
Detection of urinary tract calculi on CT images reconstructed with deep learning algorithms	17
Liver fibrosis quantification	17
Classic signs in abdominal radiology: the “Watermelon skin” sign	17
Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) for assessment of response to systemic therapy for bladder cancer: preliminary report	16
Second-opinion reads in prostate MRI: added value of subspecialty interpretation and review at multidisciplinary rounds	16

Magnetic resonance elastography of the prostate in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: feasibility of the modified driver at high multi-frequencies	15
The safety and efficacy of percutaneous ethanol injection in the treatment of tumor thrombus in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus	14
Letter to the editor on “Perfluorobutane contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for the diagnosis of HCC: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	14
Imaging evaluation of the pancreas in diabetic patients	14
MRI follow-up for pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: an ultrashort versus long protocol	14
Inter-reader agreement of abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging for hepatocellular carcinoma detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Diagnostic performance of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/MRI versus MRI alone in the diagnosis of pelvic recurrence of rectal cancer	13
Variability in personal protective equipment in cross-sectional interventional abdominal radiology practices	13
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	13
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: correlation between CT imaging features and histologic subtypes	13
Associations between MRI T1 mapping, liver stiffness, quantitative MRCP, and laboratory biomarkers in children and young adults with autoimmune liver disease	13
Sciatic foramen anatomy and common pathologies: a pictorial review	13
Comparison of gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MRI sequences for measuring hepatic observation size and its implication of LI-RADS classification	12
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
Automatic quantitative evaluation of normal pancreas based on deep learning in a Chinese adult population	11
Evaluation of renal fibrosis in various causes of glomerulonephritis by MR elastography: a clinicopathologic comparative analysis	11
Imaging mimickers of cholangiocarcinoma: a pictorial review	11
Association between nuclear grade of renal cell carcinoma and the aorta-lesion-attenuation-difference	11
Interventional recanalization therapy in patients with non-cirrhotic, non-malignant portal vein thrombosis: comparison between transjugular versus transhepatic access	10
The impact of blood pressure on the risk of major bleeding complication after renal transplant biopsy	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
Steady-state ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI: early observations in benign abdominal organ masses and clinical implications	9
Retrospective observation of the efficacy and safety of prostatic artery embolization combined with transurethral resection of the prostate and simple transurethral resection of the prostate in the tr	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
Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging evaluation before and after operation for pelvic organ prolapse	8
Magnetic resonance elastography of the liver: everything you need to know to get started	8
Comparative assessment of standard and immune response criteria for evaluation of response to PD-1 monotherapy in unresectable HCC	8
MR characteristics of mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSCC) of the kidney: comparison with clear cell and papillary subtypes of renal cell carcinoma	8
Contrast-enhanced US diagnostic algorithm of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with occult hepatitis B	8
The imaging diagnosis of cholecystitis in the adult ED: a comparative multi-reader, multivariable analysis of CT and US image features	8
Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging may help identify patients with hepatocellular carcinoma eligible for treatment targeted at RAF1	8
Role of blood oxygen level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging in studying renal oxygenation changes in renal artery stenosis	8
Prediction of insufficient hepatic enhancement during the Hepatobiliary phase of Gd-EOB DTPA-enhanced MRI using machine learning classifier and feature selection algorithms	7
Adoption of a diagnostic certainty scale in abdominal imaging: 2-year experience at an academic institution	7
Differences in the distribution of peritoneal metastases in right- versus left-sided colon cancer on MRI	7
Machine learning principles applied to CT radiomics to predict mucinous pancreatic cysts	7
Ovarian arteries embolization in women with persistent symptoms following uterine arteries embolization for uterus fibroids	7
Radiofrequency ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization in treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma adjacent to the second hepatic hilus	7
The diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound LI-RADS for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B	7
Multi-practice survey on MR imaging practice patterns in rectal cancer in the United States	7
MELD‑Na and short-term outcome of patients with ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma receiving transarterial embolization	7
Combined arterial and delayed enhancement patterns of MRI assist in prognostic prediction for intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma (IMCC)	7
Differentiation between heterogeneous adrenal adenoma and non-adenoma adrenal lesion with CT and MRI	7
Accuracy of MRI for predicting anterior peritoneal reflection involvement in locally advanced rectal cancer: a comparison with operative findings	6
Overview of serum and tissue markers in colorectal cancer: a primer for radiologists	6

Mosaic mentoring: finding the right mentor for the issue at hand	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
Abdominal and pelvic splenosis: atypical findings, pitfalls, and mimics	6
CT hepatic arterial perfusion index does not allow stratification of the degree of esophageal varices and bleeding risk in cirrhotic patients in Child–Pugh classes A and B	6
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
Introduction to the special section on young professionals in abdominal radiology: perspectives	6
Can modified LI-RADS increase the sensitivity of LI-RADS v2018 for the diagnosis of 10–19 mm hepatocellular carcinoma on gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI?	6
Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy and validity of biparametric MRI and multiparametric MRI-based VI-RADS scoring in bladder cancer; is contrast material really necessary in detecting muscle invasi	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
Imaging appearance of residual HCC following incomplete trans-arterial chemoembolization on contrast-enhanced imaging	6
Interobserver variability in MRI measurements of mesorectal invasion depth in rectal cancer	6