UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-30DOI: 10.14366/usg.24024.ER
Myoung Seok Lee, Jeong Yeon Cho, Min Hoan Moon, Jeonghwan Lee, Jung Pyo Lee, Nayeon Shin, Wencheng Jin, Ara Cho
{"title":"Erratum: Comprehensive ultrasonographic evaluation of normal and fibrotic kidneys in a mouse model with an ultra-highfrequency transducer.","authors":"Myoung Seok Lee, Jeong Yeon Cho, Min Hoan Moon, Jeonghwan Lee, Jung Pyo Lee, Nayeon Shin, Wencheng Jin, Ara Cho","doi":"10.14366/usg.24024.ER","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24024.ER","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":"44 1","pages":"92-93"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717684/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-30DOI: 10.14366/usg.24221
Jung-Eun Cheon
{"title":"Shaping the future of Ultrasonography: bimonthly publication and global growth.","authors":"Jung-Eun Cheon","doi":"10.14366/usg.24221","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24221","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717681/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-25DOI: 10.14366/usg.24110
Jae Mo Koo, So-Young Yoo, Ji Hye Kim, Ji Eun Park, Sun-Young Baek, Tae Yeon Jeon
{"title":"Posterior subependymal germinal matrix hemorrhage as a mild form of hemorrhage in extremely preterm infants: neurodevelopmental outcomes at corrected ages of 18-24 months.","authors":"Jae Mo Koo, So-Young Yoo, Ji Hye Kim, Ji Eun Park, Sun-Young Baek, Tae Yeon Jeon","doi":"10.14366/usg.24110","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to explore the effects of both the presence and size of posterior subependymal germinal matrix hemorrhage (PS-GMH), considered a mild form of hemorrhage, on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm infants.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis was conducted on 221 extremely preterm infants, assessing their initial and term-equivalent age (TEA) cranial ultrasound (cUS) examinations from 2016 to 2021. Infants were classified based on the presence and size (small/large) of PS-GMH. Neurodevelopmental outcomes at corrected ages of 18-24 months were analyzed in 135 infants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PS-GMH was identified in 86.9% (192/221) of the infants, with 13.5% (26/192) exhibiting large PS-GMH. Among the 135 infants who were followed up, those with PS-GMH were found to have younger gestational ages (P<0.001) and a higher incidence of maternal chorioamnionitis (P=0.016) than those without PS-GMH. Significant differences were observed in the incidence of grade II intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) on initial cUS (P=0.003) and ventriculomegaly at TEA cUS (P=0.026) across the groups with no PS-GMH, small PS-GMH, and large PS-GMH. The large PS-GMH group exhibited a higher occurrence of grade II IVH than the small PS-GMH group (P=0.006). However, ventriculomegaly incidence did not significantly vary with PS-GMH status. Neurodevelopmental outcomes were also not significantly different across PS-GMH statuses. The adjusted odds ratios for any neurodevelopmental impairment, compared to the no PS-GMH group, were 1.70 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.40 to 7.26; P=0.471) for all PS-GMH, 1.61 (95% CI, 0.37 to 6.93; P=0.526) for small PS-GMH, and 3.84 (95% CI, 0.62 to 24.00; P=0.150) for large PS-GMH.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>PS-GMH was frequently observed in extremely preterm infants; however, it did not independently predict adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"48-61"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717686/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142632447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-16DOI: 10.14366/usg.24163
Vanessa Murad, Hyun-Jung Jang, Tae Kyoung Kim
{"title":"Unraveling distinctions between contrast-enhanced ultrasound and CT/MRI for liver mass diagnosis.","authors":"Vanessa Murad, Hyun-Jung Jang, Tae Kyoung Kim","doi":"10.14366/usg.24163","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) offers a distinctive approach to liver mass diagnosis by utilizing intravenous contrast agents for enhanced visualization of vascular structures and tissue characterization. This review highlights the unique advantages of CEUS compared to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particularly focusing on the Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System framework. Key differences include CEUS's realtime imaging capability, which minimizes arterial phase mistiming and improves detection of hyperenhancing lesions, and its ability to provide detailed washout patterns. Also, CEUS's intravascular nature and lower risk of adverse reactions make it a safer alternative for patients with renal impairment or those contraindicated for CT/MRI.</p>","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"19-30"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717683/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142741257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-20DOI: 10.14366/usg.24123
Luni Zhang, Rong Wu, Jing Chen, Shiyao Gu, Caixia Jia
{"title":"The role of intraplaque neovascularization in recent and future ischemic stroke in patients with mild carotid stenosis.","authors":"Luni Zhang, Rong Wu, Jing Chen, Shiyao Gu, Caixia Jia","doi":"10.14366/usg.24123","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>There is still insufficient evidence for predicting stroke risk in patients with mild carotid atherosclerotic stenosis. This study aimed to explore the association between carotid intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) in mild stenosis and ischemic stroke, using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective observational study included 369 patients from July 2021 to March 2022. These patients were categorized as symptomatic or asymptomatic based on their recent history of ipsilateral ischemic stroke. Initial parameters of carotid plaques, such as IPN grading and contrast enhancement index, were assessed using B-mode ultrasonography and CEUS. The follow-up period lasted 12 months or until a newly-developed ischemic stroke occurred. Logistic regression models and Cox proportional-hazards regression models were employed to explore the associations between ultrasonic parameters and the incidence of recent and future ischemic strokes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In patients with mild stenosis, both increasing age and grade 2 carotid IPN were significant predictors of recent primary ischemic stroke. Furthermore, grade 2 carotid IPN independently predicted future ischemic strokes in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrated that carotid IPN as detected by CEUS imaging holds potential as a useful non-invasive biomarker for predicting recent and future ischemic strokes in patients with mild carotid stenosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"62-71"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717680/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-23DOI: 10.14366/usg.24130
Jeongmin Lee, Ka Eun Kim, Myoung Kyoung Kim, Haejung Kim, Eun Sook Ko, Eun Young Ko, Boo-Kyung Han, Ji Soo Choi
{"title":"Impact of adding preoperative magnetic resonance imaging to ultrasonography on male breast cancer survival: a matched analysis with female breast cancer.","authors":"Jeongmin Lee, Ka Eun Kim, Myoung Kyoung Kim, Haejung Kim, Eun Sook Ko, Eun Young Ko, Boo-Kyung Han, Ji Soo Choi","doi":"10.14366/usg.24130","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The study investigated whether incorporating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alongside ultrasonography (US) in the preoperative evaluation is associated with differing survival outcomes between male and female breast cancer patients in a matched analysis. Additionally, clinicopathological prognostic factors were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between January 2005 and December 2020, 93 male and 28,191 female patients who underwent breast surgery were screened. Exact matching analysis was conducted for age, pathologic T and N stages, and molecular subtypes. The clinicopathological characteristics and preoperative imaging methods of the matched cohorts were reviewed. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to identify prognostic factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 328 breast cancer patients (61 men and 267 women) were included in the matched analysis. Male patients had worse DFS (10-year DFS, 70.6% vs. 89.2%; P=0.001) and OS (10-year OS, 64.4% vs. 96.3%; P<0.001) than female patients. The pathologic index cancer size (hazard ratio [HR], 2.013; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.063 to 3.810; P=0.032) was associated with worse DFS, whereas there were no significant factors associated with OS. Adding MRI to US for preoperative evaluation was not associated with DFS (HR, 1.117; 95% CI, 0.223 to 5.583; P=0.893) or OS (HR, 1.529; 95% CI, 0.300 to 7.781; P=0.609) in male patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Adding breast MRI to US in the preoperative evaluation was not associated with survival outcomes in male breast cancer patients, and the pathologic index cancer size was associated with worse DFS.</p>","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"72-82"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717687/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142632445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-02DOI: 10.14366/usg.24168
Seung Hyup Kim
{"title":"The role of Doppler ultrasonography in the detection and management of nutcracker syndrome.","authors":"Seung Hyup Kim","doi":"10.14366/usg.24168","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nutcracker syndrome is caused by the compression of the left renal vein between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. The use of Doppler ultrasonography to diagnose this condition is challenging due to the dynamic nature of the nutcracker phenomenon and the variability of its symptoms, which can fluctuate with changes in patient posture and respiration. This review emphasizes the critical role of Doppler ultrasonography in identifying and managing nutcracker syndrome. It also explores the various subtypes of the nutcracker phenomenon and discusses how Doppler ultrasonography can improve patient outcomes by enabling management strategies that are informed by dynamic assessments of left renal vein compression.</p>","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"31-41"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717685/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-27DOI: 10.14366/usg.24138
Hee Jun Park, Hyo Jeong Kang, So Yeon Kim, Seonghun Yoon, Seunghee Baek, In Hye Song, Hyeon Ji Jang, Jong Keon Jang
{"title":"Effects of hepatic fibrosis on the quantification of hepatic steatosis using the controlled attenuation parameter in patients with chronic hepatitis B.","authors":"Hee Jun Park, Hyo Jeong Kang, So Yeon Kim, Seonghun Yoon, Seunghee Baek, In Hye Song, Hyeon Ji Jang, Jong Keon Jang","doi":"10.14366/usg.24138","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study assessed the impact of hepatic fibrosis on the diagnostic performance of the controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) in quantifying hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>CHB patients who underwent liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and CAP assessment using transient elastography before liver resection between 2019 and 2022 were retrospectively evaluated. Clinical data included body mass index (BMI) and laboratory parameters. The histologically determined hepatic fat fraction (HFF) and fibrosis stages were reviewed by pathologists blinded to clinical and radiologic data. The Pearson correlation coefficient between CAP and HFF was calculated. The diagnostic performance of CAP for significant hepatic steatosis (HFF ≥10%) was assessed using areas under the receiver operating curve (AUCs), stratified by fibrosis stages (F0-1 vs. F2-4). Factors significantly associated with CAP were determined by univariable and multivariable linear regression analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 399 CHB patients (median age 59 years; 306 men), 16.3% showed significant steatosis. HFF ranged from 0% to 60%. Of these patients, 9.8%, 19.8%, 29.3%, and 41.1% had fibrosis stages F0-1, F2, F3, and F4, respectively. CAP positively correlated with HFF (r=0.445, P<0.001). The AUC of CAP for diagnosing significant steatosis was 0.786 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.726 to 0.845) overall, and significantly lower in F2-4 (0.772; 95% CI, 0.708 to 0.836) than in F0-1 (0.924; 95% CI, 0.835 to 1.000) (P=0.006). Multivariable analysis showed that BMI (P<0.001) and HFF (P<0.001) significantly affected CAP, whereas LSM and fibrosis stages did not.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CAP evaluations of significant hepatic steatosis are less reliable in CHB patients with significant or more advanced (F2-4) than with no or mild (F0-1) fibrosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"83-91"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717679/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142741241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-07DOI: 10.14366/usg.24149
Takayoshi Uematsu
{"title":"Equity in breast cancer screening for Asian women with dense breasts through ultrasonography: lessons learned from Japanese mammography screening and the J-START trial.","authors":"Takayoshi Uematsu","doi":"10.14366/usg.24149","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24149","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":" ","pages":"42-47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717688/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142741255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UltrasonographyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-30DOI: 10.14366/usg.24218
Jung-Eun Cheon
{"title":"Recognition and appreciation of our peer reviewers: honoring the 2024 best reviewer awards.","authors":"Jung-Eun Cheon","doi":"10.14366/usg.24218","DOIUrl":"10.14366/usg.24218","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54227,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonography","volume":"44 1","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11717678/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}