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Original Articles
	Direct comparison of ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter and controlled attenuation parameter for steatosis using MRI-based proton density fat fraction as a reference Kento Imajo, Hidenori Toyoda, Satoshi Yasuda, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Masato Yoneda, Atsushi Nakajima, Takashi Kumada Ultrasonography. 2026;45(1):9-17. Published online September 29, 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.25127 Web of Science 1 Crossref 2


	Characterization of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease–related hepatocellular carcinoma on contrast-enhanced ultrasound with Sonazoid Yi Dong, Juan Cheng, Yun-Lin Huang, Yi-Jie Qiu, Jia-Ying Cao, Xiu-Yun Lu, Wen-Ping Wang, Kathleen Möller, Christoph F. Dietrich Ultrasonography. 2025;44(3):232-242. Published online March 13, 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.24205 Web of Science 5 Crossref 5

Review Article
	The new definition of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: the role of ultrasound and elastography Xinrui Jin, Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip, Grace Lai-Hung Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Jimmy Che-To Lai Ultrasonography. 2025;44(3):189-201. Published online March 18, 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.24219 Web of Science 5 Crossref 6

Original Articles
	Diagnostic performance of quantitative ultrasonography for hepatic steatosis in a health screening program: a prospective single-center study Jeung Hui Pyo, Soo Jin Cho, Sung Chul Choi, Jae Hwan Jee, Jeeyeong Yun, Jeong Ah Hwang, Goeun Park, Kyunga Kim, Wonseok Kang, Mira Kang, Young hye Byun Ultrasonography. 2024;43(4):250-262. Published online May 29, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.24040 Web of Science 5 Crossref 8


	Toward acquisition protocol standardization for estimating liver fat content using ultrasound attenuation coefficient imaging Giovanna Ferraioli, Ambra Raimondi, Annalisa De Silvestri, Carlo Filice, Richard G. Barr Ultrasonography. 2023;42(3):446-456. Published online March 27, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.23014 Web of Science 23 Crossref 22


	Transient elastography with controlled attenuation parameter versus two-dimensional shear wave elastography with attenuation imaging for the evaluation of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in NAFLD Jung Wook Seo, Youe Ree Kim, Jong Keon Jang, So Yeon Kim, Young Youn Cho, Eun Sun Lee, Dong Ho Lee Ultrasonography. 2023;42(3):421-431. Published online March 22, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.22212 Web of Science 12 Crossref 12


	How many times should we repeat measurements of the ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter for evaluating hepatic steatosis? Duck Min Seo, Sang Min Lee, Ji Won Park, Min-Jeong Kim, Hong Il Ha, Sun-Young Park, Kwanseop Lee Ultrasonography. 2023;42(2):227-237. Published online October 31, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.22122 Web of Science 4 Crossref 7


	Accuracy of attenuation imaging in the assessment of pediatric hepatic steatosis: correlation with the controlled attenuation parameter Pyeong Hwa Kim, Young Ah Cho, Hee Mang Yoon, Boram Bak, Jin Seong Lee, Ah Young Jung, Seak Hee Oh, Kyung Mo Kim Ultrasonography. 2022;41(4):761-769. Published online March 5, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.21246 Web of Science 4 Crossref 4


	Ultrasound biomicroscopy for the assessment of early-stage nonalcoholic fatty liver disease induced in rats by a high-fat diet Antonio Carlos Soares Pantaleão Jr., Marcio Pinto de Castro, Krishynan Shanty Fernandes Meirelles Araujo, Carlos Frederico Ferreira Campos, André Luiz Alves da Silva, José Eduardo Ferreira Manso, João Carlos Machado Ultrasonography. 2022;41(4):750-760. Published online March 24, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.21182 Web of Science 4 Crossref 4


	Assessment of the inter-platform reproducibility of ultrasound attenuation examination in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Sun Kyung Jeon, Jeong Min Lee, Ijin Joo, Jeong Hee Yoon Ultrasonography. 2022;41(2):355-364. Published online October 31, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.21167 Web of Science 24 Crossref 27


	Noninvasive assessment of hepatic steatosis using a pathologic reference standard: comparison of CT, MRI, and US-based techniques Jae Seok Bae, Dong Ho Lee, Kyung-Suk Suh, Haeryoung Kim, Kyung Bun Lee, Jae Young Lee, Joon Koo Han Ultrasonography. 2022;41(2):344-354. Published online October 25, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.21150 Web of Science 35 Crossref 35


	Hyperechoic pancreas on ultrasonography: an analysis of its severity and clinical implications Hyunji Oh, Hyun Jeong Park, Jiyun Oh, Eun Sun Lee, Sung Bin Park, Min Jae Cha, Soohyun Ahn Ultrasonography. 2022;41(2):335-343. Published online September 30, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.21099 Web of Science 10 Crossref 12

Meta-Analysis
	Accuracy of the ultrasound attenuation coefficient for the evaluation of hepatic steatosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies Jong Keon Jang, Sang Hyun Choi, Ji Sung Lee, So Yeon Kim, Seung Soo Lee, Kyung Won Kim Ultrasonography. 2022;41(1):83-92. Published online June 1, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.21076 Web of Science 45 Crossref 46

Original Articles
	Deep learning-based automated quantification of the hepatorenal index for evaluation of fatty liver by ultrasonography Dong Ik Cha, Tae Wook Kang, Ji Hye Min, Ijin Joo, Dong Hyun Sinn, Sang Yun Ha, Kyunga Kim, Gunwoo Lee, Jonghyon Yi Ultrasonography. 2021;40(4):565-574. Published online February 24, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.20179 Crossref 17


	Severity of hyperechoic pancreas on ultrasonography as a risk factor for glycemic progression Jiyun Oh, Hyun Jeong Park, Eun Sun Lee, Sung Bin Park, Byung Ihn Choi, Soohyun Ahn Ultrasonography. 2021;40(4):499-511. Published online January 16, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.20122 Web of Science 11 Crossref 9


	Liver stiffness quantification in biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients using shear wave elastography in comparison with transient elastography Adele Taibbi, Salvatore Petta, Domenica Matranga, Giovanni Caruana, Roberto Cannella, Gabriele Busè, Vito Di Marco, Massimo Midiri, Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta Ultrasonography. 2021;40(3):407-416. Published online December 18, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.20147 Web of Science 22 Crossref 21


	Quantitative ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis for the assessment of hepatic steatosis using the controlled attenuation parameter as a reference standard Sun Kyung Jeon, Ijin Joo, So Yeon Kim, Jong Keon Jang, Juil Park, Hee Sun Park, Eun Sun Lee, Jeong Min Lee Ultrasonography. 2021;40(1):136-146. Published online May 9, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.20042 Web of Science 37 Crossref 39


	Reproducibility of ultrasound attenuation imaging for the noninvasive evaluation of hepatic steatosis Jeongin Yoo, Jeong Min Lee, Ijin Joo, Dong Ho Lee, Jeong Hee Yoon, Hyo-Jin Kang, Su Joa Ahn Ultrasonography. 2020;39(2):121-129. Published online August 12, 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.19034 Web of Science 63 Crossref 65


	Detection of liver metastases in cancer patients with geographic fatty infiltration of the liver: the added value of contrast-enhanced sonography Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta, Adele Taibbi, Dario Picone, Andrea Anastasi, Massimo Midiri, Roberto Lagalla Ultrasonography. 2017;36(2):160-169. Published online November 16, 2016 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.16041 Web of Science 20 Crossref 17


	Impact of variations in fatty liver on sonographic detection of focal hepatic lesions originally identified by CT Size Wu, Rong Tu, Ruixia Nan, Guangqing Liu, Xiaojing Cui, Xian Liang Ultrasonography. 2016;35(1):39-46. Published online June 26, 2015 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.15022 Web of Science 10 Crossref 10


	Correlation between Abdominal Fat Amount and Fatty Liver, using Liver to Kidney Echo Ratio on Ultrasound. Yang Shin Park, Chang Hee Lee, Kyung Mook Choi, Jongmee Lee, Jae Woong Choi, Kyeong Ah Kim, Cheol Min Park J Korean Soc Ultrasound Med. 2012;31(4):219-224. Published online December 31, 2012


	Focal Sparing of the Fatty Liver Caused by a Nontumorous Arterioportal Shunt. Min Woo Lee, Young Jun Kim, Hae Jeong Jeon, Nam Ju Lee, Sung Gyu Moon, Jeong Geun Yi J Korean Soc Ultrasound Med. 2007;26(2):83-87. Published online June 1, 2007


	Sonographic Findings of Cavernous Hemangioma in Fatty Liver Jin Kyeung Hahm, Ki Whang Kim, Hoon Ji, Sang Wook Yoon, Tae Hoon Kim, Jong Tae Lee, Hyung Sik Yoo, Myung Jin Kim J Korean Soc Med Ultrasound. 1995;14(1):15-22.


	Ultrasonographic Quantification of Fat Content in Fatty Liver Phantoms Il Young Kim, Pyo Nyun Kim, Gyung Soo Joo, Ho Jung Kim, Young Beom Kim, Byoung Ho Lee J Korean Soc Med Ultrasound. 1995;14(1):7-14.


	Ultrasonographic findings of atypical fatty liver J Korean Soc Med Ultrasound. 1987;6(2):114-119.

Original Articles
	Quantitative ultrasound attenuation imaging outperforms B-mode scoring for assessing hepatic steatosis Sadanobu Ogawa, Takashi Kumada, Tatsuya Gotoh, Fumihiko Niwa, Hidenori Toyoda, Tomoyuki Akita, Junko Tanaka, Masahito Shimizu Received March 19, 2026 Accepted: May 20, 2026 Published online May 20, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.26105 [Accepted]


	LAD-NASH score using multiparametric ultrasound for identification of at-risk MASH: head-to-head comparison with FAST Score Seung-seob Kim, Jae Seung Lee, Min Young Lee, Sunyoung Lee Received March 25, 2026 Accepted: May 27, 2026 Published online June 9, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.26117 [Accepted]

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