1. What an exciting time it is: a pictorial essay of Doppler sonography

   • Shoichi Matsutani

   Editorial 30 September 2016 Pages: 457 - 459

   

2. Synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging with a ring transducer array: preliminary ex vivo results

   • Xiaolei Qu
   • Takashi Azuma
   • Shu Takagi

   Original Article 14 June 2016 Pages: 461 - 471

   

3. Measurement of sound pressure and temperature in tissue-mimicking material using an optical fiber Bragg grating sensor

   • Keisuke Imade
   • Takashi Kageyama
   • Iwaki Akiyama

   Original Article 22 June 2016 Pages: 473 - 479

   

4. The effect of ultrasound with acoustic radiation force on rabbit lung tissue: a preliminary study

   • Noriya Takayama
   • Yasunao Ishiguro
   • Iwaki Akiyama

   Original Article 11 July 2016 Pages: 481 - 485

   

5. Basic study of less invasive high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in fetal therapy for twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence

   • Kiyotake Ichizuka
   • Ryu Matsuoka
   • Shin-ichiro Umemura

   Original Article 09 June 2016 Pages: 487 - 492

   

6. Cervical elastography during pregnancy: a critical review of current approaches with a focus on controversies and limitations

   • Arrigo Fruscalzo
   • Edoardo Mazza
   • Ralf Schmitz

   Review Article 03 June 2016 Pages: 493 - 504

   

7. Incidence of human papillomavirus contamination of transvaginal probes in Japan and possible contamination prevention strategy

   • Tomoyuki Kuwata
   • Hironori Takahashi
   • Shigeki Matsubara

   Original Article 02 June 2016 Pages: 505 - 508

8. Differences in uterine artery blood flow and fetal growth between the early and late onset of pregnancy-induced hypertension

   • Takashi Mitsui
   • Hisashi Masuyama
   • Yuji Hiramatsu

   Original Article 28 June 2016 Pages: 509 - 517

   

9. Short cervix detection in pregnant women by transabdominal sonography with post-void technique

   • Kiattisak Kongwattanakul
   • Piyamas Saksiriwuttho
   • Pisake Lumbiganon

   Original Article 03 August 2016 Pages: 519 - 522

10. Unusual clinical course after surgical repair of unruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva

    • Yoshimi Sato
    • Tatsuya Kawasaki
    • Satoaki Matoba

    Case Report 21 May 2016 Pages: 523 - 526

    

11. The significance of early screening with echocardiography in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

    • Toshimitsu Tsugu
    • Yuji Nagatomo
    • Mitsushige Murata

    Case Report 02 July 2016 Pages: 527 - 531

    

12. Severe right ventricular and tricuspid valve dysfunction after pericardiocentesis

    • Maiko Kuroda
    • Masashi Amano
    • Yoshihisa Nakagawa

    Case Report 30 August 2016 Pages: 533 - 536

    

13. Hilar biliary neurofibroma without neurofibromatosis: case report with contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings

    • Huan-ling Guo
    • Li-da Chen
    • Wei Wang

    Case Report 21 July 2016 Pages: 537 - 543

    

14. A case of multiple hepatic lesions associated with methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder

    • Ruby Matsumoto
    • Kazushi Numata
    • Shin Maeda

    Case Report 30 August 2016 Pages: 545 - 551

    

15. Coexistent borderline serous cystadenoma with multifocal hydatidosis in a young female: lessons learnt

    • Saifullah Khalid
    • Faisal Jamal
    • Mariam Shadan

    Case Report 17 June 2016 Pages: 553 - 556

    

16. Echocardiographic diagnosis of adult valvular heart disease

    • Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine

    Guideline 01 April 2016 Pages: 557 - 597

    

17. Editor’s note

    • Hiroshi Kanai

    Editor's Note 30 September 2016 Pages: 599 - 599

18. Acknowledgment to reviewers

    Acknowledgment 30 September 2016 Pages: 601 - 602