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Effectiveness of 3-dimensional shoulder ultrasound in the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears: A meta-analysis.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nice knots assistance in comminuted and displaced clavicle fractures reduce intraoperative blood and shorten operation time with a satisfactory postoperative clinical outcome.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- MRA improves sensitivity than MRI for the articular-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears.Science progress · 2021Pooled it
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- Diagnostic accuracy of MRA and MRI for the bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears: a meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Pooled it
- Three-dimensional sonography has satisfied accuracy for detecting rotator cuff tears.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Advancements in the diagnosis and management of rotator cuff tears. The role of artificial intelligence.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Review
- Ultrasound Use by Upper Extremity Surgeons in 2020: A Survey of ASSH Members.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Detection of the rotator cuff tears using a novel convolutional neural network from magnetic resonance image (MRI).Heliyon · 2023Article
- Clinical value of three-dimensional ultrasonography in the morphologic evaluation of rotator cuff tear: a prospective study.European radiology · 2023Article
- Application of Preoperative Ultrasonography in the Percutaneous Minimally Invasive Repair of Acute Closed Achilles Tendon Rupture.BioMed research international · 2023Article
- Efficacy Evaluation of Ultrasound with Active Contour Model for Hemodialysis in Children with Renal Failure.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- Shoulder ultrasound: current concepts and future perspectives.Journal of ultrasonography · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Diagnostic Precision of Ultrasound for Rotator Cuff Disorders in Patients with Shoulder Pain.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2020Article
- Surgical or nonsurgical treatment for nontraumatic rotator cuff tears: Study protocol clinical trial.Medicine · 2020Article
- Detecting Rotator Cuff Tears: A Network Meta-analysis of 144 Diagnostic Studies.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous quantitatively based studies measuring the accuracy of 3D shoulder ultrasound (US) for the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears remain inconclusive. In order to determine how effective 3D shoulder US is for detecting rotator cuff tears, a meta-analysis was performed systematically.
methodsSix electronic databases, PubMed/Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP data, and Wanfang data, were utilized to retrieve articles praising the diagnostic value of 3D shoulder US for use in detecting rotator cuff tears. After screening and diluting out the articles that met inclusion criteria to be used for statistical analysis, the pooled evaluation indexes including sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) as well as the summary receiver operating characteristic curve (SROC) were calculated utilizing Meta-Disc v.1.4.
resultsScreening determined that out of 4220, 7 studies involving a total of 282 patients were deemed viable for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The results of the analysis showed that the sensitivity and specificity were at 94% and 83%, respectively, with a DOR of 60.06, Q* index of 0.9058 and the area under SROC of 0.9609. Additionally, a satisfactory accuracy of 3D shoulder US was observed in detecting full- and partial-thickness rotator cuff tears.
conclusionThis meta-analysis suggests that 3D shoulder US is very effective and highly accurate to detect full-thickness rotator cuff tears, but may lack accuracy in the diagnosis of partial tears.
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