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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2021

Usefulness of High-Frequency Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Melanoma: Mini Review.

Maria Paola Belfiore, Alfonso Reginelli, Anna Russo, Gaetano Maria Russo, Maria Paola Rocco, Elvira Moscarella, Marilina Ferrante, Antonello Sica, Roberto Grassi, Salvatore Cappabianca

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Maria Paola BelfioreDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Alfonso ReginelliDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Anna RussoDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Gaetano Maria RussoDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Maria Paola RoccoDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Elvira MoscarellaDermatology Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Marilina FerranteDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Antonello SicaDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Roberto GrassiDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Salvatore CappabiancaDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-frequency equipment is characterized by ultrasound probes with frequencies of over 10 MHz. At higher frequencies, the wavelength decreases, which determines a lower penetration of the ultrasound beam so as to offer a better evaluation of the surface structures. This explains the growing interest in ultrasound in dermatology. This review examines the state of the art of high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) in the assessment of skin cancer to ensure the high clinical approach and provide the best standard of evidence on which to base clinical and policy decisions.

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Dermatologyhigh frequency ultrasoundMDTMelanomaoncology research and diseases

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PMID34178660
PMCPMC8226081

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