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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Lukas Pillong, Alessandro Bozzato, Dietmar Hecker, Victoria Bozzato, Bernhard Schick, Philipp Kulas

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hands-on Distance Simulation of Technical Skills: A Systematic Review.Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lukas PillongDepartment for Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrbergerstraße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9057-7684
Alessandro BozzatoDepartment for Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrbergerstraße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9648-8834
Dietmar HeckerDepartment for Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrbergerstraße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4944-0846
Victoria BozzatoDepartment for Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrbergerstraße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Bernhard SchickDepartment for Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrbergerstraße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Philipp KulasDepartment for Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrbergerstraße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Saarland University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly highlighted the need for more digitalization in healthcare. Teaching ultrasound skills in online courses is a key challenge in this context. The aim of this study was to establish an online video-based head and neck ultrasound course with an evaluation of the quality, effectiveness, and feasibility of this teaching method compared to in-person teaching. Twenty-two medical students were taught head and neck ultrasound in two groups: one group in an in-person course and the other one in a video-based course. Learning success was analyzed using self-evaluation forms and external assessment by an experienced ultrasonographer. Comparing pre- and post-training self-evaluation, all participants showed statistically significant learning progress. In the external assessment, the overall scores in both groups did not differ significantly. The courses themselves were positively evaluated by all participants. Herein, we present the first feasibility study of a web-based head and neck-ultrasound course for medical students. The methodology provides the potential for future changes in telemedical education and sustainable improvements in telemedical teaching and global intra-clinical and interdisciplinary patient care.

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head and neck imaginghead and neck ultrasoundvideo-based teaching

Identifiers

PMID35626394
PMCPMC9141540
OpenAlexW4280643867

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