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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Nanoscale Contrast Agents for Ultrasound Imaging of Musculoskeletal System.

Xiaoyi Tang, Mengxin Zhao, Wei Li, Jiaqi Zhao

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Review 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 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Comparison of Ultrasound Contrast between HDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaoyi TangDepartment of Ultrasound, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai 200003, China.
Mengxin ZhaoShanghai Key Lab of Cell Engineering, Department of Nanomedicine, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai 200433, China.
Wei LiShanghai Key Lab of Cell Engineering, Department of Nanomedicine, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai 200433, China.
Jiaqi ZhaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai 200003, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1212-9525
Second Military Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81501492Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai of China 20ZR1457900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) has been recognized as an important method for the evaluation of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) technology is becoming an important branch of it. The development of novel materials and tiny nano-formulations has further expanded ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) into the field of nanotechnology. Over the years, nanoscale contrast agents have been found to play an unexpected role in the integration of precise imaging for diagnosis and treatment of numerous diseases. It has been demonstrated that nanoscale UCAs (nUCAs) have advantages in imaging over conventional contrast agents, including superior biocompatibility, serum stability, and longer lifetime. The potential value of nUCAs in the musculoskeletal system is that they provide more reliable and clinically valuable guidance for the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of related diseases. The frontier of advances in nUCAs, their applications, and insights in MSKUS are reviewed in this paper.

Indexed as

molecular imagingmusculoskeletal ultrasoundnanotechnologyultrasound contrast agentultrasound imaging

Identifiers

PMID36359426
PMCPMC9689263
OpenAlexW4307372428

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