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ArticleJournal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine2023

Preliminary Experience in Transducer Preparation for Intraoral Imaging.

Oliver D Kripfgans, Hsun-Liang Chan

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Article in Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Ultrasonography-Guided Dental Implant Surgery: A Feasibility Study.Clinical implant dentistry and related research · 2025
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  9. Ultrasonography-Derived Elasticity Estimation of Live Porcine Oral Mucosa.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Oliver D KripfgansDepartment of Radiology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Hsun-Liang ChanDepartment of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MCHR)UL1TR000433 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MASHOUR, GEORGE ALEXANDER · 2012 to 2016
$49.9M
Ultrasonic Imaging of Bone Graft Healing in Extraction Sockets for Precise and Personalized Implant TherapyR56DE030872 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHAN, HSUN-LIANG, KRIPFGANS, OLIVER D · 2021 to 2021
$642k
Quantitative Estimation of Periodontal Inflammation and Tissue Destruction with High-Resolution Ultrasound-Based Imaging - Admin SuppR21DE029005 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KRIPFGANS, OLIVER D · 2020 to 2021
$466k
Point of Care, High Resolution and 3-Dimensional Ultrasonography for Diagnosing Peri-Implant Bone LossR21DE027765 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHAN, HSUN-LIANG, KRIPFGANS, OLIVER D · 2019 to 2020
$412k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000433NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE027765NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE029005NIDCR NIH HHS R56 DE030872NIH HHS 1R21DE027765-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intraoral scanning must meet a stringent infection control standard because of contact with the oral mucosa. A preparation protocol is thus presented for increased inquiries about intraoral scanning requirements. Materials required for such a preparation include: a single-use bubble-free gel packet, a gel standoff pad, and a transducer probe cover. Postscan reprocessing of the ultrasound transducer requires high-level disinfection. Examples for proper and improper use are provided as well as limitations of this preparation protocol and recommendations for future development. This guidance meets the current infection control standard and may guide the user to obtain consistent ultrasound image quality.

Indexed as

DisinfectionTransducersEquipment ContaminationHumansUltrasonographyinstrumentationstandard operating procedureultrasonography

Identifiers

PMID36965167
PMCPMC10518367
OpenAlexW4360945126

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