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ReviewOrthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)2023

[MRI or ultrasound-which imaging technique do we need?]

Markus H Lerchbaumer, Torsten Diekhoff

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Review in Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 95% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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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.

Markus H LerchbaumerKlinik für Radiologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland.
Torsten DiekhoffKlinik für Radiologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland. torsten.diekhoff@charite.de.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diagnostic imaging of epicondylitis is primarily performed using widely available, radiation-free ultrasound. The dynamic examination allows a rapid point-of-care assessment. Typical imaging findings of epicondylitis include intratendinous hypoechogenic foci at the humeral origin, ossification at the enthesis, intratendinous calcifications, or (partial) rupture. In particular, Doppler sonography increases sensitivity by assessing possible neovascularization within the tendon. When sonographic findings are unclear or extensive, or when ultrasound machines or the required expertise in elbow examinations are not available, magnetic resonance imaging is indicated. Here, the use of proton density-weighted sequences is appropriate for assessing bone marrow and soft tissue edema and tendon tears, while ossifications are best delineated in T1weighted sequences. Projection radiography and computed tomography can be helpful for larger ossifications, although they are not part of the standard imaging protocol.

Indexed as

Tennis ElbowElbowHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingTendonsUltrasonographyEpicondylitisImaging modalitiesMusculoskeletal systemOssificationUltrasound

Identifiers

PMID37039910
OpenAlexW4364353399

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