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SynthesisOral radiology2024

Does ultrasound elastography have a role as a diagnostic method for Sjögren's syndrome in the salivary glands? A systematic review.

Yoshitaka Kise, Anne Møystad, Chiaki Kuwada, Eiichiro Ariji, Tore Bjørnland

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Synthesis in Oral radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yoshitaka KiseDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, 2-11 Suemori-dori, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya, 464-8651, Japan. kise@dpc.agu.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-5890-2950
Anne MøystadDepartment of Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Chiaki KuwadaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, 2-11 Suemori-dori, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya, 464-8651, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0065-5192
Eiichiro ArijiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, 2-11 Suemori-dori, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya, 464-8651, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5245-5395
Tore BjørnlandDepartment of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-5007-8389
Aichi Gakuin University · JPUniversity of Oslo · NO

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K17184
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis systematic review was performed to examine the usefulness of salivary gland ultrasound elastography (USE) as a diagnostic tool for Sjögren's syndrome (SjS).

methodsElectronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science: Science Citation Index) were searched to identify studies using USE to diagnose SjS from database inception to 15 July 2022. The primary outcome was improved diagnostic accuracy for SjS with the use of USE. Risk of bias and applicability concerns were assessed using the GRADE system, which is continuously developed by the GRADE Working Group.

resultsAmong 4550 screened studies, 24 full-text articles describing the applications of USE to diagnose SjS were reviewed. The overall risk of bias was determined to be low for 17 of the 24 articles, medium for 5, and high for 2. Articles comparing patients with SjS and healthy subjects reported high diagnostic accuracy of USE, with most results showed statistically significant differences (parotid glands: 15 of the 16 articles, submandibular glands: 11 of the 14 articles).

conclusionsThis systematic review suggests that the assessment of salivary glands using USE is a useful diagnostic tool for SjS.

Indexed as

Elasticity Imaging TechniquesSalivary GlandsSjogren's SyndromeHumansReviewSjögren’s syndromeSonoelastographyUltrasonography

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PMID38308723
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