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ReviewJournal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine2026

Ultrasound of the Cheek: Examination Technique, Anatomy, and Abnormal Findings.

Orlando Catalano, Marco Becciolini, Andrea Maria Scarpa, Luigi Basile, Carlo Varelli, Antonio Corvino

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Review in Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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.

  1. Comment on: "Ultrasound of the Cheek: Are We Ready for Clinical Adoption?"Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026
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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

6 authors.

Orlando CatalanoRadiology Unit, Istituto Diagnostico Varelli, Naples, Italy.
Marco BeccioliniMisericordia di Pistoia, Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-7658
Andrea Maria ScarpaRigenerARTi, Genoa, Italy.
Luigi BasileRadiology Unit, Istituto Diagnostico Varelli, Naples, Italy.
Carlo VarelliRadiology Unit, Istituto Diagnostico Varelli, Naples, Italy.
Antonio CorvinoMedical, Movement and Wellbeing Sciences Department, University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6608-6252

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cheek is a complex anatomical area, with several multifaceted implications, dealing with otorhinolaryngology, dentistry, dermatology, esthetic medicine, and surgery. In this review we first illustrate the appropriate ultrasound examination technique, providing some specific tips. Then we describe the ultrasound anatomy of the cheek. Subsequently we provide a systematic clinical and sonographic approach to the issue of cheek bump. Then we mention the key abnormalities of the cheek, including inflammatory processes, vascular abnormalities, cysts, tumors, esthetics, and miscellaneous abnormalities. Finally we emphasize the role of ultrasound guidance for diagnostic and therapeutic percutaneous procedures.

Indexed as

CheekHumansUltrasonographycheekestheticsmassskinultrasound

Identifiers

PMID41833985
PMCPMC13489647

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