Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42907885›Full record

ReviewBiomedical engineering online2026

Beyond a diagnostic modality: the pivotal role of ultrasound biomicroscopy in ophthalmic care pathways.

Yuelin Li, Bo Zhang, Jiale Liu, Wenwen Yu, Ting Chen, Jingyi Wu, Yuchan Huang, Pingsheng Wang

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Biomedical engineering online, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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

8 authors.

Yuelin Li *School of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Bo Zhang *School of Clinical Medicine, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Jiale Liu *School of Stomatology and Ophthalmology, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Wenwen YuKey Laboratory of Environmental Related Diseases and One Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Ting ChenAier Eye Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430064, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Jingyi WuMedical School, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Yuchan HuangSchool of Stomatology and Ophthalmology, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China. Huangyuchan2026@163.com.
Pingsheng WangXianning Aier Eye Hospital, Xianning, 437100, Hubei, People's Republic of China. wangpingsheng1976@163.com.

Funding

the Research Development Foundation of the Hubei University of Science and Technology Specialization in School of Stomatology and Ophthalmology 2020XZ42
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) is a high-frequency ultrasound imaging system (50-100 MHz) that serves as a typical biomedical device and instrumentation tool, enabling high-resolution, real-time, in vivo imaging of anterior segment structures. It provides visualization of the cornea, iris, lens and zonules, ciliary body, and angle structures, as well as quantitative measurements. This review examines UBM's technical principles, clinical applications, and recent technological innovations, with a focus on its value in biomedical imaging and image processing. Key applications in glaucoma, corneal diseases, ocular trauma, anterior segment tumors, and lens-related disorders are systematically summarized. Emerging advances, including three-dimensional reconstruction and artificial intelligence-assisted analysis, are also incorporated. UBM holds significant value in anterior segment imaging. Its integration with engineering innovations-such as advanced signal processing and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms-offers biomedical engineers and clinicians a practical reference for utilizing this technology in precision ophthalmology.

Indexed as

Microscopy, AcousticArtificial IntelligenceEye DiseasesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedAnterior segment imagingArtificial intelligenceCorneal diseasesGlaucomaOcular traumaUltrasound biomicroscopy

Identifiers

PMID42907885
PMCPMC13689183

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.