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. 2018 Jul 10;29(2):725–735. doi: 10.1007/s00330-018-5609-6

Table 1.

Search strategy of each database

Database Strategy
PubMed (((((((("Parotid Neoplasms"[Mesh]) OR parotid neoplasm) OR parotid cancer) OR parotid carcinoma) OR parotid tumor) OR parotid mass) OR parotid lesion)) AND (((((((("Elasticity Imaging Techniques"[Mesh]) OR elasticity imaging technique) OR tissue elasticity imaging) OR elastography) OR vibro acoustography) OR acoustic radiation force impulse) OR sonoelastography) OR elastogram)
Embase and Medline (Embase.com) (#1) parotid AND neoplasm OR (parotid AND cancer) OR (parotid AND carcinoma) OR ( parotid AND tumor) OR (parotid AND mass) OR (parotid AND lesion)
(#2) elasticity AND imaging AND technique OR (tissue AND elasticity AND imaging) OR elastography OR (vibro AND acoustography) OR (acoustic AND radiation AND force AND impulse) OR sonoelastography OR elastogram
(#3) #1 AND #2
Cochrane Library (#1) Mesh descriptor: [Parotid Neoplasms] explode all trees
(#2) parotid neoplasm OR parotid cancer OR parotid carcinoma OR parotid tumor OR parotid mass OR parotid lesion (Word variations have been searched)
(#3) #1 OR #2
(#4) Mesh descriptor: [Elasticity Imaging Techniques] explode all trees
(#5) elasticity imaging technique OR tissue elasticity imaging OR elastography OR vibro acoustography OR acoustic radiation force impulse OR sonoelastography OR elastogram (Word variations have been searched)
(#6) #4 OR #5
(#7) #3 AND #6
Web of Science TOPIC: ((parotid neoplasm) OR (parotid cancer) OR (parotid carcinoma) OR (parotid tumor) OR (parotid mass) OR (parotid lesion)) AND TOPIC: ((elasticity imaging technique) OR (tissue elasticity imaging) OR (elastography) OR (vibro acoustography) OR (acoustic radiation force impulse) OR (sonoelastography) OR (elastogram))
OVID (#1) (parotid neoplasm OR parotid cancer OR parotid carcinoma OR parotid tumor OR parotid mass OR parotid lesion).af.
(#2) (elasticity imaging technique OR tissue elasticity imaging OR elastography OR vibro acoustography OR acoustic radiation force impulse OR sonoelastography OR elastogram).af.
(#3) #1 AND #2