The Diagnostic effectiveness of ultrasound elastography in the detection and assessment of liver fibrosis

  Description: The paper is for the subject of diagnostic radiography-It is 6000 words +/- 1096 It is my second attempt at a dissertation so if I fail I fail the degree!!! I will need weekly updates of writing to show my tutors, probably every Wednesday or Thusday- My university has its own referencing style which I will attach a file as we do not use Harvard etc- you will need access to my medical jounals and online library so I will attach my login details for you- I It is a literatu'e review- The review can only be on primary data, not other reviews- I essentially need curent articles and those up to 5 years- I will attach my friends dissertation as a example of what is expected. I will also attach the instruction booklet of how the university would like it done- I need 30 to 40 relevant references- I will include basic instructions to help: Gather articles that are relevant: note those on specificty and sensitivity, time taken etc. Every time you do a search note how many hits you got and record the search and hits-they want to see the proof- Introduction: 800 words- Set the scene, background, aims, what is elastography, why are we interested in looking at fibrosis (e-g- for hepatitis?)- Set a single aim e-g- the effectiveness in detecting fibrosis- Define effectiveness i-e- diagnostic accuacy, cost, safety etc- Mention other modalities used to measue fibrosis e-g- MRI- Include an image of a liver elastography scan in the introduction- Methods: About 1000 words- Include a summary table and Prisma Flow Chart- Include the search strategy-state the terms you will use "Iver, elastography, fibrosis"- State which search databases you will use e-g- Pubmed, Google Scholar and the benefits and limitations of each- The inclusion criteria needs: primary research, , include data on diagnostic accuacy-all published within the last 5 years if possible- Mention the use of CASP tools or Quadas tools to choose quality articles for the research- Explain the use of these tools and how it benefits- The exclusion criteria: articles outside of 5 years- Exclude previous reviews-only primary data- Exclude animal studies- You can use article that discuss or do case studies even if they have limiting as long as you can critique it later-