PloS one · 2026 · 範疇回顧（依標題推測）
Imaging of cervicothoracic junction anatomical variation in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: A scoping review protocol.
頸椎 · 神經性胸廓出口症候群
中文閱讀摘要
本範圍式回顧協議旨在整理影像學評估神經性胸廓出口症候群頸胸交界解剖變異之文獻，以釐清影像在診斷與管理中的角色。
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原始摘要
Objective
The objective of this scoping review is to systematically map the extent and nature of the literature on the use of imaging for assessing cervicothoracic junction anatomical variation in patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome.
Introduction
Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome is a complex, disputed diagnosis that lacks a definitive gold-standard test, despite being the most common thoracic outlet syndrome subtype. Imaging is essential for identifying anatomical variations, such as cervical ribs, and excluding competing diagnoses. This review aims to clarify how imaging modalities are utilized to describe, classify, and assess these anatomical variations, and how these findings are explicitly linked to diagnosis or management.
Selection criteria
This review will consider studies that include patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome and evaluate the role of imaging in assessing anatomical variations at the cervicothoracic junction. All study designs, including reviews, quantitative, and descriptive studies, will be considered. This review will exclude studies where the primary focus is the diagnosis of arterial or venous thoracic outlet syndrome using vascular imaging modalities.
Methods
The search strategy will employ a three-step process, developed in consultation with a medical librarian, utilizing a final comprehensive search across multiple major databases (e.g., MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus) and gray literature sources. Studies published in the English language and from database inception will be included. Following screening by two independent reviewers, data will be extracted, synthesized descriptively, and presented in tabular and narrative format to map the identified evidence.
Review registration
Open Science Framework https://osf.io/hybg2.
至 Europe PMC 閱讀完整來源 ↗ · 擷取日期 2026-10-19
書目、來源與全文狀態
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0352667
- PMID／PMCID
- 42391168 / PMC13327147
- 作者
- Beaumont HOH, Slade G, Brown H, Quick TJ
- 首次發表日期
- 2026-07-02Europe PMC 提供，部分日期可能依年份或月份推定。
- 卷／期／頁碼或文章編號
- 21 ／ 7 ／ e0352667
- 書目來源與查核日期
- Europe PMC · 2026-10-19僅核對書目欄位與來源連結；不代表已評讀研究品質。
- 全文與授權
- 來源列有免費全文（查核 2026-10-19），未逐篇測試 PDF 下載。 來源授權標示：cc by。
可回溯引用
Beaumont HOH, Slade G, Brown H, Quick TJ. Imaging of cervicothoracic junction anatomical variation in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: A scoping review protocol. PloS one. 2026;21(7):e0352667. PMID: 42391168. PMCID: PMC13327147. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0352667
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