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The quality of the study, the level of reproducibility, and the different applications and type of US technique were analyzed.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003In total, 30 articles with 1,193 patients were included in the final review. Five different applications were found: (1) diagnosis of UEL (14 studies found a direct correlation between lymphedema and morphological and\/or functional parameters); (2) staging\/severity of UEL (9 studies found a direct correlation between the clinical stage and the soft-tissue stiffness\/texture\/thickness); (3) therapeutic assessment (3 studies found an improvement in the circulatory status or in the muscle\/subcutaneous thickness after conservative treatments); (4) prognosis assessment of UEL (1 study found a correlation between the venous flow and the risk of UEL); and (5) surgical planning (3 studies determined the location of the lymphatic vessel for lymphovenous anastomosis [LVA] surgery).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003Morphological and functional parameters have been correlated with the diagnosis, stage, therapeutic effect, prognosis of UEL, and surgical planning of 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