Chest radiography cannot predict diaphragm function

• Published in: Respiratory medicine Vol. 99; no. 1; pp. 39 - 44
• Main Authors: Chetta, Alfredo, Rehman, Amer K., Moxham, John, Carr, Denis H., Polkey, Michael I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2005; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Diaphragm; Diaphragm - diagnostic imaging; Diaphragm - physiopathology; Epidemiologic Methods; Female; Humans; Magnetic stimulation; Magnetics; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Phrenic Nerve - physiopathology; Pneumology; Radiography; Radiology; Respiratory Function Tests - methods; Respiratory Paralysis - diagnosis; Respiratory Paralysis - diagnostic imaging; Respiratory Paralysis - physiopathology; Radiology; Magnetic stimulation; Diaphragm; Radiography; Instrumental stimulation; Radiodiagnosis; Prediction; Magnetic stimulus; Instrumentation therapy; Exploration; Thorax

The finding of hemidiaphragm elevation on a chest radiograph, in absence of an ipsilateral lung disease, is assumed to indicate severe hemidiaphragm dysfunction. To test this hypothesis we retrospectively reviewed chest radiograph findings and corresponding twitch transdiaphragmatic pressure ( T W P...