Two-dimensional shear wave elastography: a new tool for evaluating respiratory muscle stiffness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients - Chen, Yongjian; Li, Jingyun; Dong, Bingtian; Zhu, Zhixing; Lyu, Guorong (BMC pulmonary medicine, 2022)
Keywords: Adult; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Development and progression; Diagnosis; Diaphragm; Diaphragm (Anatomy); Diaphragm stiffness; Dyspnea; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Humans; Intercostal muscle stiffness; Lung diseases; Lung diseases, Obstructive; Lung function; Methods; Obstructive lung disease; Physiological aspects; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnostic imaging; Pulmonary function tests; Pulmonology; Respiration; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory function; Respiratory Function Tests; Respiratory Muscles; Respiratory System; Two-dimensional shear wave elastography; Ultrasonic imaging; China; Two-dimensional shear wave elastography; Intercostal muscle stiffness; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Lung function; Diaphragm stiffness