Two-dimensional shear wave elastography: a new tool for evaluating respiratory muscle stiffness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

• Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 441 - 11
• Main Authors: Chen, Yongjian, Li, Jingyun, Dong, Bingtian, Zhu, Zhixing, Lyu, Guorong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.11.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: 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

Impaired respiratory function caused by respiratory muscle dysfunction is one of the common consequences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this study, two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) was used to measure diaphragm stiffness (DS) and intercostal muscle stiffness (IMS...