Anatomic landmarks to estimate the length of the diaphragm from chest radiographs: Effects of emphysema and lung volume reduction surgery

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 444-452

  Bellemare, François ^a   Couture, Jacques ^a   Cordeau, Marie Pierre ^a   Leblanc, Pierre ^a   Lafontaine, Edwin ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Diaphragm length; Emphysema; Lung volume reduction surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0034827889     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.2.444     Document Type: Article

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