Comparison of Ultrasonographic Renal Excursion to Fluoroscopic Diaphragmatic Excursion for the Assessment of Diaphragmatic Function in Patients with High Cervical Cord Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-69

  Bih, Liu Ing ^a   Wu, Yao Ting ^b   Tsai, Su Ju ^b   Tseng, Fan Fei ^b   Lin, Chun Yi ^b   Ding, Hwa ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Fluoroscopy; Rehabilitation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0346728920     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00428-3     Document Type: Article

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