Imaging of the diaphragm: Anatomy and function

Radiographics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Nason, Laura K ^a   Walker, Christopher M ^a   Mcneeley, Michael F ^a   Burivong, Wanaporn ^b   Fligner, Corinne L ^a   David Godwin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM EVENTRATION; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGMATIC EVENTRATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC, TRAUMATIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS;

EID: 84858166722     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.322115127     Document Type: Article

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