Correlation of diaphragmatic mobility and thickening assessed by lung ultrasound with severity of interstitial lung disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies conducted in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients to assess diaphragmatic excursion and thickening fraction suggest a weak to strong correlation with pulmonary function parameters. However, diaphragmatic excursion velocity, a novel imaging marker, has not been correlated with pulmonary function and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) fibrosis score in ILD patients previously.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analytical study in 40 ILD patients during quiet (QB) and deep breathing (DB) to measure diaphragmatic thickening, excursion and excursion velocity using transthoracic ultrasound and correlated them with pulmonary function parameters and HRCT fibrosis score.

Results

Most diaphragm parameters in DB correlated more strongly with l

SUBMITTER: Banerjee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11473001 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature