may involve diaphragm, pleura, and lung with empyema and consolidation, best seen with a combination of single shot T2 and breath-hold postgadolinium 3D GRE images for assessment of pleura and lung.
The pleura now can be moved from the mediastinum ... In some patients, involvement of the diaphragm necessitates a full-thickness resection of the diaphragm muscle. Once the dissection is completed to ...
Plication of the diaphragm is performed for paralysis or eventration (abnormal elevation/shape) of the diaphragm which can result in breathing difficulties. Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to ...
and the diaphragm. The most common way that lupus can affect your lungs is through inflammation of the pleura, the lining that covers the outside of the lungs. The symptom of pleuritis that you may ...
Thoracic ultrasound may be a promising tool for the physiotherapist and could be routinely performed at patients’ bedsides to provide real-time and accurate information on the status of pleura, lungs ...