Patient 1 is a 36-week gestational age Japanese girl, delivered by Cesarean section after pregnancy complicated by fetal magnetic resonance imaging detection of ascites, mild ventriculomegaly and ...

In this prospective study, respiratory monitoring of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) benefited from the use of diaphragm ultrasound imaging. Diaphragm ultrasound imaging (DUI) proved to be ...

China: A novel ultrasound-based indicator, the diaphragm contraction pressure index (DCPI), may significantly improve the ...

The diaphragm is a large muscle that sits below the lungs and helps the lungs expand and contract. Diaphragmatic breathing is a deep breathing exercise that fully engages the diaphragm and increases ...

The diaphragm is the primary muscle used in respiration, which is the process of breathing. This dome-shaped muscle is located just below the lungs and heart. It contracts continually as you breathe ...