ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Diaphragm Ultrasound is an Imaging Biomarker that Distinguishes Exacerbation Status from Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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- Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Advantages in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Interpretable machine learning model based on multimodal ultrasound for bedside diagnosis of acute exacerbations in COPD.Respiratory research · 2025Article
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- Diaphragmatic ultrasound: approach, emerging evidence, and future perspectives in non-ICU patients.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Beyond the Spirometry: New Diagnostic Modalities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2025Article
- Similarity analyses of causative viruses for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma exacerbations : Author.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Predictive value of diaphragm ultrasound for mechanical ventilation outcome in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Diaphragm Ultrasound in Different Clinical Scenarios: A Review with a Focus on Older Patients.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The 2023 Core Content of advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2023Article
- Two-dimensional shear wave elastography: a new tool for evaluating respiratory muscle stiffness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- MRI-assessed diaphragmatic function can predict frequent acute exacerbation of COPD: a prospective observational study based on telehealth-based monitoring system.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Observational
- FVC, but not FEVScientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundEvaluating the diaphragm muscle in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is important. However, the role of diaphragm ultrasound (DUS) in distinguishing the exacerbation status of COPD (AECOPD) is not fully understood. We set this study to evaluate the role of DUS as a biomarker for distinguishing the AECOPD.
methodsCOPD patients who underwent DUS were enrolled between March 2020 and November 2020. The diaphragm thickening fraction (TF
resultsFifty-five patients were enrolled. The exacerbation group had a lower body mass index (BMI) (20.9 vs 24.2,
conclusionDUS showed the possibility of an imaging biomarker distinguishing AECOPD from stable status.
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