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Measuring Diaphragm Thickness and Function Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Published on: November 3, 2023
[Constitutional characteristics of X-ray anatomical parameters of the diaphragm]
1Department of Human Anatomy, State Medical University, Rostov-on-Don.
Abstract:
The front straight projections roengenograms and fluorograms of the chest of 1379 healthy persons of both sex, aged 17-22 were studied. Their somatic type was defined beforehand on the gabarital variation level. It was determined that the basic diaphragm roentgeno-anatomical characteristics (the height and form of its dome, the distance from the highest point of the right diaphragmatic dome to the right clavicle shadow-the chest height) have pronounced typical features. The interdependency between the diaphragmatic domes form and the cardiovascular position was detected.
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