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Fig. 24 | BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Fig. 24

From: Ultrasound and non-ultrasound imaging techniques in the assessment of diaphragmatic dysfunction

Fig. 24

Reproduced under Open Access Creative Commons License: Le Pimpec-Barthes et al. J Thorac Dis 2019;11(8):3467–3475

Coronal dynamic MRI of representative patient with right hemidiaphragm eventration due to hemidiaphragm paralysis. At the end of inspiration (red line), the healthy left diaphragm has descended caudally while the paralyzed right hemidiaphragm paradoxically moves cranially. At end exhalation (green line), the paralyzed right hemidiaphragm continues to be elevated relative to the left.

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