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Fig. 7 | BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Fig. 7

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

Fig. 7

Reproduced under Open Access Creative Commons License: Kokatnur et al. Diseases 2018:6(1):16

Phrenic nerve injury and diaphragm dysfunction in a patient after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). (Top panels) Initial posteroanterior (left) and lateral (right) films demonstrate both hemidiaphragms in a relatively normal position. (Bottom panels) After CABG, posteroanterior (left) and lateral (right) films demonstrates new elevation of the left hemidiaphragm, suggestive of postoperative phrenic nerve injury.

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