Right Diaphragmatic Peak Motion Velocities on Pulsed Wave Tissue Doppler Imaging in Neonates: Method, Reproducibility, and Reference Values.

Radicioni MaurizioVictoria Elisa RinaldiPier Giorgio CameriniCristina SalvatoriAlberto LeonardiVittorio Bini

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2019)

Measurement of right diaphragmatic kinetics as assessed by pulsed wave tissue Doppler imaging was found to be a reliable technique. Its clinical applicability for the prompt diagnosis and effective management of neonatal respiratory failure deserves further investigation.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
high resolution
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
blood flow
intensive care unit
fluorescence imaging