Diaphragm sniff ultrasound: Normal values, relationship with sniff nasal pressure and accuracy for predicting respiratory involvement in patients with neuromuscular disorders.
Abdallah FayssoilLee S NguyenAdam OgnaTanya StojkovicParis MengDominique MompointRobert CarlierHelene PrigentBernard ClairAnthony BehinPascal LaforetGuillaume BassezPascal CrennDavid OrlikowskiDjillali AnnaneBruno EymardFrederic LofasoPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Sniff diaphragm TM and TDI measures were significantly associated with sniff nasal pressure. Sniff diaphragm TM and TDI had a high level of accuracy to reveal respiratory involvement in patients with neuromuscular disorders. This technique is useful to assess and follow up diaphragm function in patients with neuromuscular disorders. It may be used as a respiratory outcome for clinical trials.