Diagnostic significance of diaphragmatic height index in traumatic diaphragmatic rupture.
Junsik KwonJohn Cook-Jong LeeJonghwan MoonPublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2019)
DHI can be useful in the diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture. DHI as determined using chest radiographs in patients with blunt abdominal trauma, particularly in those ineligible for diagnostic work-up, may help in the diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture.