Diagnostic and clinical values of non-cardiac ultrasound in COPD: A systematic review.

Jaber Saud AlqahtaniTope OyeladeJithin SreedharanAbdulelah M AldhahirSaeed M AlghamdiAhmed M AlrajehAbdullah S AlqahtaniAbdullah AlsulayyimYousef S AldabayanNowaf Y AlobaidiMohammed D AlAhmari

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2021)

US measurements of diaphragm excursion and thickness, as well as lower limb muscles strength, size and thickness, may provide a safe, portable and effective alternative to radiation-based techniques in diagnosis and prognosis as well as tracking improvement postintervention in patients with COPD.

Keyphrases

lower limb
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
optical coherence tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
left ventricular
mechanical ventilation
heart failure
intensive care unit
radiation induced
ultrasound guided
contrast enhanced ultrasound