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B-mode was used to find the best approach and to select the exploration line of hemidiaphragm. During inspiration, diaphragmatic contraction was recorded by M-mode tracing, and the amplitude of excursion was measured on the vertical axis of the tracing from the baseline to the point of maximum height of inspiration on the graph.
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B-mode view of diaphragm in the zone of apposition during expiration (A) and inspiration (B). The diaphragm is identified as a 3-layer structure (non-echogenic central layer bordered by two echogenic layers, the diaphragmatic pleurae and the peritoneum). Thickening fraction is defined as ([thickness at B − thickness at A]/thickness at A).
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