title: Echographic evaluation of diaphragmatic motion in intra-abdominal diseases.
abstract: Movement of the diaphragm can be evaluated with diagnostic ultrasound using B- and M-mode techniques. Ultrasonic scanning is a highly sensitive method of demonstrating generalized or localized abnormalities of diaphragmatic motion and is superior to fluoroscopy in several respects. There is no exposure to ionizing radiations, and a permanent record of the excursion of the diaphragmatic surface is obtained. This method has the additional advantage of providing a two-dimensional display of the upper abdominal quadrant, which may reveal the nature of the underlying disease process.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000503:physiopathology; D001201:Ascites / Q000503:physiopathology; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000503:physiopathology; D014463:Ultrasonography