title: CT appearance of the diaphragm varying with respiratory phase and muscular tension.
abstract: Two cases exhibiting great variability of diaphragmatic CT appearance are reported. The literature on the effect of respiratory phase and muscular diaphragmatic contraction on the CT presentation is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D012119:Respiration; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed