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Association of diaphragm thickness and density measured on chest CT with disease severity in COVID-19 patients

INTRODUCTION: A decrease in muscle mass of the diaphragm could be a significant risk factor for pneumonia. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether diaphragm thickness (DT) and density measured on chest computed tomography (CT) were associated with clinical course and mortality in adult patients...

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Autores principales: Parlak, Selçuk, Beşler, Muhammed Said, Gökhan, Muhammet Batuhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9387025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36029668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2022.08.029