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Assessment Tools for Pulmonary Involvement in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Is Diaphragmatic Ultrasonography Correlated to Spirometry?

20239 citationsOpen accessKafr el-Sheikh University

Abstract

The present study showed that diaphragm ultrasonography is correlated with spirometric findings in radiographic SpA patients. Further studies are required to assess its reliability, specificity, and sensitivity in this pathology.

Research topics

  • Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies

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DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s393061

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