Lung nodules are clusters of cells found during an x-ray or CT scan that appear as more dense or white spots in the lungs.

A hiatal hernia is a condition in which the upper part of your stomach bulges through an opening in your diaphragm. Different types of hiatal hernia, such as a paraesophageal hernia, can require ...

The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that is primarily responsible for breathing. Contraction of the diaphragm expands the lungs and draws air into them. The phrenic nerve ...

Background: Respiratory muscle weakness is an important clinical problem. Tests of varying complexity and invasiveness are available to assess respiratory muscle strength. The relative precision of ...

Respiratory motion during PET/CT acquisition can cause misregistration and inaccuracies in calculation of standardized uptake values (SUVs). Our aim was to compare the detection and characterization ...

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