Objective: This study evaluates the feasibility of a noninvasive system for monitoring diaphragmatic efficiency in people with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI). Methods: Two versions of a portable ...

Introduction and Purpose Measurements of chest wall thickness (CWT) to examine the potential failure rates of needle decompression in elite rugby players and compare to previous studies. Measurements ...

Liver span was measured both in the midclavicular line and the midline. The liver was also examined for surface smoothness. Portal vein diameter was measured at its entrance into the liver and its ...

Pneumoperitoneum is performed with direct abdominal puncture with a Veress needle in the left upper quadrant, along the costal margin in the midclavicular line, kept up with inflation pressure of 16 ...

Objective: Selective one-lung ventilation used to optimize neonatal and pediatric surgical conditions is always a demanding task for anesthesiologists, especially during minimally invasive ...

Its specific location varies according to the aortic valve disease: in patients with aortic valve calcification and stenosis, the main working port can be located between the midclavicular line and ...

The patient first noticed a firm, nontender, moveable hard mass while conducting a routine breast self-examination in the shower. A 69-year-old woman presents to the clinic with complaints of a ...

If your patient shows signs of a tension pneumothorax, you must employ either chest needle decompression to the second intercostal space, midclavicular, or in the fifth intercostal space, either ...

Prevent high-riding nipple after reduction mammoplasty with upper footprint technique. Study shows satisfying outcomes and ease of application.

Locating the para-sagittal on the left portal vein in the abdominal enhanced 3DCT data is a critical step in clinical diagnosis and multi-modality fusion. The process of manually annotating landmarks ...

A 48-year-old man was admitted to our department because of thoracic injury following a car accident. Initially, the patient complained of dyspnea and chest pain. Imaging examinations (Figure 1A) ...