TY - JOUR
T1 - Trans-diaphragmatic Pathologies
T2 - Anatomical Background and Spread of Disease on Cross-sectional Imaging
AU - Tawfik, Aya
AU - Thomas, Aaron J.
AU - Menias, Christine O.
AU - Nada, Ayman
AU - Shaaban, Akram M.
AU - Gaballah, Ayman H.
AU - Morani, Ajaykumar C.
AU - Jensen, Corey T.
AU - Elsayes, Khaled M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - The diaphragm is not only a sheet of muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities: it plays an essential role in ventilation and can act as a gateway for the spread of different disease processes between the abdominal and the thoracic cavity. Careful attention to the appearance of the diaphragm on various imaging modalities is essential to ensure the accurate diagnosis of diaphragmatic disorders, which may be secondary to functional or anatomical derangements.
AB - The diaphragm is not only a sheet of muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities: it plays an essential role in ventilation and can act as a gateway for the spread of different disease processes between the abdominal and the thoracic cavity. Careful attention to the appearance of the diaphragm on various imaging modalities is essential to ensure the accurate diagnosis of diaphragmatic disorders, which may be secondary to functional or anatomical derangements.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087346172&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.05.007
DO - 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.05.007
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32624297
AN - SCOPUS:85087346172
SN - 0363-0188
VL - 50
SP - 252
EP - 261
JO - Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
JF - Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
IS - 2
ER -