18 F-FDG uptake in accessory respiratory muscles shows the respiratory effort of patients with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

Patients with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) have severe breathlessness even with mild hypoxaemia. In patients with PPFE, accessory respiratory muscles, such as the sternocleidomastoid muscles, are used to maintain ventilation. An intense F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in accessory respiratory...

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Veröffentlicht in:Respirology case reports 2022-02, Vol.10 (2), p.e0900
Hauptverfasser: Okabayashi, Hiroko, Machida, Hiroko, Masunaga, Aiko, Ichiyasu, Hidenori, Sakagami, Takuro
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