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Assessment of diaphragmatic motion after lung resection using magnetic resonance imaging

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Purpose

The aim of this study was to assess quantitatively the impairment of diaphragmatic motion after lung resection, with special reference to the location of the resected lobe, duration of the postoperative period, and patient posture. We used magnetic resonance imaging to make the assessments.

Materials and methods

In 44 patients (29 men, 15 women; mean age 62.2 years) with lung cancer, diaphragmatic motion was measured during maximum deep, slow breathing using a spoiled gradient-recalled echo sequence before and after lung resection. The study group consisted of 34 patients who were examined using a 1.5-T unit in the supine position and 10 patients using a vertically open 0.5-T unit in both the sitting and supine positions. The influence of surgery site and patient posture on diaphragmatic motion after lung resection was investigated.

Results

In all cases after lung resection, diaphragmatic motion on the operated side was significantly decreased (P < 0.001), and that on the nonoperated side was significantly increased (P = 0.045). After left upper lobectomy and right bilobectomy, the diaphragmatic motion on the operated side was significantly decreased (P < 0.001), and that of the other side was significantly increased (P < 0.001). The diaphragmatic motion was not significantly changed after right middle lobectomy. The diaphragmatic motion on the operated side was impaired significantly more (P = 0.035) in the supine position than in the sitting position.

Conclusion

After lobe resection, diaphragmatic motion was impaired more significantly in the supine than in the sitting position; and it differed according to the location of the resected lobe. The improvement in diaphragmatic function after lobectomy was observed over a period of 3–24 months.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, 520-2192, Japan

    Ryutaro Takazakura, Masashi Takahashi, Norihisa Nitta & Kiyoshi Murata

  2. Department of Respiratory Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan

    Satoru Sawai, Noriaki Tezuka & Shozo Fujino

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Takazakura, R., Takahashi, M., Nitta, N. et al. Assessment of diaphragmatic motion after lung resection using magnetic resonance imaging. Radiat Med 25, 155–163 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-007-0119-5

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