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Table 3 Diaphragm excursion and peak inspiratory speed measured using DCR

From: Dynamic chest radiography: a state-of-the-art review

Paper

N

Population

Age (years)

Height (cm)

Hemidiaphragm excursion*

Hemidiaphragm speed (peak)*

R deep

L deep

R tidal

L tidal

R deep

L deep

R tidal

L tidal

FitzMaurice et al. [30]

21

Contralateral (un-paralysed) side of diaphragm palsy cases

61 ± 13

172 ± 10

25 ± 6

33 ± 15

NA

NA

40 ± 16

55 ± 21

NA

NA

FitzMaurice et al. [29]

24

Cystic fibrosis (before modulator drug treatment)

27 ± 6

167 ± 10

18 ± 11

21 ± 11

11 ± 3

14 ± 6

22 ± 14

28 ± 11

13 ± 4

15 ± 4

Cystic fibrosis (after modulator drug treatment)

27 ± 6

167 ± 10

26 ± 9

31 ± 11

14 ± 6

16 ± 8

31 ± 11

37 ± 16

16 ± 5

18 ± 6

FitzMaurice et al. [34]

20

Cystic fibrosis (during a pulmonary exacerbation)

25 ± 7

164 ± 9

13 (6)

18 (11)

11 (7)

12 (6)

10 (6)

13 (12)

9 (6)

9 (4)

Cystic fibrosis (after treatment)

25 ± 7

164 ± 9

19 (14)

25 (16)

13 (10)

15 (10)

15 (12)

18 (11)

10 (4)

12 (5)

Hida et al. [20]

174

Healthy volunteers

57 ± 10

163 ± 9

49 ± 17

52 ± 16

NA

NA

27 ± 10

32 ± 12

NA

NA

Hida et al. [21]

15

COPD–GOLD 1–2

74 ± 10

163 ± 5

54 ± 17

61 ± 14

NA

NA

21 ± 9

25 ± 8

NA

NA

16

COPD–GOLD 3–4

70 ± 9

163 ± 6

40 ± 15

44 ± 14

NA

NA

23 ± 10

26 ± 7

NA

NA

31

Healthy volunteers

64 ± 5

162 ± 9

53 ± 15

40 ± 13

NA

NA

25 ± 10

34 ± 14

NA

NA

Yamada et al. [18]

47

Healthy volunteers

55 ± 10

162 ± 9

NA

NA

10 ± 4

15 ± 4

NA

NA

12 ± 4

17 ± 4

39

COPD

71 ± 8

163 ± 6

NA

NA

15 ± 6

17 ± 5

NA

NA

16 ± 5

19 ± 5

Yamada et al. [16]

172

Healthy volunteers

56 ± 10

164 ± 9

NA

NA

11 ± 4

15 ± 5

NA

NA

12 ± 4

16 ± 4

  1. *Expressed as mean ± standard deviation, or median and interquartile range (IQR)