PMC4388066_01
The normal left hemidiaphragm of the patient. We can see the diaphragmatic excursion showing an inspiratory peak of 2.78 cm above the baseline.
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Fig1
We observed that the excursions were much larger in the left hemidiaphragm (Figure 1, Additional file 1: VideoClip 1) and that the movement of the right hemidiaphragm could not be measured (Figure 2, Additional file 2: VideoClip 2).
The pathological right hemidiaphragm of the patient. There is a dysfunction of the hemidiaphragm with an absent movement (Arrow).
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Fig2
We observed that the excursions were much larger in the left hemidiaphragm (Figure 1, Additional file 1: VideoClip 1) and that the movement of the right hemidiaphragm could not be measured (Figure 2, Additional file 2: VideoClip 2).