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

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

Abstract 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 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in accessory...

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Main Authors: Hiroko Okabayashi, Hiroko Machida, Aiko Masunaga, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Takuro Sakagami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-02-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
Subjects:
18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose–position emission tomography/computed tomography
accessory respiratory muscles
pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.900

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