Ultrasound Evaluation of Diaphragmatic and Intercostal Muscle Function as an Indicator of COPD Severity: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
Respiratory muscle ultrasound offers reproducible and clinically informative parameters that support both COPD diagnosis and severity assessment, providing a potential complementary tool to pulmonary function testing in clinical practice.
Authors
- Mengyao Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6734-5242)
- Jin Ge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1574-1525)
- Xianting Yan
- Zeyang Dong
- Bin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-9167)
- Xixi Sun
- Sihui Zheng
- Jian Ye
- Haibo Gu
- Nan Cao
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Zhejiang Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of COPD
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s569990
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56