Automatic detection of a diaphragm in time-motion data using ventilator waveforms

Abstract

A diaphragm measurement system (1) includes at least one electronic processor (13) programmed to perform a diaphragm measurement method (100) including receiving ultrasound imaging data (24) of a diaphragm of a patient over a time period encompassing multiple breaths; receiving respiration data of the patient over the time period; calculating a diaphragm thickness metric based on the received ultrasound imaging data of the diaphragm and the received respiration data; and displaying, on a display device (14), a representation (30) of the calculated diaphragm thickness metric.

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