Ultrasound diaphragm activity in patients with cystic fibrosis: relationship to disease severity and peripheral muscle strength

A. Maynard (Montreal, Canada), F. Tremblay (Montreal, Canada), B. Dubé (Montreal, Canada)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Advances in cystic fibrosis: from microbiome to MRI
Session: Advances in cystic fibrosis: from microbiome to MRI
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4346
Disease area: Airway diseases

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