Diaphragm Length during Tidal Breathing in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Measurement of the separate volume changes of rib cage and abdomen during breathing

1967 • 988 citations

Contractile Properties of the Human Diaphragm during Chronic Hyperinflation

1991 • 450 citations

Human respiratory muscle actions and control during exercise

1997 • 363 citations

Contraction of the human diaphragm during rapid postural adjustments

1997 • 282 citations

Determinants of maximal inspiratory pressure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1986 • 243 citations

Neural drive to the diaphragm in patients with severe COPD.

1997 • 221 citations

Abdominal Muscle Use during Breathing in Patients with Chronic Airflow Obstruction

1992 • 217 citations

Subcellular adaptation of the human diaphragm in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1999 • 204 citations

Diaphragm Activation during Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2001 • 191 citations

Force-length relationship of the normal human diaphragm

1982 • 186 citations

Three-dimensional reconstruction of the in vivo human diaphragm shape at different lung volumes

1994 • 186 citations

Diaphragm in emphysematous hamsters: sarcomere adaptability

1983 • 162 citations

Effect of Chronic Hyperinflation on Diaphragm Length and Surface Area

1997 • 162 citations

Factors Influencing Ventilatory Muscle Recruitment in Patients with Chronic Airflow Obstruction

1990 • 160 citations

Impaired respiratory mechanics in pulmonary emphysema: Evaluation with dynamic breathing MRI

1999 • 141 citations

Discharge frequencies of parasternal intercostal and scalene motor units during breathing in normal and COPD subjects.

1996 • 139 citations

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery and Airflow Limitation

1998 • 129 citations

Effect of hyperinflation on the diaphragm

1997 • 121 citations

Thoracoabdominal motion in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

1977 • 114 citations

Abnormalities of chest wall motion in patients with chronic airflow obstruction.

1984 • 100 citations

Effect of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery on Diaphragm Length in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1999 • 84 citations

Electrical and mechanical activity of the diaphragm accompanying body position in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

1982 • 79 citations

Estimation of lung volumes from chest radiographs using shape information.

1979 • 77 citations

The effect of change in body position on lung volumes and intrapulmonary gas mixing in patients with obesity, heart failure, and emphysema.

1960 • 74 citations

Structural change of the thorax in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1992 • 71 citations

Neural Respiratory Drive and Neuromuscular Coupling in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

1990 • 69 citations

Mechanisms of paradoxical rib cage motion in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

1986 • 68 citations

Effects of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema on Diaphragm Dimensions and Configuration

2001 • 67 citations

Human rib cage distortability

1996 • 67 citations

Dependence of diaphragmatic length on lung volume and thoracoabdominal configuration

1985 • 67 citations

Respiratory muscle function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: its relationship to disability and to respiratory therapy.

1974 • 67 citations

Motion of the Diaphragm in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease while Spontaneously Breathing versus during Positive Pressure Breathing after Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Blockade

2002 • 65 citations

Rib cage dimensions in hyperinflated patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

1996 • 52 citations

Three-dimensional reconstruction of human diaphragm with the use of spiral computed tomography

1997 • 52 citations

Effects of Emphysema and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery on Transdiaphragmatic Pressure and Diaphragm Length

2002 • 48 citations

Effect of lower rib cage expansion and diaphragm shortening on the zone of apposition

1990 • 41 citations

Effect of Asbestos-Related Pleural Fibrosis on Excursion of the Lower Chest Wall and Diaphragm

1999 • 41 citations

Inspiratory pressure generation: comparison of subjects with COPD and age-matched normals

1988 • 38 citations

Volume displaced by diaphragm motion in emphysema

2001 • 37 citations

Model of Functional Restriction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Transplantation, and Lung Reduction Surgery

1999 • 35 citations

Dynamic changes in the zone of apposition and diaphragm length during maximal respiratory efforts.

1994 • 35 citations

Rib cage distortion during voluntary and involuntary breathing acts

1985 • 32 citations

High intensity illumination effects in LiNbO3 and KTiOPO4 waveguides

1997 • 31 citations

Sarcomeres Are Added in Series to Emphysematous Rat Diaphragm After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

2002 • 30 citations

Estimation of diaphragm length in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2000 • 25 citations

Anatomic Landmarks To Estimate the Length of the Diaphragm From Chest Radiographs

2001 • 14 citations