Evaluation of thoracic surface motion during the free breathing and deep inspiration breath hold methods

The aim of this study was to evaluate thoracic surface motion from chest wall expansion during free breathing (FB) and deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) methods, measured with and without 4-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) simulation, using equipment developed in-house. The respiratory amplitude and chest wall expansion were evaluated at 5 levels of the thorax, (the sterno-clavicular joint (SCJ), the second level, the intermammary line (IML), the fourth level and the caudal end of the xiphoid process (XP)) using radiopaque wires and potentiometers, with a CT scan simultaneously.

Source: Medical Dosimetry - March 22, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Milovan Savanovi ć, Bojan Štrbac, Bojan Mihajlović, Danijela Trokić, Dražan Jaroš, Goran Kolarević, Miloš Vićić, Jean-Noël Foulquier Source Type: research