Quantification analysis of pleural line movement for the diagnosis of pneumothorax

BACKGROUND: There is no research on quantitative pleural line movement. In this study, we assume that tissue Doppler and its quantitative technology can quantify the pleural line movement and can be used to diagnose pneumothorax. AIM: To evaluate the quantitative assessment of pleural line movement measured by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) for pneumothorax diagnosis. METHODS: . The receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to evaluate the performance of these quantitative assessments for pneumothorax diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Quantification analysis of pleural line movement using TDI is a useful tool for the diagnosis of pneumothorax.