Abstract
Ten patients with full-blown ARDS, on mechanical ventilation with PEEP underwent lung CT. Seven normal subjects were also studied. Three tomographic levels (apex, hilum, and base) were selected. The most consistent morphologic finding in ARDS was he presence of densities in the dependent regions of the lung. Assuming that the three levels were a representative sample of the whole lung, the lung weight was computed from the mean CI number and lung gas volume. Analysis of the CI number frequency distribution revealed three definite patterns of distribution; type I, bimodal, with one mode in the normal CT number range; type 2, unimodal narrow distribution, with the mode in the CT range of water; and type 3, unimodal broad distribution in the abnormal CT number range.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-30 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Thoracic Imaging |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology