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Curr Opin Crit Care · Feb 2012
ReviewImaging in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
- Giacomo Bellani, Tommaso Mauri, and Antonio Pesenti.
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Milan-Bicocca and Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
- Curr Opin Crit Care. 2012 Feb 1; 18 (1): 29-34.
Purpose Of ReviewThe review focuses on recent achievements obtained by means of imaging techniques in clinical and experimental studies on acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Recent FindingsThe review focuses on four imaging techniques: computed tomography (CT), PET, electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and ultrasound, highlighting the most recent developments for each technique. Whereas CT and ultrasound are primarily based on detection of density, EIT and PET are aimed at providing more functional data.SummaryMajor improvements were recently obtained in imaging structure and several functions of the lungs, with the potential of positively impacting the clinical practice.
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