Respiratory distress syndrome with new considerations.
To help maximize the salvage rate of patients with ARDS, radiologists must become active participants in a multidisciplinary team. A clear understanding of the nature of ARDS is a prerequisite. The authors briefly consider the pathogenesis of the syndrome and then discuss at length the usefulness of plain radiography and balloon occlusion pulmonary angiography in examining the patient with ARDS.
D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology