title: Pulmonary computed tomography and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: Computed tomography has completely changed the views and interpretation of ARDS, opening a new era in our understanding of the physiological, pathological and clinical aspects of this syndrome. In this brief review we will emphasize the most relevant new knowledge achieved using CT scanning and we will briefly discuss its clinical use in ARDS patients.
authors.affiliation: Istituto de Anestesia e Rianimazione, Università degli studi di Milano, Ospedale Policlinico IRCCS, Italy. gattinon@policlinico.mi.it
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gattinoni
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chiumello
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cressoni
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valenza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008170:Lung Compliance; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods