title: Unilateral atelectasis in a preterm infant monitored with electrical impedance tomography: a case report.
abstract: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive, radiation-free tool to monitor regional changes in ventilation. This report describes, for the first time, that unilateral atelectasis in an extremely low birth weight infant results in a loss of regional ventilation measured by EIT in the affected lung.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EIT is currently the most promising technique to monitor regional lung aeration continuously at the bedside in this vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Emma Children's Hospital AMC, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p.s.burgvander@amc.nl.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: van der Burg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miedema
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: de Jongh
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: van Kaam
mesh_terms: D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology; D014054:Tomography / Q000379:methods*