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Acute lung injury is characterized by non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, which leads to an increase of physical density (g/cm3) of the lungs. Computerized tomography (CT) may detect the density changes in the lung parenchyma, without interferences with overlying and underlying structures.
Supported in part by CNR Grant No. 8501487.57. Roma, “Special Projects on Biomedical Engineering”.
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Gattinoni, L. et al. (1986). Morphological and Functional Response to PEEP in Acute Respiratory Failure. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) 6th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82801-0_17
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