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From: Comparison of quantitative computed tomography analysis and single-indicator thermodilution to measure pulmonary edema in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Computed tomographic scans obtained in a 32-yr-old patient with “patchy” acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by invasive aspergillosis. Contiguous 0.5-cm-thick computed tomographic sections were obtained from the apex to the diaphragm in positive end-expiratory pressure of 10 cmH2O. As shown by the ARDS viewer, the entire lung is composed of nonaerated (green), poorly aerated (blue), and normally aerated (purple) lung regions. The gas content (GVCT) is 506.86 ml, and the lung tissue volume (TVCT) is 1652.71 ml.

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