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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.
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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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