RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Imaging of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 607
OP 612
DO 10.4187/respcare.01731
VO 57
IS 4
A1 Sheard, Sarah
A1 Rao, Praveen
A1 Devaraj, Anand
YR 2012
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/4/607.abstract
AB Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) have a crucial role to play in the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The identification of pulmonary opacification is a requirement for the definition of ARDS on the chest radiograph, while CT has a role to play, not only in the diagnosis of ARDS, but also in the identification of complications. This paper reviews the radiological appearances of ARDS that have been documented for some time, and also more recent research that has identified a role for CT in directing ventilation and in prognostication.