… of lung water. An air-inflated exsanguine human lung was filled with known amounts of water
… this analysis, it was possible to compute the volume of water or albumin present in the lung. …

… The gold standard for noninvasive EVLW assessment is represented by quantitative
computed tomography (CT), which unfortunately is both expensive and often not feasible, since it …

… , the lung density was measured by computed tomography (CT) and the lung volumes by total
… From the CT num bers (difference in X-ray attenuation between lung and water, measured …

… In a case-series of patients with ARDS quantification of lung edema by computed tomography
using dedicated analyzing software showed a good correlation with measurements of lung …

… water-rich structures and alveolar air, as it happens in case of thickened interlobular septa
due to increase of extravascular lung water… invasive estimate of extravascular lung water. The …

… Computed tomography The principle advantages of using X-ray computed tomography (CT)
over conventional radiography are that the density of the infiltrates can be determined …

… , computed tomography (CT) can also be used for estimating tissue density. In the case of
the lung, a … We also found an increase in the volume of extravascular lung water (thermal-dye …

… is an abnormal accumulation of water in the lung. Consequently, the computed tomography
(CT) … with data from objective CT analysis of the lung parenchyma. Indeed CT can assess …

… The CT number characterizing a given voxel averages the radiological densities of gas,
lung parenchyma, extravascular lung water, and blood of a large number of alveoli. One can …

… signs of drowning in post-mortem multislice computed tomography (MSCT). Therefore, the
… hyperperfused lung areas of aspiration. The resorption of fresh water in the lung resulted in …