Objective: Neutrophilic inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI). Positron emission …

Objective: The common denominator in most forms of ventilator-induced lung injury is an
intense inflammatory response mediated by neutrophils. PET with [18 F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D …

The aim of the study was to determine the size and location of homogeneous
inflamed/noninflamed and inhomogeneous inflamed/noninflamed lung compartments and …

We measured neutrophil glucose uptake with positron emission tomographic imaging and
[18F] fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F] FDG-PET) in anesthetized dogs after intravenous oleic acid …

Objective: PET with [18 F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose can be used to image cellular
metabolism, which during lung inflammation mainly reflects neutrophil activity, allowing the …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this review is to describe the current experimental and clinical
data regarding the fundamentals and applications of 18F-FDG PET during acute lung injury …

Objective: To compare the computed tomographic (CT) analysis of the distribution of gas
and tissue in the lungs of patients with ARDS with that in healthy volunteers. Design …

Rationale: During acute lung injury (ALI), mechanical ventilation can aggravate inflammation
by promoting alveolar distension and cyclic recruitment–derecruitment. As an estimate of the …

PET with 18F-FDG allows for noninvasive assessment of regional lung metabolism reflective
of neutrophilic inflammation. This study aimed at determining during early acute lung injury …

PET imaging with 18F-FDG followed by mathematic modeling of the pulmonary uptake rate
(Ki) is the gold standard for assessment of pulmonary inflammation in experimental studies …