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Acute respiratory distress syndrome CT

Introduction

Overview

Overview

There are no findings on computed tomography (CT) that are diagnostic of ARDS. CT scan may be used to better define the extent of lung injury or identify potential underlying causes of ARDS.

CT

CT

There are no findings on computed tomography (CT) that are diagnostic of ARDS. CT scan may be used to better define the extent of lung injury or identify potential underlying causes of ARDS. CT may also be used in the evaluation of patients with ARDS. Although there are no CT findings that are diagnostic of ARDS, common findings include:

ARDS on chest CT scan of a 50-year-old woman with sepsis and rapidly progressive multi-organ failure[1]
References

References

  1. ↑ Case courtesy of Dr. Sajoscha Sorrentino, M.D. “http://radiopaedia.org/cases/16290“

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