ReviewFrontiers in physiology2021
Lung Perfusion Assessment by Bedside Electrical Impedance Tomography in Critically Ill Patients.
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- Lung perfusion estimation by saline-contrast EIT without breath hold: a randomized cross-over trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Safety and Feasibility of Bedside Electrical Impedance Tomography With Hypertonic Saline Contrast for Assessing Pulmonary Perfusion in Mechanically Ventilated Children With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Pilot Study.Critical care explorations · 2026Observational
- EIT-assessed ventilation-perfusion responses to prone positioning and inhaled nitric oxide in mechanically ventilated COVID-19-related ARDS: a prospective sequential study.Journal of intensive care · 2026Article
- Frequency-domain band-pass filtering enhanced pulsation method for pulmonary embolism diagnosis and risk stratification: a two-center retrospective study.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Article
- Dead space in critical care: a practical approach with clinical scenarios.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2026Review
- Electrical Impedance Tomography-Informed Regional Functional Phenotypes in Sepsis-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Review
- Feasibility and safety of repeated 23% hypertonic saline boluses for electrical impedance tomography contrast enhancement in anaesthetised horses.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Recommendations for lung ventilation and perfusion assessment with chest electrical impedance tomography in critically ill adult patients: an international evidence-based and expert Delphi consensus study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Lung electrical impedance tomography during positioning, weaning and chest physiotherapy in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a narrative review.Annals of intensive care · 2025Review
- Imaging in animal models: bridging experimental findings and human pathophysiology.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Review
- [Application of electrical impedance tomography in diagnosis and monitoring of pulmonary diseases].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025Review
- Comparison of 5% sodium bicarbonate and 10% sodium chloride as contrast agents for lung perfusion with electrical impedance tomography: a prospective clinical study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- A nomogram model based on clinical and 3D-EIT parameters for CTEPH diagnosis.Respiratory research · 2025Article
- Gravitational distribution of regional intrapulmonary shunt assessed by EIT in ARDS.Respiratory research · 2025Article
- Dynamic EIT technology for real-time non-invasive monitoring of acute pulmonary embolism: a porcine model experiment.Respiratory research · 2025Article
- A modified CO-related EIT parameter was used to evaluate pulmonary ventilation-perfusion ratio during prone position and inhaled nitric oxide therapy: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Bedside detection and monitoring of pulmonary embolism using electrical impedance tomography.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Electrical impedance tomography monitoring in adult ICU patients: state-of-the-art, recommendations for standardized acquisition, processing, and clinical use, and future directions.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Review
- Imaging the Lung in ARDS: A Primer.Respiratory care · 2024Review
- Technical Principles and Clinical Applications of Electrical Impedance Tomography in Pulmonary Monitoring.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
As a portable, radiation-free imaging modality, electrical impedance tomography (EIT) technology has shown promise in the bedside visual assessment of lung perfusion distribution in critically ill patients. The two main methods of EIT for assessing lung perfusion are the pulsatility and conductivity contrast (saline) bolus method. Increasing attention is being paid to the saline bolus EIT method in the evaluation of regional pulmonary perfusion in clinical practice. This study seeks to provide an overview of experimental and clinical studies with the aim of clarifying the progress made in the use of the saline bolus EIT method. Animal studies revealed that the saline bolus EIT method presented good consistency with single-photon emission CT (SPECT) in the evaluation of lung regional perfusion changes in various pathological conditions. Moreover, the saline bolus EIT method has been applied to assess the lung perfusion in a pulmonary embolism and the effect of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on regional ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in several clinical studies. The implementation of saline boluses, data analyses, precision, and cutoff values varied among different studies, and a consensus must be reached regarding the clinical application of the saline bolus EIT method. Further study is required to validate the impact of the described saline bolus EIT method on decision-making, therapeutic management, and outcomes in critically ill patients.
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