ArticleCritical care explorations2023
Electrical Impedance Tomography As a Bedside Diagnostic Tool for Pulmonary Embolism.
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- 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
- Accuracy of electrical impedance tomography to detect perfusion defects in pulmonary embolism.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Article
- Clinical Application of Electrical Impedance Tomography in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- 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
- [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
- Bedside detection and monitoring of pulmonary embolism using electrical impedance tomography.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Electrical impedance tomography to guide mechanical ventilation for asymmetrical lung injury: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- DEIT-Based Bone Position and Orientation Estimation for Robotic Support in Total Knee Arthroplasty-A Computational Feasibility Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Technical Principles and Clinical Applications of Electrical Impedance Tomography in Pulmonary Monitoring.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Layered Fusion Reconstruction Based on Fuzzy Features for Multi-Conductivity Electrical Impedance Tomography.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Research trends and hotspots in the field of electrical impedance tomography for mechanical ventilation: a bibliometric analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Bedside electrical impedance tomography to assist the management of pulmonary embolism: A case report.Heliyon · 2024Article
- [Research progress on electrical impedance tomography in pulmonary perfusion].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2023Review
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Abstract
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) has been shown to be of value in evaluating the distribution of ventilation. In addition, several studies, particularly case reports, have demonstrated the use of EIT in the assessment of lung perfusion. EIT may be a potential diagnostic bedside tool in the diagnosis and follow-up of acute pulmonary embolism. CASE SUMMARY: We present one case of a patient with COVID-19 who likely had pulmonary thromboembolism where perfusion scans were made before and after thrombolytic therapy. Perfusion scans showed improvement after thrombolytic therapy. This article should therefore be seen as a first step in proving the validity of EIT-derived perfusion scans as a diagnostic for pulmonary embolism.
conclusionThe hypertonic saline bolus EIT method as a diagnostic tool for pulmonary embolism is a promising new technique, which can be particularly meaningful for critically ill patients. Further study is required to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of this technique and the impact on decision-making and outcomes of critically ill patients.
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