Computer assisted analysis of the chest radiograph lung area and prediction of failure of extubation from mechanical ventilation in preterm neonates

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 866, 2000, Pages 156-159

  Dimitriou, G ^a   Greenough, A ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; EXTUBATION; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034073164     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.73.866.10884728     Document Type: Article

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