Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 15, 2026

Protocol and Guidelines for Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Diagnosing Neonatal Pulmonary Diseases Based on International Expert Consensus
Published on: March 6, 2019
Lungs in infants and young children: improved thin-section CT with a noninvasive controlled-ventilation
F R Long1, R G Castile, A S Brody
1Children's Radiological Institute, Columbus Children's Hospital, OH 43205-2696, USA. flong@chi.osu.edu
Abstract:
Three sedated young children underwent thin-section computed tomography (CT) of the chest while breathing and during controlled respiratory pauses induced by means of a step increase in positive-pressure ventilation applied via a face mask. Motion-free inspiratory and expiratory thin-section CT images were successfully acquired during 8-12-second respiratory pauses. This simple, reproducible technique produced thin-section CT images that were clearer and more clinically useful than those obtained during quiet tidal breathing.

