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. 2015 Jul 2:319–334. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19668-8_24

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Fig. 24.5 — Computed tomography scans of the lungs of a patient with ARDS. Left panel is during supine ventilation, right panel prone. Note the anatomical distribution of the lung consolidations along a gravitational gradient in the supine position, which is nearly reversed in the prone position (Reprinted with permission of the American Thoracic Society. © 2014 American Thoracic Society. Gattinoni L, Taccone P, Carlesso E, Marini JJ. 2013. Prone position in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Rationale, Indications, and limits. Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 188:1286–1293; Official Journal of the American Thoracic Society.) [46]