The value of radiology in the idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome: a radiological and pathological correlation study.

The authors have reviewed the chest radiographs of 337 newborn babies who were referred for examination with respiratory distress. They have devised a system of grading of severity of hyaline membrane disease according to the degree of radiological changes and have been able to give a prognosis for each grade. The various complications of hyaline membrane disease have been reviewed. One hundred and sixteen autopsies were carried out and the radiological and pathological findings were correlated. A positive relationship in 82% of cases was found.