Aspiration. Coloured chest X-ray showing aspiration (dark areas) in the lungs of a 76-year-old female patient with an extensive brain haemorrhage. Aspiration is the inhalation of foreign substances, ...

Aspiration pneumonia is best considered not as a distinct entity but as part of a continuum that also includes community- and hospital-acquired pneumonias. It is estimated that aspiration pneumonia ...

Aspiration pneumonia can occur if a person breathes something into their lungs instead of swallowing it. Germs, food particles, saliva, vomit, or other substances may infect the airways. Treatment ...

Test data Chest X-ray images showing examples of normal lung (left), bacterial pneumonia (centre), and viral pneumonia (right). (Courtesy: Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 10.1088/2632-2153/acc30f) ...