A 68-year-old man with COPD is admitted to ICU with acute exacerbation and respiratory failure. He is initiated on mechanical ventilation. After 48 hours, the physician suspects ventilator-associated lung injury (VALI) due to high plateau pressures. Which investigation is most appropriate to confirm the diagnosis and guide further ventilatory management?

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