Association of quantitative computed tomography indices with lung function and extent of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis

TEMİZ KARADAĞ D., ÇAKIR Ö., ŞAN S., YAZICI A., ÇİFTÇİ E., ÇEFLE A.

CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.41, no.2, pp.513-521, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10067-021-05918-x
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.513-521
  • Keywords: High-resolution computed tomography, Lung density, Pulmonary fibrosis, Systemic sclerosis, DISEASE, CT, CLASSIFICATION, DENSITOMETRY, MORTALITY, CRITERIA, PREDICT, TESTS
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives The aim was to investigate the discriminative value of a wide range of quantitative computed tomography (qCT) parameters in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with and without pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and their association with pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and visual fibrosis scores (VFS).