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Interstitial Pneumonia in Progressive Systemic Sclerosis: Serial High-Resolution CT Findings with Functional Correlation

Authors
 Eun A. Kim  ;  Takeshi Johkoh  ;  Kyung Soo Lee  ;  Kazuya Ichikado  ;  Eun-Mi Koh  ;  Tae Sung Kim  ;  Eung Yeop Kim 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY, Vol.25(5) : 757-763, 2001 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY
ISSN
 0363-8715 
Issue Date
2001
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Disease Progression ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnostic imaging ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/pathology* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Respiratory Function Tests ; Scleroderma, Systemic/complications* ; Severity of Illness Index ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abstract
PURPOSE:
The aim of our study was to assess the serial high-resolution CT findings and their correlation with the results of pulmonary function tests in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) and interstitial pneumonia.
METHOD:
The study included 40 patients with symptoms or signs of PSS and interstitial pneumonia, who underwent serial high-resolution CT scans (mean follow-up period 39 months). Seventeen patients simultaneously had serial pulmonary function tests (mean follow-up period 40 months). On high-resolution CT, the pattern and extent of parenchymal abnormalities were retrospectively analyzed. Serial changes on high-resolution CT were correlated with the changes of pulmonary function tests.
RESULTS:
On initial CT, areas of ground-glass opacity (mean +/- SD extent 17.7 +/- 12.3% in all patients), irregular linear opacity (4.4 +/- 4.4% in 36 patients), small nodules (3.9 +/- 12.5% in 28), consolidation (1.9 +/- 4.2% in 13), and honeycombing (1.9 +/- 3.8% in 12) were seen. The total disease extent (p = 0.042) and extents of ground-glass opacity (18.9 +/- 15.5%; p = 0.04) and honeycombing (5.0 +/- 7.2%; p = 0.002) increased significantly on follow-up CT. Both forced vital capacity (from 2.4 +/- 0.4 to 2.0 +/- 0.4 L; p = 0.002) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (from 2.0 +/- 0.4 to 1.6 +/- 0.3 L; p = 0.013) decreased significantly on follow-up examination. The increase in the extent of honeycombing on CT correlated significantly with the decrease in diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (r = -0.411, p = 0.049).
CONCLUSION:
In patients with PSS and interstitial pneumonia, the overall extent of disease and extents of honeycombing and ground-glass opacity increase significantly on follow-up CT. Increase of honeycombing correlates well with decrease of diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide.
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Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Eung Yeop(김응엽)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/142311
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