Significance of baseline computed tomography assessment for predicting the pulmonary fibrosis during the course of chemotherapy-induced pneumonitis.
Ji-Yeon HanKi-Nam LeeHongyeul LeeSeok Jin ChoiJin Wook BaekYoung Jin HeoGi Won ShinJin Young ParkPublished in: Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology (2019)
Moderate to severe emphysema as well as preexisting ILD visible on baseline CT are risk factors for developing pulmonary fibrosis in the course of CIP. Thin-section CT may be helpful to predict the risk of pulmonary fibrosis before administering chemotherapy.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary fibrosis
- computed tomography
- chemotherapy induced
- dual energy
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- interstitial lung disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- early onset
- high intensity
- systemic sclerosis
- locally advanced
- magnetic resonance
- rheumatoid arthritis
- lung function
- air pollution
- rectal cancer