CT-determined pulmonary artery to aorta ratio as a predictor of elevated pulmonary artery pressure and survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Mitsuaki YagiHiroyuki TaniguchiYasuhiro KondohMasahiko AndoTomoki KimuraKensuke KataokaTaiki FurukawaAtsushi SuzukiTakeshi JohkohYoshinori Hasegawa

Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2017)

Measurement of the PA:A is a useful and convenient method to predict elevated mPAP in IPF at initial evaluation. Moreover, a PA:A >0.9 was found to be an indicator of worse prognosis.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
interstitial lung disease
computed tomography
image quality
dual energy
positron emission tomography
free survival
rheumatoid arthritis
magnetic resonance imaging