Diagnostic accuracy of a velcro sound detector (VECTOR) for interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients: the InSPIRAtE validation study (INterStitial pneumonia in rheumatoid ArThritis with an electronic device).
Andreina ManfrediG CassoneS CerriV VeneritoA L FedeleM TrevisaniF FuriniO AddimandaF PancaldiG Della CasaR D'AmicoR ViciniG SandriP TorricelliI CelentanoA BortoluzziN MalavoltaR MeliconiF IannoneE GremeseF LuppiC SalvaraniM Sebastianinull nullPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2019)
VECTOR may represent the first validated tool for the screening of RA patients who are suspected for ILD and who should be directed to HRCT for the diagnosis. Moreover, early identification of RA-ILD could contribute to the design of prospective studies aimed at elucidating unclear aspects of the disease.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- systemic sclerosis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- end stage renal disease
- ankylosing spondylitis
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- computed tomography
- pulmonary embolism
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patient reported outcomes
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported
- case control
- image quality