Pulmonary Ultrasonography in Systemic Sclerosis-Induced Interstitial Lung Disease-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mislav RadicHana ĐogašAudrey J GaskinsSlavica Jurić PetričevićIvan ŠkopljanacJosipa RadićPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
LUS examination proved to be a valuable tool in discerning which SSc patients should receive additional HRCT scans to detect ILD and therefore reduces the doses of ionizing radiation exposure in SSc patients. However, further studies are needed to achieve consensus in scoring and the evaluation methodology of LUS examination.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- rheumatoid arthritis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- endothelial cells
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- high glucose
- clinical practice