High-Attenuation Areas on Chest Computed Tomography and Clinical Respiratory Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Adults.
Anna J PodolanczukElizabeth C OelsnerR Graham BarrElana J BernsteinEric A HoffmanImaani J EasthausenKaren Hinckley StukovskyArindam RoyChoudhuryErin D MichosGanesh RaghuSteven M KawutDavid J LedererPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2017)
Areas of increased lung attenuation are a novel risk factor for ILD hospitalization and mortality. Measurement of high-attenuation areas by screening and diagnostic computed tomography may be warranted in at-risk adults.