"Velcro-type" crackles predict specific radiologic features of fibrotic interstitial lung disease.
Giacomo SgallaSimon L F WalshNicola SverzellatiSophie FletcherStefania CerriBorislav DimitrovDragana NikolicAnna BarneyFabrizio PancaldiLuca LarcherFabrizio LuppiMark G JonesDonna DaviesLuca RicheldiPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2018)
"Velcro-type" crackles predict the presence of FILD and directly correlate with the extent of distinct radiologic features of pulmonary fibrosis. Such evidence provides grounds for further investigation of lung sounds as an early identification tool in FILD.