Histogram-Based Densitometry Index to Assess the Severity of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis in Standard and Low-Dose Computed Tomography.
Cosimo BruniLorenzo TofaniAlexandru GaraimanSuzana JordanCarmen-Marina MihaiRucsandra DobrotaMuriel ElhaiMike Oliver BeckerAnna-Maria Hoffmann-VoldThomas FrauenfelderMarco Matucci CerinicOliver DistlerPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2024)
Thresholds for both standard and reduced CII to identify extensive ILD were developed and validated, with an additional association with mortality. CIIs might help in clinical practice when radiology expertise is missing.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- low dose
- computed tomography
- clinical practice
- contrast enhanced
- rheumatoid arthritis
- positron emission tomography
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- high dose
- artificial intelligence
- cardiovascular events
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk factors
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- machine learning