Predicting the response to pulmonary vasodilator therapy in systemic sclerosis with pulmonary hypertension by using quantitative chest CT.

Keita NinagawaMasaru KatoYasuka KikuchiHiroyuki SugimoriMichihito KonoYuichiro FujiedaIchizo TsujinoTatsuya Atsumi

Published in: Modern rheumatology (2022)

Quantitative chest CT well predicted the response to vasodilators in patients with SSc and PH. Our results suggest its utility in differentiating the dominance of PVD or ILD.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease
pulmonary hypertension
contrast enhanced
image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
pulmonary artery
high resolution
pulmonary arterial hypertension
magnetic resonance imaging
rheumatoid arthritis
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance
bone marrow
pet ct