Detection of Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Thoracic Ultrasound. A Diagnostic Test Accuracy study.
Bjørk Khaliqi SofíudóttirStefan HardersChristian B LaursenPhilip R Lage-HansenSabrina Mai NielsenSøren Andreas JustRobin ChristensenJesper Rømhild DavidsenTorkell J EllingsenPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2024)
To our knowledge, this prospective study is the first to use respiratory symptoms in RA as inclusion criteria. Systematic screening for respiratory symptoms combined with TUS can reduce the diagnostic delay of ILD in RA.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic sclerosis
- disease activity
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- healthcare
- ankylosing spondylitis
- sleep quality
- spinal cord
- respiratory tract
- computed tomography
- ultrasound guided
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- label free