Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with Lung Cancer: A Comparative Analysis of the Incidence, Survival Rate, and CT Findings with the Patients without Lung Cancer.
Bumsang ChoHee KangJe Hun KimJung Gu ParkSekyoung ParkJong Hyouk YunPublished in: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe chi (2020)
In patients with IPF who develop lung cancer, the rate of death from AE is higher than that in patients with IPF alone. They tend to have unusual CT patterns associated with AE, such as a peribronchial or asymmetric distribution.
Keyphrases
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- interstitial lung disease
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- image quality
- ejection fraction
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- risk factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- systemic sclerosis
- aortic dissection
- hepatitis b virus