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Lung Ultrasound in the Screening of Pulmonary Interstitial Involvement Secondary to Systemic Connective Tissue Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study Involving 180 Patients.

Natalia BudaAnna WojteczekAnna MasiakMaciej PiskunowiczWojciech BatkoZbigniew Zdrojewski
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
LUS is an efficient imaging modality that can detect pulmonary interstitial involvement in patients with systemic connective tissue disease with a high sensitivity and specificity. Further prospective studies conducted on a larger population are deemed necessary.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • chronic kidney disease
  • high resolution
  • photodynamic therapy
  • case control
  • structural basis