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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
Objectives: The aim of the study was the assessment of lung ultrasound (LUS) as a screening of pulmonary interstitial involvement secondary to systemic connective tissue diseases. Methods: A prospective study was conducted on the study group comprising 180 patients diagnosed with different systemic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8466284/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34575225 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10184114 |
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author | Buda, Natalia Wojteczek, Anna Masiak, Anna Piskunowicz, Maciej Batko, Wojciech Zdrojewski, Zbigniew |
author_facet | Buda, Natalia Wojteczek, Anna Masiak, Anna Piskunowicz, Maciej Batko, Wojciech Zdrojewski, Zbigniew |
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description | Objectives: The aim of the study was the assessment of lung ultrasound (LUS) as a screening of pulmonary interstitial involvement secondary to systemic connective tissue diseases. Methods: A prospective study was conducted on the study group comprising 180 patients diagnosed with different systemic connective tissue diseases. Each patient underwent lung ultrasound (LUS), high-resolution chest computed tomography (HRCT), and echocardiography (ECHO). Each imaging examination was blinded and performed by an independent operator. LUS was conducted with convex and linear transducers. Results: The sensitivity and specificity of LUS as compared to HRCT in detecting pulmonary interstitial involvement in the study group were 99.3% and 96.4%, respectively; positive predictive value (PPV) 0.7, negative predictive value (NPV) 3.6. Abnormalities indicating interstitial lung disease (ILD) with fibrosis were most frequently localized bilaterally in the lower fields of the lungs, assessed in the dorsal view. Conclusions: 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-84662842021-09-27 Lung Ultrasound in the Screening of Pulmonary Interstitial Involvement Secondary to Systemic Connective Tissue Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study Involving 180 Patients Buda, Natalia Wojteczek, Anna Masiak, Anna Piskunowicz, Maciej Batko, Wojciech Zdrojewski, Zbigniew J Clin Med Article Objectives: The aim of the study was the assessment of lung ultrasound (LUS) as a screening of pulmonary interstitial involvement secondary to systemic connective tissue diseases. Methods: A prospective study was conducted on the study group comprising 180 patients diagnosed with different systemic connective tissue diseases. Each patient underwent lung ultrasound (LUS), high-resolution chest computed tomography (HRCT), and echocardiography (ECHO). Each imaging examination was blinded and performed by an independent operator. LUS was conducted with convex and linear transducers. Results: The sensitivity and specificity of LUS as compared to HRCT in detecting pulmonary interstitial involvement in the study group were 99.3% and 96.4%, respectively; positive predictive value (PPV) 0.7, negative predictive value (NPV) 3.6. Abnormalities indicating interstitial lung disease (ILD) with fibrosis were most frequently localized bilaterally in the lower fields of the lungs, assessed in the dorsal view. Conclusions: 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. MDPI 2021-09-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8466284/ /pubmed/34575225 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10184114 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Buda, Natalia Wojteczek, Anna Masiak, Anna Piskunowicz, Maciej Batko, Wojciech Zdrojewski, Zbigniew Lung Ultrasound in the Screening of Pulmonary Interstitial Involvement Secondary to Systemic Connective Tissue Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study Involving 180 Patients |
title | Lung Ultrasound in the Screening of Pulmonary Interstitial Involvement Secondary to Systemic Connective Tissue Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study Involving 180 Patients |
title_full | Lung Ultrasound in the Screening of Pulmonary Interstitial Involvement Secondary to Systemic Connective Tissue Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study Involving 180 Patients |
title_fullStr | Lung Ultrasound in the Screening of Pulmonary Interstitial Involvement Secondary to Systemic Connective Tissue Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study Involving 180 Patients |
title_full_unstemmed | Lung Ultrasound in the Screening of Pulmonary Interstitial Involvement Secondary to Systemic Connective Tissue Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study Involving 180 Patients |
title_short | Lung Ultrasound in the Screening of Pulmonary Interstitial Involvement Secondary to Systemic Connective Tissue Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study Involving 180 Patients |
title_sort | lung ultrasound in the screening of pulmonary interstitial involvement secondary to systemic connective tissue disease: a prospective pilot study involving 180 patients |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8466284/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34575225 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10184114 |
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