Significance of various pulmonary and extrapulmonary abnormalities on HRCT of the chest in scleroderma lung

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Pearce Wilcox¹  Anoop Kumar Pandey²  Jennifer Ellis³  Julie O′ Brien³  Jacquie Brown³  Jonathon Leipsic³ 

[1] Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;Department of Radiology, Fortis memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, Canada;Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;

关键词: ground-glass opacity;    hrct chest;    lung fi brosis;    pulmonary hypertension;    systemic sclerosis;   

DOI  :  10.4103/0971-3026.125570

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are routinely investigated with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) chest for early detection and accurate characterization of complicating interstitial lung diseases. Though the primary aim of HRCT is to delineate the burden of pulmonary involvement and to characterize the nature of fibrosis to potentially help guide management, it provides an opportunity to evaluate extrapulmonary manifestations, particularly the dilated pulmonary artery, esophageal dilatation, and pericardial abnormalities which have their own clinical significance. The aim of this article is to discuss the significance of various pulmonary and extrapulmonary abnormalities that may be identified on HRCT chest of SSc patients.

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