Quantitative Evaluation of Fibrosis in IPF Patients: Meaning of Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification

Quantitative Evaluation of Fibrosis in IPF Patients: Meaning of Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification

To investigate the role of diffuse pulmonary ossification (DPO) in disease severity in a population of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) patients. This retrospective study was carried out on 95 IPF patients—44 with DPO on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and 51 with no calcifications det...

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Main Authors: Monica Palermo, Francesco Tiralongo, Giulio Distefano, Ada Vancheri, Mauro Giuffrè, Fabio Pino, Pietro Valerio Foti, Gianluca Sambataro, Carlo Vancheri, Stefano Palmucci, Antonio Basile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
lung diseases
interstitial lung diseases
IPF
fibrosis
HRCT
pulmonary ossification
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/1/113

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