Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: identification of key prognostic determinants using automated CT analysis

Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: identification of key prognostic determinants using automated CT analysis

Abstract Background Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (CHP) has a variable disease course. Computer analysis of CT features was used to identify a subset of CHP patients with an outcome similar to patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Methods Consecutive patients with a multi-discipl...

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Main Authors: Joseph Jacob, Brian J. Bartholmai, Ryoko Egashira, Anne Laure Brun, Srinivasan Rajagopalan, Ronald Karwoski, Maria Kokosi, David M. Hansell, Athol U. Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Pulmonary vessel volume
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Quantitative CT analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0418-2

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