Transthoracic Lung Ultrasound in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Capacity to Differentiate Chest Computed-Tomographic Characteristic Patterns.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Even today, interstitial lung disease (ILD) is diagnosed by chest high-resolution computed tomography (lung HR-CT). Large amounts of data are available about the usefulness of transthoracic lung ultrasound (LUS) in ILD. This study aimed to evaluate the transthoracic LUS capacity to discriminate different ILD patterns in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients, such as usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) with ground glass opacification/opacity (GGO), and NSIP with GGO and reticulations, as well as the possibility of identifying progressive fibrosing ILD. Methods: We enrolled SSc-patients attending the outpatient Clinic of the Rheumatology Unit of Policlinico of Foggia and the Rheumatology Unit of Policlinico of Bari w

SUBMITTER: Rotondo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11854868 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature