Systemic sclerosis: correlation between lung abnormalities on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests (PFTs)

Systemic sclerosis: correlation between lung abnormalities on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests (PFTs)

Abstract Background Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease that affects multiple systems and causes fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. There are two ways in which the lungs can be involved in patients with systemic sclerosis, either isolated pulmonary hypertension or interstitial l...

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Main Authors: Iman Mohamed Hamdy Ibrahim, Sherif Mohamed Gamal, Adham Mamdouh Salama, Mostafa Ahmed Khairy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Systemic sclerosis
High-resolution CT
Pulmonary function tests
Interstitial lung disease
Pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-020-00220-3

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