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JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS
卷 7, 期 3, 页码 168-178出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/23971983211064463
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Systemic sclerosis; interstitial lung disease; progressive fibrosing; high-resolution computed tomography; radiation; imaging
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (B.I.)
Early and accurate diagnosis of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease is important, and high-resolution computed tomography is the most sensitive and specific diagnostic method. There is currently no consensus on the frequency and scanning intervals for patients at risk of interstitial lung disease development and/or progression.
Patients with systemic sclerosis are at high risk of developing systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease. Symptoms and outcomes of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease range from subclinical lung involvement to respiratory failure and death. Early and accurate diagnosis of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease is therefore important to enable appropriate intervention. The most sensitive and specific way to diagnose systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease is by high-resolution computed tomography, and experts recommend that high-resolution computed tomography should be performed in all patients with systemic sclerosis at the time of initial diagnosis. In addition to being an important screening and diagnostic tool, high-resolution computed tomography can be used to evaluate disease extent in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease and may be helpful in assessing prognosis in some patients. Currently, there is no consensus with regards to frequency and scanning intervals in patients at risk of interstitial lung disease development and/or progression. However, expert guidance does suggest that frequency of screening using high-resolution computed tomography should be guided by risk of developing interstitial lung disease. Most experienced clinicians would not repeat high-resolution computed tomography more than once a year or every other year for the first few years unless symptoms arose. Several computed tomography techniques have been developed in recent years that are suitable for regular monitoring, including low-radiation protocols, which, together with other technologies, such as lung ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, may further assist in the evaluation and monitoring of patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease.
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