[CT of the lung fibrosis in progressive systemic sclerosis].
The CT findings of the lung fibrosis in 5 patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) were analyzed. The main findings were high density with decrease of lung volume, air-bronchography in the high density area with decrease of lung volume, and ring shadows in various sizes in the periphery of the lung. The marked decrease of lung volume was a characteristic finding related to alveolar collapse by fibrosis.
Koba
H
H
Kato
S
S
Watanabe
H
H
Mori
Y
Y
Sizyubo
N
N
Tanaka
H
H
Yamagishi
M
M
Mori
M
M
Suzuki
A
A
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed