High-resolution computed tomography in hypersensitivity pneumonitis - correlation with pulmonary function.
In 20 patients with chronic form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) pulmonary function tests (FEV(1), FVC, DCO) and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans were obtained. Extent of pathological changes, i.e. nodularity, lines, honeycombing but not ground-glass estimated by HRCT and expressed as a score correlated significantly with lung function abnormalities.
Ziora
Dariusz
D
Department of Pneumonology of the Silesian Medical Acatemy, Zabrze, Poland. ftpulmza@infomed.slam.katowice.pl
Jastrzebski
Dariusz
D
Lubina
Maria
M
Wojdała
Agnieszka
A
Kozielski
Jerzy
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D011653:Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014797:Vital Capacity
D002248:Carbon Monoxide