ArticleClinical rheumatology2012
Pulmonary echography in systemic sclerosis.
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- A simplified lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disease: a meta-analysis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2019Pooled it
- The Role of Ultrasound Pleural Irregularities in the Identification of Interstitial Lung Disease in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- Correlation of Pleural and Pulmonary Ultrasound with the Severity of Autoimmune Interstitial Lung Disease.Archives of rheumatology · 2025Article
- Interstitial Lung Disease: Does It Represent a Real Comorbidity in Spondyloarthritis Patients? Results from an Ultrasound Monocentric Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A Proposal for a New Lung Ultrasound Score in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Reliability of Lung Ultrasound for Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Thoracic ultrasound in interstitial lung disease.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2025Article
- Transthoracic Lung Ultrasound in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Capacity to Differentiate Chest Computed-Tomographic Characteristic Patterns.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Value of Ultrasound for Detecting and Following Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2024Article
- Ultrasound Evaluation of Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases.European journal of rheumatology · 2024Article
- [Value of CT and transthoracic lung ultrasound in patients with systemic sclerosis : Joint statement of the ÖRG/ÖGP/ÖGR/ÖGUM].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2022Review
- Evaluation of connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease using ultrasound elastography: a preliminary study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- High-Resolution Computed Tomography and Lung Ultrasound in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Which One to Choose?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Use of ultrasound to diagnose and monitor interstitial lung disease in rheumatic diseases.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Review
- The role of ultrasound in systemic sclerosis: On the cutting edge to foster clinical and research advancement.Journal of scleroderma and related disorders · 2021Review
- Ultrasound as a potential tool for the assessment of interstitial lung disease in rheumatic patients. Where are we now?La Radiologia medica · 2019Review
- The prevalence of lung surface abnormalities in a healthy population as detected by a screening lung ultrasound protocol: Comparison between young and older volunteers.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2019Article
- Usefulness of lung ultrasound B-lines in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: a literature review.Arthritis research & therapy · 2017Review
- Ultrasound in the interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. Can it facilitate a best routine assessment in rheumatic disorders?Clinical rheumatology · 2016Review
- Ultrasonography for clinical decision-making and intervention in airway management: from the mouth to the lungs and pleurae.Insights into imaging · 2014Article
- Is it time to measure lung water by ultrasound?Intensive care medicine · 2013Article
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Abstract
In systemic sclerosis patients, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension are highly associated with mortality. The time point of detecting manifestations like pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease (ILD) is of vital importance. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) to date is the gold standard to diagnose ILD. In addition, an ultrasound of the lung is suggested as a noninvasive and radiation-free method of structural monitoring of the lung. We tested the reliability of lung sonography for the assessment of patients with systemic sclerosis. In a pilot study involving 25 patients with systemic sclerosis and 40 healthy volunteers, we screened the pleura and the pulmonary parenchyma for sonographic abnormalities. The occurrence of B lines, comet tail phenomena, and pleural irregularities was scored. All systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients were subjected to computed x-ray tomography of the chest. Forty-four percent of SSc patients showed B line phenomena and pleural thickening. The diagnosis of ILD in these patients was confirmed by HRCT scan. B line phenomena and pleural irregularities were significantly more common in SSc patients. Patients with ILD had higher pleural scores and comet scores when compared to systemic sclerosis patients without radiographic ILD. If our results are confirmed in larger studies, transthoracic ultrasound of the lung might turn out to be a suitable method for screening patients with systemic sclerosis for incipient pulmonary structural changes.
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