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Radiological phenotypes in pulmonary sarcoidosis: a reliability study of newly defined high-resolution computer tomography phenotypes.

Julie Van Woensel, Jasenko Krdzalic, Tom de Jaegere, Marlou T H F Janssen, Sofia Ramiro, César Magro Checa, Robert B M Landewé, Rémy L M Mostard

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Julie Van WoenselDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Limburg, 6419PC, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0478-1464
Jasenko KrdzalicDepartment of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Limburg, 6419PC, The Netherlands.
Tom de JaegereDepartment of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Limburg, 6419PC, The Netherlands.
Marlou T H F JanssenDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Limburg, 6419PC, The Netherlands.
Sofia RamiroDepartment of Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Limburg, 6419PC, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8899-9087
César Magro ChecaDepartment of Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Limburg, 6419PC, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5685-3091
Robert B M LandewéDepartment of Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Limburg, 6419PC, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0577-6620
Rémy L M MostardDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, Limburg, 6419PC, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0127-2855

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Abstract

Objectives: An accurate morphological classification of distinct pulmonary phenotypes in sarcoidosis is lacking. Recently, a multinational Delphi study was conducted to reach a consensus on recognizable high-resolution computer tomography (HRCT) phenotypes in pulmonary sarcoidosis as a basis for a more distinctive classification. The reliability of these phenotypes has not yet been evaluated. Methods: HRCT scans of adult sarcoidosis patients from the pulmonology department of a single sarcoidosis referral center were scored by three blinded independent readers. Seven phenotypes were distinguished as described in the Delphi study. They were divided into two subgroups: "non-fibrotic" and "likely-to-be fibrotic". Intra- and inter-reader reliability for scoring the predominant phenotype and the subgroup was assessed using weighted Kappa (K Results: Forty-five patients (mean age, 47 years ± 12, 28 men) were included. For the scoring of the predominant phenotype, inter-reader reliability between all readers was substantial with an overall Fleiss' kappa of 0.69 (CI 0.622-0.765, Conclusions: The inter- and intra-reader reliability of the newly proposed HRCT phenotypes obtained from the Delphi study is very acceptable. Advances in knowledge: This study is the first to assess the reliability of these HRCT phenotypes and supports the use of them for classification purposes in future clinical and pathogenetic studies.

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high resolution computer tomographyphenotypingpulmonary sarcoidosisreliability

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PMCPMC12255234

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