| Literature DB >> 31267321 |
Marwin Gutierrez1,2, Marika Tardella3, Luis Rodriguez1, Jaime Mendoza1, Denise Clavijo-Cornejo1, Antonio García4, Chiara Bertolazzi1.
Abstract
Lung ultrasound (LUS) achieved an intriguing role in the management of pulmonary involvement in patients affected by connective tissues diseases (CTDs). Few studies have been performed to support its usefulness in the evaluation of the presence and the severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD), relating it to the information obtained with chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). These results open up new fields of research in order to demonstrate the utility of LUS as screening tool to evaluate ILD in CTD. The aim of this review is to provide the "state of the art" of the role of LUS in the management of ILD associated with CTD.Entities:
Keywords: Connective tissue disease; Interstitial lung disease; Lung ultrasound; Systemic sclerosis; US B line
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31267321 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-019-01053-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiol Med ISSN: 0033-8362 Impact factor: 3.469