Open AccessClinical Impact of Emphysema Evaluated by High-Resolution Computed Tomography on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Diagnosed by Surgical Lung Biopsy
Author(s) -
Yasuo Kohashi,
Toru Arai,
Chikatoshi Sugimoto,
Kazunobu Tachibana,
Masanori Akira,
Masanori Kitaichi,
Seiji Hayashi,
Yoshikazu Inoue
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000448118
Subject(s) - medicine , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , dlco , usual interstitial pneumonia , high resolution computed tomography , diffusing capacity , lung biopsy , proportional hazards model , lung , pulmonary function testing , univariate analysis , radiology , multivariate analysis , lung function
The prognosis of combined cases of pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema is unresolved partially because radiological differentiation between usual interstitial pneumonia and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia is difficult in coexisting emphysema cases.