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EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
卷 31, 期 9, 页码 6640-6651出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-07798-w
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Multidetector computed tomography; Image processing; computer-assisted; Pulmonary ventilation; Perfusion imaging
The study found that CT-derived functional parameters of regional ventilation and parenchymal late enhancement may serve as early imaging markers for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis progression.
Objectives The individual course of disease in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is highly variable. Assessment of disease activity and prospective estimation of disease progression might have the potential to improve therapy management and indicate the onset of treatment at an earlier stage. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether regional ventilation, lung perfusion, and late enhancement can serve as early imaging markers for disease progression in patients with IPF. Methods In this retrospective study, contrast-enhanced dual-energy CT scans of 32 patients in inspiration and delayed expiration were performed at two time points with a mean interval of 15.4 months. The pulmonary blood volume (PBV) images obtained in the arterial and delayed perfusion phase served as a surrogate for arterial lung perfusion and parenchymal late enhancement. The virtual non-contrast (VNC) images in inspiration and expiration were non-linearly registered to provide regional ventilation images. Image-derived parameters were correlated with longitudinal changes of lung function (FVC%, DLCO%), mean lung density in CT, and CT-derived lung volume. Results Regional ventilation and late enhancement at baseline preceded future change in lung volume (R - 0.474, p 0.006/R - 0.422, p 0.016, respectively) and mean lung density (R - 0.469, p 0.007/R - 0.402, p 0.022, respectively). Regional ventilation also correlated with a future change in FVC% (R - 0.398, p 0.024). Conclusion CT-derived functional parameters of regional ventilation and parenchymal late enhancement are potential early imaging markers for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis progression.
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