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. 2018 Jun;70(6):971-972.
doi: 10.1002/art.40441. Epub 2018 Apr 24.

Screening High-Resolution Computed Tomography of the Chest to Detect Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: A Global Survey of Rheumatologists

Elana J Bernstein  1 , Dinesh Khanna  2 , David J Lederer  1
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Screening High-Resolution Computed Tomography of the Chest to Detect Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: A Global Survey of Rheumatologists

Elana J Bernstein et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Jun.
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A) Percent of general rheumatologists (n = 73) and SSc experts (n = 135) who routinely perform screening HRCT in all newly diagnosed SSc patients. B) Indications for HRCT among general rheumatologists (n = 34, blue solid bar) and SSc experts (n = 43, red checked bar) who do not routinely perform screening HRCT in all newly diagnosed SSc patients. The denominator ranges from 32–34 for general rheumatologists and 41–43 for SSc experts due to variable response rates to individual questions. ANA, anti-nuclear antibody; DLCO, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide; FVC, forced vital capacity; HRCT, high resolution computed tomographic scan of the chest; SpO2, peripheral arterial oxygen saturation; LLN, lower limit of normal.
Figure 1
Figure 1
A) Percent of general rheumatologists (n = 73) and SSc experts (n = 135) who routinely perform screening HRCT in all newly diagnosed SSc patients. B) Indications for HRCT among general rheumatologists (n = 34, blue solid bar) and SSc experts (n = 43, red checked bar) who do not routinely perform screening HRCT in all newly diagnosed SSc patients. The denominator ranges from 32–34 for general rheumatologists and 41–43 for SSc experts due to variable response rates to individual questions. ANA, anti-nuclear antibody; DLCO, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide; FVC, forced vital capacity; HRCT, high resolution computed tomographic scan of the chest; SpO2, peripheral arterial oxygen saturation; LLN, lower limit of normal.
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