Quantitative chest CT analysis in patients with systemic sclerosis before and after autologous stem cell transplantation: comparison of results with those of pulmonary function tests and clinical tests

Abstract

CT quantification of lung volume and parenchymal attenuation in SSc patients presenting with alveolitis and fibrosis that undergo autologous SCT yields parameters that match well with those of pulmonary function and even clinical tests. It might therefore be used as a substitute marker in patients who are unable to adequately perform lung function tests.