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Lung Ultrasound for Assessing Disease Progression in Uip and Nsip: A Comparative Study With Hrct and Pft/Dlco Publisher Pubmed



Milad N5 ; Esmaeil I1 ; Atefeh A2 ; Mehran M1 ; Mohsen S3 ; Maryam K1 ; Rozhin T1 ; Ghazal R5 ; Arda K4
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Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine Published:2025


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Background: This study aims to compare Lung Ultrasound (LUS) findings with High-Resolution Computerized Tomography (HRCT) and Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) to detect the severity of lung involvement in patients with Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) and Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 35 UIP and 30 NSIP patients at a referral hospital. All patients underwent LUS, HRCT, and PFT. LUS findings such as B-lines, pleural fragmentation, and pleural thickening were compared with HRCT-based lung involvement and PFT parameters. Results: In UIP patients, B-lines > 18 and pleural fragmentation significantly differentiated between < 50% and > 50% HRCT involvement. A logistic regression model showed that B-lines > 18 (OR = 39, p = 0.04) and pleural fragmentation (OR = 22, p = 0.037) independently predicted > 50% HRCT involvement. ROC analysis of the model revealed 84.2% sensitivity and 84.5% specificity. Furthermore, the crude number of B-lines (OR = 1.2, p = 0.038) and > 50% HRCT involvement (OR = 9.5, p = 0.045) independently predicted severe DLCO impairment, with a sensitivity of 94.7% and specificity of 84.5%. Linear regression showed that each additional B-line was associated with a 0.4% decrease in DLCO (Beta = -0.377, p = 0.043), independent of patient diagnosis. In NSIP patients, no significant correlation was observed between LUS findings and > 50% HRCT involvement (p > 0.05), though B-line numbers and pleural thickening increased in cases with severe DLCO impairment (p < 0.05). Conclusions: LUS shows promise as a sensitive, radiation-free alternative to HRCT in monitoring the severity of UIP. It is particularly valuable in predicting the extent of lung involvement and severe DLCO impairment in UIP patients but has limited application in NSIP. © The Author(s) 2024.
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