Respiratory investigation
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Respiratory investigation · Mar 2020
Quantitative computed tomography measures of skeletal muscle mass in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to a multidisciplinary discussion diagnosis: A retrospective nationwide study in Japan.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease often accompanied by skeletal muscle wasting. We investigated whether skeletal muscle mass and muscle attenuation on computed tomography (CT) are predictors of mortality in IPF patients, using a nationwide cloud-based database and web-based multidisciplinary discussion (MDD) system. ⋯ Low ESMCSA on CT images may be a strong risk factor for all-cause mortality in IPF patients based on MDD diagnosis.