Chest computed tomography provides more information than chest X-ray alone in determining extent of physiologic impairment in pulmonary sarcoidosis
Benn B, Lippitt W, Cortopassi I, Balasubramani G, Mortani Barbosa E, Drake W, Herzog E, Gibson K, Chen E, Koth L, Fuhrman C, Lynch D, Kaminski N, Wisniewski S, Carlson N, Maier L. Chest computed tomography provides more information than chest X-ray alone in determining extent of physiologic impairment in pulmonary sarcoidosis. CHEST Journal 2024 PMID: 38830401, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.04.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScadding stageCT featuresLung functionChest radiologistsCT scanAlpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiencyChest computed tomographyChest CT scanChest X-rayIncreasing clinical useCompare demographic featuresAssociated with FEV1Visual scoring systemSarcoidosis stagePulmonary sarcoidosisChest CTCT findingsAssociated with lung functionCT assessmentComputed tomographySarcoidosisClinical useRadiological measurementsCT measurementsScoring system