Quantitative CT in mortality prediction in pulmonary fibrosis with or without emphysema.

AIM: We aimed to evaluate the quantitative CT analysis of patients with CPFE in comparison with IPF and emphysema.

METHODS

Patients with CPFE(n:36), IPF(n:38) and emphysema(n:32) were retrospectively included in the study with the approval of the ethics committee.

RESULTS

There was a positive correlation between total lung volume and FVC%, TLCO% and 6 MWT, and negative correlation between mMRC and mortality. Negative correlation was found between right, left lung density and FVC%, TLCO% and 6 MWT, and positive correlation between mortality. Also, total lung volume, right and left lung densities were significant in predicting mortality and cut-off values are ≤3831,> -778 and> -775, respectively (p = 0.040, 0.020, 0.013).

CONCLUSION

Quantitative CT are guiding in predicting mortality of the disease.