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Comparison of pulmonary function tests and radiological examinations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Romatoid artritli hastalarda solunum fonksiyon testleri ile radyolojik değerlendirmenin kıyaslanması

Ayşe MURAT
VURAL KAVUNCU
Teyfik TURGUT
Murat AKGÜN
Adem KIRIŞ
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19–24
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According to multivariate analysis, none of the clinical, radiological or PFT evaluations were significant for estimation of pathologic findings on thorax HRCT.

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Objective & Hypothesis:We investigated estimation of pathologies on thorax high resolution computed tomography (HRCT), previously with clinical findings, pulmonary function tests (PFT) and posterior-anterior chest X-ray findings in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Key Findings & Data:Forty-five patients (40 females and 5 males) with a mean age of 50.6±13 years who were diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis according to the criteria of the American Rheumatism Association were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:According to multivariate analysis, none of the clinical, radiological or PFT evaluations were significant for estimation of pathologic findings on thorax HRCT.
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⚙️Variables:Artrit · romatoid · Solunum fonksiyon testleri

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We investigated estimation of pathologies on thorax high resolution computed tomography (HRCT), previously with clinical findings, pulmonary function tests (PFT) and posterior-anterior chest X-ray findings in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Forty-five patients (40 females and 5 males) with a mean age of 50.6±13 years who were diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis according to the criteria of the American Rheumatism Association were included in the study. After clinical evaluation and Larsen radiological scoring, PFT was applied, posterior-anterior chest X-ray and HRCT were performed. It was detected that for estimation of the pathology on HRCT, posterior- anterior chest X-ray and PFT investigations had high specificity (100%, 100% respectively), but low sensitivity (40%, 21% respectively). According to multivariate analysis, none of the clinical, radiological or PFT evaluations were significant for estimation of pathologic findings on thorax HRCT.

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Romatoid artritli hastalarda klinik bulgular, solunum fonksiyon testi (SFT) ve P-A akciğer grafisi bulgularının, toraksın yüksek çözünürlüklü bilgisayarlı tomografi (YÇBT) incelemesindeki patolojileri önceden kestiriminin araştırılmasını amaçladık. Amerikan Romatizma Birliği kriterlerine göre romatoid artrit tanısı konulmuş, yaş ortalaması 50.6±13 olan toplam 45 hasta (40 kadın, 5 erkek) çalışmaya alındı. Klinik değerlendirme ile Larsen radyolojik skorlaması yapıldıktan sonra SFT uygulandı ve P-A akciğer grafisi ile toraks YÇBT çekildi. PA akciğer grafisi ve SFT incelemelerinin toraks YÇBT’de patolojiyi tahmin etmede yüksek özgüllüklerinin olduğu (sırasıyla %100, %100) ancak duyarlılıklarının düşük olduğu (sırasıyla %40, %21) bulundu. Multivaryant analize göre, klinik, radyolojik ve SFT değerlendirmelerinin hiçbiri toraks YÇBT’deki patolojik bulguların kestiriminde önemli bulunmadı.

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MURAT, A., KAVUNCU, V., TURGUT, T., AKGÜN, M., KIRIŞ, A. (2005). Comparison of pulmonary function tests and radiological examinations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Toraks Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 1, 19–24. https://ajindex.com/articles/367963

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