Ultrasound lung comets: new echographic sign of lung interstitial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis

• Main Authors: C. Giacomelli (Author), A. d'Ascanio (Author), A. Delle Sedie (Author), A. Della Rossa (Author), E. Picano (Author), M. Tafuri (Author), L. Gargani (Author), E. Vesprini (Author), A. Consensi (Author), F. Frassi (Author), M. Doveri (Author), L. Bazzichi (Author), S. Bombardieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are common complications of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Echocardiography evaluates PAH, and chest sonography detects even mild ILC as ultrasound lung comets (ULC), i.e. multiple comet-tails fanning out from the lung s...