Postoperative routine computed tomography allows detection of early-stage acute exacerbations of interstitial pneumonia
A single rCT obtained within 1 week of lung resection can reveal radiological IP-AE (rIP-AE) before clinical decline. Using a score ≥9 confines early steroid treatment to patients with near-certain disease, avoiding unnecessary exposure. Prospective studies should confirm whether this high-specificity strategy improves survival and resource utilization.
Authors
- Koichiro Kimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3190-8508)
- Ukihide Tateishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6548-8698)
- M. Kobayashi
- Kenichi OKUBO
- Katsutoshi Seto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0502-1655)
- Ayaka Asakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6817-1613)
- Yuya Ishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5482-4377)
- Takuya Adachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1547-9427)
- Hironori Ishibashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-3791)
Institutions
- Kurashiki Central Hospital (JP)
- Aichi Cancer Center (JP)
- Institute of Science Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2025-1798
- Primary Topic
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00