Lung ultrasound plus transthoracic echocardiography for severity stratification in pulmonary fibrosis: a cross-sectional diagnostic study
This study demonstrated that the findings of LUS were correlated with disease severity and pulmonary function of patients with PF. LUS score showed a good capacity for diagnosing severe PF, and this capacity was enhanced by combining with TTE.
Authors
- Xiao Ma
- Ke Mou
- Yong Yang
- Chenyu Ye
- Tingting Lv
- Zhen Wang
- Tao Xin
- Jiahe Liang
Institutions
- Hanzhong People's Hospital (CN)
- Tang Du Hospital (CN)
- Air Force Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-04094-x
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00