Chest
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Solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) measuring 8 to 30 mm in diameter require further workup to determine the likelihood of malignancy. ⋯ An LCP-CNN algorithm provides an AUC equivalent to PET with CT scan imaging in the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Assessing daily life physical activity by actigraphy in PAH: insights from the randomised controlled study with selexipag (TRACE).
Reduced daily life physical activity (DLPA) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) contributes to a poor quality of life. ⋯ gov.
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Multicenter Study
Trajectories and prognostic significance of 6-minute walk test parameters in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A multi-center study.
Functional capacity, as measured by the 6-min walk test (6MWT), is often reduced in fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD). This study evaluated longitudinal changes and the prognostic significance of 6MWT parameters, and explored change in oxygenation status as a physiological criterion to define disease progression in patients with fibrotic ILD. ⋯ Patients with IPF/PPF and non-IPF/PPF have comparable deterioration in functional capacity. Oxygenation status provides prognostic information in PPF and may assist in defining disease progression in fibrotic ILD.