HRCT thoracic finding | Frequency | Percentage |
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Summary of HRCT thoracic findings in our study | ||
Upper lobe fibrotic changes | 9 | 30.0 |
Middle lobe fibrotic changes | 9 | 30.0 |
Lower lobe fibrotic changes | 20 | 66.7 |
Emphysema | 3 | 10.0 |
Lung cysts | 2 | 6.7 |
bronchial thickening | 13 | 43.3 |
Lung nodules | 6 | 20.0 |
Air trapping | 2 | 6.7 |
Lung hyperlucency and hyperinflation | 15 | 50.0 |
Pulmonary artery dilatation | 0 | 0.0 |
Pleura thickening | 6 | 20.0 |
Pleural effusion | 0 | 0.0 |
Mild pericardial thickening | 1 | 3.3 |
Other findings | ||
Kyphosis | 12 | 40 |
Facetal ankylosis | 23 | 76.6 |
Squaring of vertebrae | 7 | 23.3 |
Ligamentous ossification | 7 | 23.3 |
Chalk stalk fracture | 2 | 6.7 |
Fatty atrophy of back muscles | 9 | 30 |