CT-based body composition analysis and pulmonary fat attenuation volume as biomarkers to predict overall survival in patients with non-specific interstitial pneumonia

• DOI: 10.1186/s41747-024-00519-0
• Publication Date: 2024-10-14T10:02:44Z
• Authors: Luca Salhöfer; Francesco Bonella; Mathias Meetschen; Lale Umutlu; Michael Forsting; Benedikt M. Schaa...; Marcel Opitz; Nikolas Beck; Sebastian Zensen; René Hosch; Vicky Parmar; Felix Nensa; Johannes Haubold
• Keywords: Interquartile range; Univariate analysis

Non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) is an lung disease that can result in end-stage fibrosis. We investigated the influence of body composition and pulmonary fat attenuation volume (CTpfav) on overall survival (OS) NSIP patients.