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Chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is considered the "gold" standard radiological method in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients. The objectives of our study were to evaluate the correlation between the transthoracic lung ultrasound (LUS) score (total LUS score and positive chest areas score) and the changes in HRCT simplified scores, in different interstitial disorders, between LUS and symptoms, LUS and pulmonary function impairment. We have evaluated 58 consecutively patients diagnosed with ILD. TotalLUS score was correlated with HRCT score(r=0.784,p |
