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Software May Predict IPF Progression Based on Chest Scans
Pulmonary Fibrosis News Columnist and Forum Moderator Charlene Marshall reads an article formulated from a study focused on assessing the severity and progression of IPF based on chest scans.
Before being diagnosed with IPF nearly four years ago, Charlene Marshall remembers the process of all the diagnostic testing used to help physicians understand why she felt so fatigued and short of breath. Upon learning she would need a high-resolution CT scan (HRCT), Charlene was frustrated that even more imaging was needed to help the doctors understand her symptoms. It was only later that she realized how instrumental HRCT’s scans are in diagnosing IPF.
In your effort to receive an accurate diagnosis for your symptoms, was an HRCT scan conducted to determine you had IPF/PF? How often do you get HRCT scans?
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