Prognostic value of automated assessment of interstitial lung disease on CT in systemic sclerosis

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OBJECTIVE: Stratifying the risk of death in SSc-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is a challenging issue. The extent of lung fibrosis on high-resolution CT (HRCT) is often assessed by a visual semiquantitative method that lacks reliability. We aimed to assess the potential prognostic value of a deep-learning-based algorithm enabling automated quantification of ILD on HRCT in patients with SSc.

METHODS: We correlated the extent of ILD with the occurrence of death during follow-up, and evaluated the additional value of ILD extent in predicting death based on a prognostic model including well-known risk factors in SSc.

RESULTS: We included 318 patients with SSc, among whom 196 had ILD; the median follow-up was 94 months (interquartile range 73-111). The mortality rate was 1.6% at 2 years and 26.3% at 10 years. For each 1% increase in the baseline ILD extent (up to 30% of the lung), the risk of death at 10 years was increased by 4% (hazard ratio 1.04, 95% CI 1.01, 1.07, P = 0.004). We constructed a risk prediction model that showed good discrimination for 10-year mortality (c index 0.789). Adding the automated quantification of ILD significantly improved the model for 10-year survival prediction (P = 0.007). Its discrimination was only marginally improved, but it improved prediction of 2-year mortality (difference in time-dependent area under the curve 0.043, 95% CI 0.002, 0.084, P = 0.040).

CONCLUSION: The deep-learning-based, computer-aided quantification of ILD extent on HRCT provides an effective tool for risk stratification in SSc. It might help identify patients at short-term risk of death.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 63(2024), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite 103-110

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Le Gall, Aëlle [VerfasserIn]
Hoang-Thi, Trieu-Nghi [VerfasserIn]
Porcher, Raphaël [VerfasserIn]
Dunogué, Bertrand [VerfasserIn]
Berezné, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Guillevin, Loïc [VerfasserIn]
Le Guern, Véronique [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Pascal [VerfasserIn]
Chaigne, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
London, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Groh, Matthieu [VerfasserIn]
Paule, Romain [VerfasserIn]
Chassagnon, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Vakalopoulou, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Dinh-Xuan, Anh-Tuan [VerfasserIn]
Revel, Marie Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Mouthon, Luc [VerfasserIn]
Régent, Alexis [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Artificial intelligence
High-resolution CT
Interstitial lung disease
Journal Article
Prognosis
SSc

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Date Completed 05.01.2024

Date Revised 05.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/rheumatology/kead164

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355787660