Pulmonary flow assessment by phase-contrast MRI can predict short-term mortality of fibrosing interstitial lung diseases

Background Phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) can determine pulmonary hemodynamics non-invasively. Pulmonary hypertension causes changes in pulmonary hemodynamics and is a factor for acute exacerbation and death in interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Purpose To determine associations between pulmonary hemodynamics measured by PC-MRI and short-term mortality in patients with ILD. Material and Methods Pulmonary hemodynamics, measured...