Quantitative chest CT analysis in patients with systemic sclerosis before and after autologous stem cell transplantation: comparison of results with those of pulmonary function tests and clinical tests

Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the course of SSc-related pulmonary abnormalities following high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) by quantitative chest CT analysis and compare the results with those of pulmonary function tests and the response of cutaneous involvement.