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From: Quantitative analysis of lung elastic fibers in idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE): comparison of clinical, radiological, and pathological findings with those of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

Figure 3

Total elastic fiber scores of all patients with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The proportion of elastic fibers (EF score) was calculated by dividing the pixel number of elastic fibers by that of the target fibrotic lung lesion. The horizontal bar represents the median. The median value in patients with IPPFE was 28.3% (range, 25.1-35.6%), and that in patients with IPF was 11.0% (range, 5.1-23.3%). Higher amounts of elastic fiber were seen in the 6 patients with IPPFE than in the 28 patients with IPF (p < 0.0001).

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