Pulmonary microvascular endothelial injury may be involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis (PF). The aim of this study was to evaluate the pulmonary vascular status in patients with PF by lung scintigraphic assessment of 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG), which reflects latent endothelial cell lesions.
First Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2, Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan. takabata@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp
