Publications by authors named "Philippe Khafagy"
Background Chest radiography remains the most common radiologic examination, and interpretation of its results can be difficult. Purpose To explore the potential benefit of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance in the detection of thoracic abnormalities on chest radiographs by evaluating the performance of radiologists with different levels of expertise, with and without AI assistance. Materials and Methods Patients who underwent both chest radiography and thoracic CT within 72 hours between January 2010 and December 2020 in a French public hospital were screened retrospectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The objective was to define a safe strategy to exclude pulmonary embolism (PE) in COVID-19 outpatients, without performing CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA).
Methods: COVID-19 outpatients from 15 university hospitals who underwent a CTPA were retrospectively evaluated. D-Dimers, variables of the revised Geneva and Wells scores, as well as laboratory findings and clinical characteristics related to COVID-19 pneumonia, were collected.
Background: Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) is a frequent and severe manifestation of anti-MDA5 dermatomyositis (MDA5-DM) associated with poor outcome. The optimal treatment regimen for MDA5-DM RP-ILD is yet to be determined. Specifically, the value of adding plasma exchange (PLEX) to corticosteroids and immunosuppressants remains unclear.
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- - The study analyzed patients with sarcoidosis who exhibited joint involvement, detailing 39 cases of sarcoid arthropathy, with 19 categorized as acute (Lofgren's syndrome) and the rest as chronic, highlighting no significant differences in overall joint involvement between the two groups.
- - Acute sarcoidosis presented more symmetrical joint involvement (100% vs. 70%) and involved wrists and ankles more frequently than chronic sarcoidosis, while skin lesions mainly appeared in acute forms, specifically as erythema nodosum.
- - Treatment for chronic sarcoidosis often included NSAIDs, steroids, hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate, and TNF inhibitors, with a 70% response rate noted