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The quantitative indices of emphysema are expressed as the percentage of lung area with attenuation &lt;\u200a\u2013950HU to the total lung volume (LAA\u2013950%), and pulmonary fibrosis was expressed as the percentage of lung area with a attenuation of \u2013200 to \u2013700HU to the total lung volume (LAA\u2013200\u2013\u2013700%), quantitative indicators of pulmonary vascular include aortic diameter (AD), pulmonary artery diameter (PAD), the ratio of PAD to AD (PAD\/AD ratio), the number of blood vessels (TNV), and the cross area of blood vessels (TAV). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is used to evaluate the ability of these indexes in identifying the changes in the lung in RA patients. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the RA group has significantly lower TLV, larger AD, and smaller TNV and TAV (3921\u00b11101 vs. 4490\u00b11046, 33.26\u00b14.20 vs. 32.95\u00b13.76, 13.14\u00b14.93 vs. 17.53\u00b13.34, and 96.89\u00b140.62 vs. 163.32\u00b134.97, respectively, with all p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.001). Peripheral vascular indicator TAV has the better ability to identify lung changes in RA patients (area under ROC curve AUC\u200a=\u200a0.894) than TNV (AUC\u200a=\u200a0.780) or LAA\u2013200\u00a0&amp;sim\u2013700% (AUC\u200a=\u200a0.705). 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