Interstitial lung diseases
Expert view
The role of the radiologist in the multidisciplinary diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Clinical
Aims : To describe the use of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the multidisciplinary approach to patients with diffuse and interstitial lung disease; to describe characteristics on HRCT scans differentiating among definite usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), probable UIP, indeterminate for UIP and an alternative diagnosis; to describe the role of HRCT in clinical decision making in patients suspected of having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and to compare ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT clinical guidelines with the Fleischner Society criteria for the diagnosis of IPF.
Target audience :
Adult pulmonologist/Clinician, Pathologist, Radiologist
Methods :
Imaging
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The role of the radiologist in the multidisciplinary diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
J. Verschakelen(Leuven, Belgium)
COI
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