Radiologic–pathologic discordance in biopsy-proven usual interstitial pneumonia

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 1189 - 1197
• Main Authors: Yagihashi, Kunihiro, Huckleberry, Jason, Colby, Thomas V., Tazelaar, Henry D., Zach, Jordan, Sundaram, Baskaran, Pipavath, Sudhakar, Schwarz, Marvin I., Lynch, David A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Aged; Biopsy; Female; Humans; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - diagnosis; Lung - pathology; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; United States

The aim of this study was to compare the clinical, radiological and histological findings in a large population of subjects enrolled during a multicentre study of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, with a focus on discordance between imaging and histologic diagnoses of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)...