The Role of Radiology in Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease

In this article, we describe the role of radiology for diagnosis and follow-up of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (PF-ILD). Patients with PF-ILD are at increased risk for early death without treatment. Clinical diagnosis of PF-ILD has been described in the literature. This manuscript...

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Published inFrontiers in medicine Vol. 8; p. 679051
Main Authors Abu Qubo, Ahmad, Capaccione, K M, Bernstein, Elana J, Padilla, Maria, Salvatore, Mary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 13.01.2022
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hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Medicine
nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis
progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease
sarcoidosis
usual interstitial pneumonitis
nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis
sarcoidosis
progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
usual interstitial pneumonitis
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Summary:In this article, we describe the role of radiology for diagnosis and follow-up of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (PF-ILD). Patients with PF-ILD are at increased risk for early death without treatment. Clinical diagnosis of PF-ILD has been described in the literature. This manuscript reviews the radiographic diagnosis of PF-ILD and the unique CT characteristics associated with specific types of fibrosis. Ultimately, we believe that radiology has the potential to recognize progression early and thus make an important contribution to the multidisciplinary discussion for this important diagnosis.
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Edited by: Tejaswini Kulkarni, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States
Reviewed by: Bridget Collins, University of Washington Medical Center, United States; Alpa Desai, Stony Brook Medicine, United States
This article was submitted to Pulmonary Medicine, a section of the journal Frontiers in Medicine
ISSN:2296-858X
2296-858X
DOI:10.3389/fmed.2021.679051