Feb 11, 2025 · Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an umbrella term that encompasses a large number of disorders that are characterized by diffuse cellular infiltrates in a periacinar location. The spectrum of conditions included is broad, ranging from occasional self-limited inflammatory processes to severe debilitating fibrosis of the lungs.

Jan 29, 2025 · Lung-RADS (Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System), is a classification system to aid interpretation of findings in low-dose CT screening exams for lung cancer, and standardize follow-up and management decisions.

Feb 15, 2025 · Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD) is a clinical diagnosis. The CT features are indistinguishable from respiratory bronchiolitis (RB) and should be reported as such.

Jun 19, 2024 · As a part of international evidence-based guidelines adopted by a collaborative effort of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS), and the Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT), specific diagnostic HRCT criteria for usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern were adopted in 2011 and reviewed in 2018.

Jun 26, 2023 · Four major radiographic patterns have been identified in patients with RA-ILD which include 1: usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)-like pattern with bilateral subpleural reticulation with or without honeycombing: considered to be a hallmark of worse prognosis 2

Mar 18, 2025 · The baseline lung function, prognosis and treatment of CTD-ILD differs from that of idiopathic ILD, so the distinction is clinically important. CTD-ILD is frequently symmetrical and lower lobe predominant with volume loss.

Oct 14, 2024 · Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is not a disease, it is a histopathologic and radiologic pattern of interstitial lung disease. This can be caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis or non-specific interstitial pneumonia .

Jun 16, 2024 · Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) is an interstitial pneumonia closely related to and thought to represent the end stage of respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD). It is associated with heavy smoking.

May 2, 2023 · Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP), also known as Hamman-Rich syndrome, is a rapidly progressive non-infectious interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology. It is considered the only acute process among the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias .

Feb 5, 2025 · Non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) is the second most common morphological and pathological pattern of interstitial lung diseases after UIP. NSIP is commonly associated with connective tissue disease (CTD), and a multidisciplinary team best decides the underlying diagnosis and management ref .