Small airway involvement in interstitial lung disease: radiologic evidence.
High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has considerably improved the ability to diagnose and characterize interstitial lung disease (ILD). This paper assesses the role of HRCT in evaluating small airway disease associated with ILD particularly sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.
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University of Southern California Hospital, Department of Radiology, Los Angeles, USA. awilcox@hsc.usc.edu
D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*