title: Imaging of the chest: idiopathic interstitial pneumonia.
abstract: This article continues the discussion of imaging of interstitial lung diseases that was begun in the last issue. We summarize the typical imaging features of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, emphasizing high-resolution CT. Based on the American Thoracic Society classification system, the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias are discussed under these sections: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/usual interstitial pneumonitis, nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, desquamative interstitial pneumonitis, respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease, acute interstitial pneumonitis, and lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195-7115, USA. snjp@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Sudhakar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pipavath
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Godwin
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed