title: Imaging of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias.
abstract: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias are classified into acute interstitial pneumonia, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, usual interstitial pneumonia, desquamative interstitial pneumonia, respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease, and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. In this article, the imaging findings of each idiopathic interstitial pneumonia are described, paying special attention to the characteristic CT findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kinki Central Hospital of Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers, Kurumazuka 3-1, Itami, Hyogo 664-8533, Japan. johkoh@sahs.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johkoh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed