title: Radiological approach to interstitial lung disease: a guide for the nonradiologist.
abstract: Articles in the past have described the radiological appearances of different interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) in varying levels of detail. However, these articles have generally been written for radiologists with a background in basic chest computed tomography (CT) interpretation. This article summarizes a basic approach for diagnosing ILDs on high-resolution CT (HRCT) for the nonradiologist clinician and discusses the most common HRCT features of common ILDs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Newell
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D058249:Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D054988:Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods