title: The Value of a Multidisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis of Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Radiology, Pathology, and Clinical Correlation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Multidisciplinary discussion is essential in establishing the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and in determining prognosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The CT and histopathologic correlate for IPF is usual interstitial pneumonitis (UIP). If a high-confidence diagnosis of UIP is made on CT, IPF is almost always the diagnosis, obviating lung biopsy. If a confident diagnosis of UIP cannot be made on CT, further assessment with lung biopsy and multidisciplinary discussion are often necessary to achieve a confident final diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S Maryland Ave, P210B, Chicago, IL 60637.
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008168:Lung; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: CT; atypical usual interstitial pneumonitis; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); multidisciplinary discussion; usual interstitial pneumonitis (UIP)