Association of CT Features with Radiologic Patterns in Interstitial Lung Disease: Multinomial Analysis in CARE-PF - PubMed
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- #Radiologic Patterns
- #Interstitial Lung Disease
- #CT Imaging
- Study examines CT features' role in distinguishing radiologic patterns in fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD).
- Guideline-defined and radiologist-assigned patterns were compared in 1498 patients from the Canadian Registry for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CARE-PF).
- Key findings: honeycombing, ground-glass opacity (GGO), and hypoattenuating lung help differentiate UIP, fHP, and NSIP patterns.
- Radiologists often disagreed with guideline-defined patterns based on specific features like admixed GGO or consolidation.
- Disease distribution and distinctive findings (e.g., three-density sign) were crucial for radiologists in pattern identification.