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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis chest x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
X-ray imaging does not show specific features for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have imaging abnormalities from the beginning of the disease course.
Chest X Ray
Chest X Ray
- X-ray imaging does not show specific features for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have imaging abnormalities from the beginning of the disease course.
- On chest x-ray, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by the following findings:[1]
- Peripheral reticular opacities, more common on the base of lungs
- Honeycomb appearance of the lower lobes
References
References
- ↑ Misumi S, Lynch DA (2006). “Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/usual interstitial pneumonia: imaging diagnosis, spectrum of abnormalities, and temporal progression”. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 3 (4): 307–14. doi:10.1513/pats.200602-018TK. PMID 16738194.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]