1. Fibrotic lung diseases on HRCT: imaging and differential diagnosis
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Maria Assunta Cova, Roberta Polverosi, Cristina Marrocchio, Adele Valentini, Anna Rita Larici, Chiara Romei, Elisa Baratella, Marco Busso, Baratella, Elisa, Marrocchio, Cristina, Romei, Chiara, Valentini, Adele, Busso, Marco, Polverosi, Roberta, Larici, Anna Rita, and Cova, Maria A.
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medicine.medical_specialty ,differential ,Lung ,business.industry ,Tomography, X-ray computed ,X-ray computed ,medicine.disease ,Pulmonary fibrosis ,Tomography x ray computed ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Diagnosis, differential ,Lung diseases ,Lung disease ,Diagnosis ,Medicine ,Radiology ,Differential diagnosis ,Pulmonary fibrosi ,business ,Tomography - Abstract
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) represent a heterogeneous group of entities, some of them characterized by an excessive deposition of extracellular matrix, in particular collagen, associated with a progressive destruction of the lung parenchyma. Thig group of diseases includes both idiopathic and secondary conditions. Although the underlying causes are different, some fibrotic lung diseases show a similar chronic progressive behavior, independently of the underlying etiology. An accurate diagnosis is mandatory to guide management and treatment of patients with interstitial lung diseases, in particular those with a fibrotic pattern. Imaging, and in particular high-resolution CT, plays a central role, therefore it is fundamental that radiologists become familiar with these diseases and their presentations, in order to be able to provide one or a limited number of possible differential diagnosis.
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- 2021
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