"Despite differences in the CT appearance of RB-ILD and DIP, imaging findings may overlap and may be indistinguishable from each other. To improve diagnostic accuracy, lung biopsy is required in all cases of suspected RB-ILD or DIP ref."
"Despite differences in the CT appearance of RB-ILD and DIP, imaging findings may overlap and may be indistinguishable from each other. To improve diagnostic accuracy, lung biopsy is required in all cases of suspected RB-ILD or DIP ref."
"Fibrosis, if present, is limited and the process is typically homogeneous throughout the sampled lung tissue, in contrast to the patchy and temporally heterogeneous fibrosis of UIP."
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"Pulmonary function tests"
"DIP is considered one of the rarest of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias 11. There is a recognised male predilection (M:F = 2:1)."
"has been classically described as one of triangular-shaped regions of increased density radiating from the hilar regions to the periphery; although, this is seen in only a minority of cases 10"