Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, Sezione di Diagnostica per Immagini, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy.
Radiol Med. 2010 Jun;115(4):526-38. doi: 10.1007/s11547-010-0512-5. Epub 2010 Jan 15.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common interstitial lung disease and is associated with a fatal prognosis. Familiarity with the typical appearances of IPF on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is important, as in the appropriate clinical setting, it is often sufficient for establishing a confident diagnosis of IPF without the need for surgical biopsy. Moreover, HRCT can provide important prognostic information in IPF. This is noteworthy, as the course of IPF is variable, and many patients develop complications leading to respiratory failure and death. The purpose of this paper is to review the progress made towards a better understanding of the HRCT patterns of IPF.
特发性肺纤维化（IPF）是最常见的间质性肺疾病，与致命预后相关。熟悉高分辨率计算机断层扫描（HRCT）上的 IPF 典型表现非常重要，因为在适当的临床环境中，它通常足以在无需手术活检的情况下建立对 IPF 的明确诊断。此外，HRCT 可以为 IPF 提供重要的预后信息。这一点值得注意，因为 IPF 的病程是可变的，许多患者会出现导致呼吸衰竭和死亡的并发症。本文旨在综述在更好地理解 IPF 的 HRCT 模式方面取得的进展。
