Fast Five Quiz: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Imaging

Ani Kapoor, MD; Zab Mosenifar, MD

June 21, 2022

On HRCT images, IPF is characterized by patchy, peripheral, subpleural, and bibasilar reticular opacities.

HRCT findings that are suggestive of alternate diagnoses include predominantly ground-glass opacities (nonspecific interstitial lung disease), cysts, lymph node enlargement (sarcoidosis), pleural plaques (consider asbestosis), dilated esophagus (consider connective tissue disorder), and distal clavicular erosions (consider rheumatoid arthritis).

Learn more about the workup for IPF.

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Cite this: Ani Kapoor, Zab Mosenifar. Fast Five Quiz: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Imaging - Medscape - Jun 21, 2022.

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