Author Interviews, Lancet, Pulmonary Disease / 19.02.2014
Pulmonary Fibrosis: High Resolution CT Diagnosis
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Ganesh Raghu, M.D.,FCCP, FACP
Professor of Medicine & Lab Medicine (Adjunct)
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
University of Washington(UW)
Director,CENTER for Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD),UW Medicine,
ILD, Sarcoid and Pulmonary Fibrosis Program
Co-Director, Scleroderma Clinic, UW Medical center(UWMC)
Seattle, WA 98195
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Raghu: In a subgroup of patients with typical clinical features of Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ( IPF) , further evaluation by a thorough evlauation by regional experts experienced in management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and related diseases may lead to a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis without the need for surgical lung biopsy if the HRCT features have a Possible-UIP pattern AND if there are no suspicion for environmental factors or collagen vascular diseases to explain the pulmonary fibrosis .
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