Showing papers by "Yoshikazu Inoue published in 2003"
TL;DR: It was found that CT findings that might have represented bronchiolar obstruction in the subpleural region were more prominent in patients with asbestosis than in those with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, whereas bronchioar dilatation was more prominentIn patients with idiolysis, the frequencies of interlobular septal thickening, ground-glass opacities, fibrotic consolidation, and emphysema were similar in both groups.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE. We studied high-resolution CT of asbestosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to determine whether differences—other than the frequency of associated pleural changes—could be discerned between the two diseases.MATERIALS AND METHODS. High-resolution CT scans of 80 patients with asbestosis and 80 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis were retrospectively reviewed. Two chest radiologists assessed the type and distribution of parenchymal and pleural abnormalities on high-resolution CT.RESULTS. Subpleural dotlike or branching opacities (65/80), subpleural curvilinear lines (55/80), mosaic perfusion (39/80), and parenchymal bands (38/80) were more common in patients with asbestosis (p < 0.0001). Visible intralobular bronchioles (62/80), bronchiolectasis within fibrotic consolidations (47/80), and honeycombing (61/80) were more common in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (p < 0.0001). The frequencies of interlobular septal thickening, ground-glass opacities, fibrotic consolidation, and...
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