European Journal of Radiology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 182-197, December 2002

Chest radiographic evaluation of diffuse infiltrative lung disease: review of a dying art

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Received 5 September 2002; received in revised form 6 September 2002; accepted 9 September 2002.

Abstract 

The chest radiographic evaluation of interstitial lung diseases is among the most difficult tasks in radiology. The following article reviews one system of pattern recognition used in the differential diagnosis of interstitial lung disease. The patterns reviewed include three reticular patterns: The Peripheral Reticular pattern, the Cystic pattern and the Linear pattern and two other patterns: the Nodular pattern and the ground-glass pattern. The majority of interstitial lung diseases may be classified into one of these patterns, which allows for improved differential diagnosis.

Keywords:  Interstitial lung disease, Diffuse infiltrative lung disease, Pattern recognition

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PII: S0720-048X(02)00264-4

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 182-197, December 2002

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