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Plain Film and HRCT Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease

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Abstract

The interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are an important and challenging group of pulmonary disorders. The term ILD encompasses a range of disorders categorized by four broad groupings: granulomatous ILD (e.g., sarcoidosis), ILDs of known cause (e.g., drug-induced, connective-tissue-disease-related), idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, and a miscellaneous group [1, 2].

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Desai, S.R. (2011). Plain Film and HRCT Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease. In: Hodler, J., von Schulthess, G.K., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Heart and Chest, Including Breast 2011–2014. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1938-6_13

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