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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Chest X Ray== | ==Chest X Ray== | ||
* X ray imaging does not show specific features for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have imaging abnormalities from the beginning of the disease course. | |||
* On chest x-ray, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by the following findings: | * On chest x-ray, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by the following findings: | ||
** | **Peripheral reticular opacities more common on the base of lungs | ||
**Honeycombing appearance of the lower lobes | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Chest X Ray
- X ray imaging does not show specific features for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have imaging abnormalities from the beginning of the disease course.
- On chest x-ray, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by the following findings:
- Peripheral reticular opacities more common on the base of lungs
- Honeycombing appearance of the lower lobes