Practical application and validation of the 2018 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT and Fleischner Society guidelines for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

• Main Authors: Angela R. Shih, Chayanin Nitiwarangkul, Brent P. Little, Benjamin W. Roop, Sreyankar Nandy, Margit V. Szabari, Nathaniel Mercaldo, Sarah Mercaldo, Sydney B. Montesi, Ashok Muniappan, Sarita R. Berigei, David A. Lynch, Amita Sharma, Lida P. Hariri
• Other Authors: Ramathibodi Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/77598
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Accurate diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is essential to inform prognosis and treatment. In 2018, the ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT and Fleischner Society released new diagnostic guidelines for usual interstitial pneumonitis (UIP)/IPF, adding Probable UIP as a CT category based on pr...