This Review provides an updated approach to the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(IPF), based on a systematic search of the medical literature and the expert opinion of …

Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT can save lives. This European Union (EU) position
statement presents the available evidence and the major issues that need to be addressed …

Transbronchial cryobiopsies (TBCB) have recently been introduced as a promising and
safer alternative to surgical lung biopsy in the diagnostic approach to diffuse parenchymal …

Background: In 2002 the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society
(ATS/ERS) classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) defined seven specific …

With more than 900 000 confirmed cases worldwide and nearly 50 000 deaths during the
first 3 months of 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has emerged as …

Background CT of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 disease
depicts the extent of lung involvement in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia …

As of May 6, 2020, nearly 3· 7 million people have been infected and around 260 000
people have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide. 1 Almost all …

This document from the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Society of
Thoracic Imaging (ESTI) aims to present the main imaging features, and the role of CT scan …

The term interstitial lung abnormalities refers to specific CT findings that are potentially
compatible with interstitial lung disease in patients without clinical suspicion of the disease …

The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT)
screening in heavy smokers is currently under evaluation worldwide. Our screening program …