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 …

Pulmonary fibrosis occurs in a variety of clinical settings, constitutes a major cause of
morbidity and mortality, and represents an enormous unmet medical need. However, the …

Background: This document provides clinical recommendations for the diagnosis of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It represents a collaborative effort between the American …

This document is an international evidence-based guideline on the diagnosis and
management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and is a collaborative effort of the American …

Objectives To establish the level of observer variation for the current ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT
criteria for a diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) on CT among a large group of …

Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic interstitial lung disease of unknown
etiology; its epidemiology in the United States has not been well characterized. Objective: To …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by radiographically evident interstitial
infiltrates predominantly affecting the lung bases and by progressive dyspnea and …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disorder without an effective therapy to date. In a
double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 107 patients were prospectively …

There is significant heterogeneity in survival time among patients with idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis. Studies of baseline clinical and physiologic variables as predictors of survival time …

The diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is difficult and often relies on
histopathology. Our objective was to identify diagnostic criteria and to develop a clinical …