Reliability of histopathologic diagnosis of fibrotic interstitial lung disease: an international collaborative standardization project
Camp R, Smith ML, Larsen BT, Roden AC, Farver C, Moreira AL, Attanoos R, Pillappa R, Sansano I, Fabro AT, Homer RJ. Reliability of histopathologic diagnosis of fibrotic interstitial lung disease: an international collaborative standardization project. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2021, 21: 184. PMID: 34074264, PMCID: PMC8170950, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01522-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisInternationalityLung Diseases, InterstitialObserver VariationReference StandardsReproducibility of ResultsConceptsFibrotic ILDInterobserver variationHistopathologic diagnosisUsual interstitial pneumonia/idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisFibrotic interstitial lung diseaseCurrent histopathologic criteriaUIP/IPFIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisInterstitial lung diseaseDiagnosis of ILDExtent of inflammationPattern of fibrosisSignificant interobserver variationSpecific diagnostic featuresILD evaluationPulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseHistopathologic evaluationHistopathologic criteriaDiagnostic guidelinesTissue-based diagnosticsDiagnosisILDFibrosisInternet-based approaches