TY - JOUR T1 - Computed tomography assessment of peripheral traction bronchiolectasis: impact of minimal intensity projection JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01388-2019 VL - 55 IS - 1 SP - 1901388 AU - Constance de Margerie-Mellon AU - Lisa Belin AU - Samia Boussouar AU - Philippe Khafagy AU - Marie-Pierre Debray AU - Kim Levand AU - Marie-Laure Chabi AU - Antoine Khalil AU - Amira Benattia AU - Dominique Israël-Biet AU - Bruno Crestani AU - Hilario Nunes AU - Jacques Cadranel AU - Philippe Grenier AU - Dominique Valeyre AU - Jean-Marc Naccache AU - Pierre-Yves Brillet Y1 - 2020/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/55/1/1901388.abstract N2 - The Fleischner Society white paper and the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS)/Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS)/Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT) guidelines recently redefined the computed tomography (CT) scanning patterns of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) [1, 2]. Both publications confirmed honeycombing as the cornerstone of UIP pattern diagnosis, and introduced peripheral traction bronchiolectasis (PTB) as a key feature of the new “probable UIP” category. Therefore, improving the distinction between these two features may be critical, especially when the clinical likelihood of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is uncertain; a lung biopsy should be discussed for patients with PTB without honeycombing, but is not recommended for patients presenting with clear honeycombing and typical UIP pattern [2].On chest CT, post-processing with minimal intensity projection does not improve inter-reader agreement for the identification of peripheral traction bronchiolectasis and honeycombing in patients with suspected idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. http://bit.ly/35p8NlQ ER -