PURPOSE: The aim of our study was to update the rate of severe complications following CT-guided
needle biopsy in Japan via a mailed survey. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Postal …

Purpose To quantify observer agreement and analyze causes of disagreement in identifying
honeycombing at chest computed tomography (CT). Materials and Methods The institutional …

… Kudoh S, Kato H, Nishiwaki Y, Fukuoka M, Nakata K, Ichinose Y, Tsuboi M, Yokota S,
Nakagawa K, Suga M; Japan Thoracic Radiology Group, Jiang H, Itoh Y, Armour A, Watkins …

Background and objective Immunoglobulin G4 ( IgG4 )‐related disease is a multi‐organ
disorder that can include the lungs. IgG4 ‐related lung disease can present in various forms; the …

BACKGROUND Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare form of interstitial
pneumonia and sometimes coexists with a histologic usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern. …

Myocardial fat is often seen at cardiac computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance
(MR) imaging of healthy adults and patients with myocardial diseases. Physiologic …

MR studies of five chondrosarcomas and three enchondromas were performed with intravenous
Gd-DTPA administration. All tumors showed enhancement of scalloped margins and …

Background The clinical features of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) differ according to the
predisposing factors responsible for immunosuppression. Although PCP in patients with …

The prognosis of patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) has improved significantly
in recent years, but interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with connective tissue disease (…

Introduction Interstitial lung disease associated with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS–ILD)
shows several patterns such as nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) and usual …