Comparison between the ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT criteria of 2011 and 2018 for Usual Interstitial Pneumonia on HRCT: a cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSIONS: No statistically significant higher degree of diagnostic agreement is observed when applying the revised 2018 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT radiological criteria for UIP compared to those of 2011. The inter-rater variability for categorizing the HRCT patterns is moderate for both classification systems, independent of experience in HRCT interpretation. The major advantage of the current guidelines is the better subdivision in the categories with a lower diagnostic certainty for UIP. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: - In 2018, a revision of the 2011 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT radiological criteria for UIP was published, part of diagnostic guidelines for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.- The inter-rater agreement among radiologist is moderate for both classification systems, without a significantly higher degree of agreement when applying the revised radiological criteria. PMID: 33539231 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research