Progressive Early Interstitial Lung Abnormalities in Persons at Risk for Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Relatives of patients with familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF) are at increased risk to develop FPF. Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) are a radiologic biomarker of subclinical disease, but the implications of very mild abnormalities remain unclear. To quantify the progression risk among FPF relatives with abnormalities below the threshold for ILAs as described by the Fleischner Society and to describe the characteristics of participants with new or progressive ILAs during observation.

Inter-rater reliability of a novel objective endpoint for benign central airway stenosis interventions: Segmentation-based volume rendering of computed tomography scans.

Objectives: To evaluate the reliability of a novel segmentation-based volume rendering approach for quantification of benign central airway obstruction (BCAO).

Design: A retrospective single-center cohort study.

Setting: Data were ascertained using electronic health records at a tertiary academic medical center in the United States.

Development and Progression of Radiologic Abnormalities in Individuals at Risk for Familial Interstitial Lung Disease.

The preclinical natural history of progressive lung fibrosis is poorly understood. Our goals were to identify risk factors for interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans and to determine progression toward clinical interstitial lung disease (ILD) among subjects in a longitudinal cohort of self-reported unaffected first-degree relatives of patients with familial interstitial pneumonia. Enrollment evaluation included a health history and exposure questionnaire and HRCT scans, which were categorized by visual assessment as no ILA, early/mild ILA, or extensive ILA.

Interstitial Pneumonia With Autoimmune Features: An Emerging Challenge at the Intersection of Rheumatology and Pulmonology.

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD)-associated ILD. While some patients meet clear classification criteria for a systemic rheumatic disease, a subset of patients do not meet classification criteria but still benefit from immunosuppressive therapy. In 2015, the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society described classification criteria for interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) to identify patients with lung-predominant CTD who lack sufficient features of a systemic rheumatic disease to meet classification criteria.

Morel-Lavallée lesion of the elbow with ultrasound and MRI correlation.

Morel-Lavallée lesions are hemolymphatic, nonanatomic fluid collections that result from a separation of the subcutaneous tissue from the underlying fascia. Ultrasound and MRI characteristics of such lesions have been previously described and can be helpful in establishing a diagnosis and guiding clinical management. We present a case of a Morel-Lavallée lesion of the elbow, with ultrasound and MRI correlation, which has not been reported in the radiology literature heretofore.

Saddle pulmonary embolism: is it as bad as it looks? A community hospital experience.

Background: Saddle pulmonary embolism represents a large clot and a risk for sudden hemodynamic collapse. However, the clinical presentation and outcomes vary widely. On the basis of the findings of right heart dysfunction on echocardiograms, computed tomography angiography, or cardiac enzyme elevation, some argue for the use of thrombolytics or catheter thrombectomy even for hemodynamically stable patients.