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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Radiology. 2022 Dec 20;307(1):e221145. doi: 10.1148/radiol.221145

Table 2. Overview of the Main Histologic Findings of Lungs with Interstitial Lung Abnormalities.

Histologic feature n (%)
Fibrosis present 30 (83%)
Peri-bronchial 2 (6%)
Interstitial 0 (0%)
Para-septal 6 (17%)
Peri-bronchial and para-septal 3 (8%)
Para-septal and interstitial 9 (25%)
All compartments 10 (28%)
Lymphocytic inflammation 31 (86%)
Peri-bronchial 2 (6%)
Interstitial 7 (19%)
Para-septal 5 (14%)
Peri-bronchial and para-septal 2 (6%)
Para-septal and interstitial 10 (28%)
All compartments 5 (14%)
Vasculopathy 12 (33%)
Bronchiectasis 14 (39%)
Fully developed fibroblast foci 3 (8%)
Incomplete fibroblast foci 4 (11%)

Note. A total of 36 samples from 7 lungs were included for further histologic processing.