Research Article
The Role of Infection in Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
| HRCT imaging | Scores | Ground-glass changes |
| No ground-glass opacities | 0 | Ground-glass opacity % | 1 | Ground-glass opacity area 6-24% | 2 | Ground-glass opacity area 25-49% | 3 | Ground-glass opacity area 50-74% | 4 | Ground glass opacity % | 5 | Reticular changes (septal thickening) | | No reticular shadow | 0 | Reticular shadow % | 1 | Reticular shadow area 6-24% | 2 | Reticular shadow area 25-49% | 3 | Reticular shadow area 50-74% | 4 | Reticular shadow % | 5 | Honeycomb-like changes | | No honeycombing | 0 | Honeycombing % | 1 | Honeycombing area 6-24% | 2 | Honeycombing area 25-49% | 3 | Honeycombing area 50-74% | 4 | Honeycombing % | 5 | Total | |
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The “area” indicates the percentage of lesions in the corresponding HRCT scans.
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