The role of high resolution computed tomography in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease.

Until recently the chest radiograph has been the only imaging technique used in the assessment of patients with suspected diffuse lung disease.In this context the chest radiograph is less than ideal.Problems arise with both false negative and false positive results.It is well established that the chest radiograph may appear entirely normal in up to 10% of patients with biopsy proved diffuse lung dis- ease of various causes,1 and a poor quality on August 2, 2023 by guest.