Chest High-Resolution CT Findings of Microscopic Polyangiitis: A Japanese First Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study

Authors: Aika Suzuki, Susumu Sakamoto, Atsuko Kurosaki, Yasuyuki Kurihara, Keita Satoh, Yusuke Usui, Toshihiro Nanki, Yoshihiro Arimura, Hirofumi Makino, Yasunori Okada, Masayoshi Harigai, Kunihiro Yamagata, Hitoshi Sugiyama, Hiroaki Dobashi, Akihiro Ishizu, Naotake Tsuboi, Joichi Usui, Ken‐ei Sada, Sakae Homma - American Journal of Roentgenology 2019 cited by 72

IP (51%) was most commonly observed in Japanese patients with MPA, and 38% of these patients exhibited a UIP pattern. Increased attenuation around honeycombing or traction bronchiectasis was also found.