Research Article

Clustered Cystic Changes in Long-Term Follow-Up Thin-Section Computed Tomographic Findings in Fibrotic Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia

Table 2

Computed tomography findings in initial and last scans in patients with fibrotic NSIP (n = 58).

CT findingsInitial CT scanLast CT scan value

Overall extent16.4 ± 10.520.4 ± 23.10.288
GGO extent11.9 ± 8.512.7 ± 17.70.777
Reticulation extent7.0 ± 6.910.2 ± 10.70.090
Traction bronchiectasis score4.4 ± 3.97.2 ± 5.10.001
Consolidation2.3 ± 3.50.4 ± 1.20.001
Clustered cysts or honeycombing3 (5)6 (28)0.018
Clustered cysts or honeycombing extent0.1 ± 0.52.0 ± 5.30.024

Data are mean percentage of lung parenchyma ± standard deviation. Data are mean score ± standard deviation. Data are numbers of patients, with percentages in parentheses.