Prevalence of individual diseases in groups A and B based on the diagnosis offered most frequently by the radiologists for each case
| Disease | Tertiary referral cases (group A, n = 66) | Teaching hospital cases (group B, n = 65) |
|---|---|---|
| NSIP, non-specific interstitial pneumonia; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; SRILD, smoking related interstitial lung disease; COP, cryptogenic organising pneumonia; EAA, extrinsic allergic alveolitis; LCH, Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis; LAM, lymphangioleiomyomatosis; AIP, acute interstitial pneumonia; LIP, lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. | ||
| NSIP | 25 | 11 |
| IPF | 10 | 14 |
| Sarcoidosis | 5 | 11 |
| EAA | 5 | 9 |
| COP | 8 | 4 |
| SRILD | 6 | 5 |
| LCH | 2 | 2 |
| Asbestosis | 1 | 3 |
| LAM | 1 | 1 |
| Lymphangitis carcinomatosis | 0 | 2 |
| Amyloidosis | 1 | 1 |
| AIP | 1 | 1 |
| LIP | 0 | 1 |
| Alveolar proteinosis | 1 | 0 |