Histopathological findings of transbronchial cryobiopsy
| Definite | Probable | Possible | Σ | |
| Usual interstitial pneumonia | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| Non-specific interstitial pneumonia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Organising pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Hypersensitivity pneumonitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Sarcoidosis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lymphoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Σ | 24 | 17 | 9 | 50 |
| Ambiguous | 11* | |||
| Σ | 61 |
*In all 11 cases, representative lung tissue samples with interstitial alterations could be obtained. However, the interstitial pattern could not be categorised by the pathologist leading to the classification ‘ambiguous‘.