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Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2018; 52: Suppl. 62, abstract number.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis: new guidelines

Guidelines session
Chairs: G. Raghu (Seattle, United States of America), L. Richeldi (Roma, Italy), V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy)
Aims: (i) To describe the methodology that was used to develop the new ATS /ERS clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); (ii) to discuss how to perform high-resolution CT (HRCT) in usual interstitial pneumonia and to describe its imaging pattern on HRCT; (iii) to describe the histopathological pattern of interstitial pneumonia; and (iv) to discuss the recommended diagnostic approach to IPF, with a particular focus on the important role of multidisciplinary discussions. Areas that require further attention will be discussed throughout the session.

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Objectives and methodology used to develop the 2018 IPF diagnostic guidelines L. Richeldi (Roma, Italy)
HRCT chest: technique and pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia M. Remy-Jardin (Lille, France)
Histopathological pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia W. Travis (New York, United States of America)
Recommendations for specific diagnostic interventions G. Raghu (Seattle, United States of America)