Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2015/04 -2019/03
Author : Ohkubo Hirotsugu
Our 3D constructed CT images using volume rendering method showed similar findings of the pathology (loupe findings) of interstitial lung disease. Heterogenicity was discovered in the 3D constructed CT images using volume rendering method, that was typical for usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). Furthermore, honeycomb lung was found to be a funicular structure that was vertical from pleura. We found traction bronchiectasis surrounded by ground glass opacity was an important finding in UIP. In non-specific interstitial pneumonia, heterogeneity was not found in the 3D constructed CT images. We recruited larger cohort by multi-center study. The trial using deep learning method was ongoing for the diagnose of interstitial pneumonia.