Pulmonary interstitium
Last revised by Owen Kang
on 19 Aug 2016
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Jones J, Kang O, Jahangiri A, et al. Pulmonary interstitium. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-14523
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Owen Kang
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- Lung interstitium
Pulmonary interstitium is a collection of support tissues within the lung that includes the alveolar epithelium, pulmonary capillary endothelium, basement membrane, perivascular and perilymphatic tissues.
The pulmonary interstitium can be divided into three zones - axial, parenchymal and peripheral 1,2.
Related pathology
In interstitial lung disease, some diseases affect all zones while others have a predilection to affect a particular pulmonary interstitial zone 2:
- axial: surrounding the bronchovascular tree
- parenchymal: surrounding the pulmonary parenchyma
- peripheral: adjacent to the pleura
References
- 1. Bergin CJ, Müller NL. CT of interstitial lung disease: a diagnostic approach. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1987;148 (1): 9-15. AJR Am J Roentgenol (abstract) - Pubmed citation
- 2. Johkoh T, Ikezoe J, Tomiyama N et-al. CT findings in lymphangitic carcinomatosis of the lung: correlation with histologic findings and pulmonary function tests. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1992;158 (6): 1217-22. AJR Am J Roentgenol (abstract) - Pubmed citation
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