Fig. 10From: Clinical and radiological features of lung disorders related to connective-tissue diseases: a pictorial essayNSIP pattern with subpleural sparing in a female SSc patient. Axial (A) and sagittal (B) HRCT images demonstrate ground-glass opacities predominantly located in the basal pulmonary regions, with peripheral and subpleural distribution (white arrows). Pulmonary alterations may spare subpleural regions, as well demonstrated in A—namely in the left lower lobeBack to article page