Imaging Diagnosis of Asbestosis

The Radiological Diagnosis of Asbestosis

The recognition of different pneumoconioses is usually based on a history of exposure to a given dust together with the presence of characteristic changes in the chest radiograph. This implies that the radiological appearances are reasonably specific. Moreover, if they are to be used not only for clinical diagnosis but also for compensation purposes, and for the study of the disease in relation...

Radiologic Diagnosis of Asbestosis in Korea

Asbestosis is the most important change noted in the lung parenchyma after environmental and occupational exposure to asbestos fibers. It is characterized by diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. In Korea, the incidence of asbestosis will continue to increase for many years to come and the government enacted the Asbestos Damage Relief Law in 2011 to provide compensation to those suffering fr...

etiology, significance, diagnosis and treatment of bruxiam

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Antemortem diagnosis of asbestosis by screening chest radiograph correlated with postmortem histologic features of asbestosis: a study of 273 cases

BACKGROUND Accuracy in the clinical diagnosis of asbestosis has significant implications for the future health of affected patients as well as serious medicolegal implications for both patients and asbestos-associated industries. The radiographic gold-standard for diagnosis of asbestosis has been the plain chest radiograph, and in many asbestosis-screening clinics, chest radiograph abnormalitie...

Repeated Imaging for Diagnosis of Low Back Pain