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Ultrasonic examination of pleural thickenings and calcifications in occupational asbestosis.
The roentgenologic diagnosis of occupational asbestosis is based upon typical pulmonary fibrosis and anteriorly detected pleural calcifications, which appear much later than parenchymal changes. Therefore, a definite diagnosis usually demands a long observation period. We used ultrasonic A-and B-mode methods to examine pleural changes in nine occupational asbestosis patients and five normal per...
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Endemic PCs and high incidence of malignant mesothelioma from household use of asbestos have been reported in Metsovo in northwestern Greece ("Metsovo lung"). In the present study, we present similar findings in six more areas of Greece. Like Metsovo, all these areas are located within ophiolite belts. Like Metsovo, material similar to "Metsovo whitewash" has been used for various domestic uses...
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Arterial calcifications as found with various imaging techniques, like plain X-ray, computed tomography or ultrasound are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. The prevalence of arterial calcification increases with age and is stimulated by several common cardiovascular risk factors. In this review, the clinical importance of arterial calcification and the currently known proteins invo...
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AIM Pulp stones are discrete calcified bodies found in the dental pulp. Sialolithasis is the most common salivary gland disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the pulp stones and salivary gland stones. MATERIAL AND METHODS 196 patients were randomly selected from the out patient department for the study. The periapical radiographs for all patients were...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1806-3756,1806-3713
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37562018000000344