Magnetic resonance imaging of the thorax in the evaluation of asbestosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 194-197

  Bekkelund, S I ^a,c   Aasebo U ^a   Pierre Jerome, C ^a   Holmboe, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Centre for Lung Diseases   (Norway)

^c Stakkevollan Occup Health Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asbestosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Occupational medicine; Pleural plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ASBESTOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MORPHOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ASBESTOSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX;

EID: 0031915110     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11010194     Document Type: Article

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