Identification of rounded atelectasis in workers exposed to asbestos by contrast helical computed tomography

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1341-1347

  Terra Filho, M ^a,b,e   Kavakama, J ^a,b   Bagatin, E ^a,c   Capelozzi, V L ^a,b   Nery, L E ^a,d   Tavares, R ^a,d  

^a Grupo Interinstitucional de Estudos   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asbestos exposed workers; Helical computed tomography; Rounded atelectasis

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG UPTAKE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE DISPLAY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG NODULE; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TIME;

EID: 0142260974     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003001000010     Document Type: Article

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