Computed tomography features of liparitosis: A pneumoconiosis due to amorphous silica

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 208-213

  Mazziotti, S ^a,b   Gaeta, M ^a   Costa, C ^a   Ascenti, G ^a   Martino, L Barbaro ^a   Spatari, G ^a   Settineri, N ^a   Barbaro, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amorphous silica; Computed tomography; Lung; Pleura; Pumice

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDIASTINUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; SICILY; SILICATES; SILICOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1042292625     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00028904     Document Type: Article

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