Chest CT screening of asbestos-exposed workers: Lung lesions and incidental findings

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-84

  Vierikko, Tuula ^a   Javenpaa R ^a   Autti, T ^b   Oksa, P ^a,c   Huuskonen, M ^c   Kaleva, S ^c   Laurikka, J ^a   Kajander, S ^c   Paakkola, K ^d   Saarelainen, S ^a   Salomaa, E R ^c   Tossavainen, A ^c   Tukiainen, P ^b   Uitti, J ^a,c   Vehmas, T ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Computed tomography; Incidental findings; Lung cancer; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL DISEASES; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846208728     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00073606     Document Type: Article

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