Visual scoring of atherosclerosis in chest computed tomography: Findings among male construction workers

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 328-336

  Hiltunen, A ^a,b,c   Kivisaari, L ^a,b,c   Leino Arjas, P ^a,b,c   Vehmas, T ^a,b,c  

^a Central Hospital of Lansi Pohja   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; epidemiology; methods; occupational exposure; tomography, spiral computed

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS EXPOSURE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIUM SCORE; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIO-VASCULAR RISK FACTORS; CHEST CT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; CORONARY CALCIFICATIONS; CT IMAGE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; INFORMATION CONCERNING; LUNG CANCER SCREENING; METHODS; MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCORING METHODS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BONE; DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ASBESTOS; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CALCINOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INDUSTRY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGE FACTORS; ASBESTOS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCINOSIS; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 42449142368     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850701870914     Document Type: Article

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