Asbestos-related disease: Progression of parenchymal abnormalities on high-resolution CT

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 251-257

  Silva, C Isabela S ^a   Müller, Nestor L ^a   Neder, J Alberto ^b   Nogueira, Cristiano Rabelo ^b   Nápolis, Lara Maris ^b   Terra Filho, Mário ^c   Bagatin, Ericson ^d   Nery, Luiz E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Computed tomography; Interstitial; Lung; Pleural plaques

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57749209206     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e31817e352a     Document Type: Article

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