Association of findings in flow-volume spirometry with high-resolution computed tomography signs in asbestos-exposed male workers

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Piirilä, Päivi ^a,c   Kivisaari, Leena ^a   Huuskonen, Olli ^b   Kaleva, Simo ^b   Sovijärvi, Anssi ^a   Vehmas, Tapio ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c Meilahti Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asbestos exposure; Emphysema; High resolution computed tomography; Obstruction; Parenchymal bands; Restriction; Retrosternal space; Septal lines; Spirometry; Subpleural nodules

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; SPIROMETRY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 58149301592     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2008.00827.x     Document Type: Article

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