Inter-reader variability in chest radiography and HRCT for the early detection of asbestos-related lung and pleural abnormalities in a cohort of 636 asbestos-exposed subjects

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Ochsmann, Elke ^a   Carl, Tanja ^a   Brand, Peter ^a   Raithel, Hans Jürgen ^b   Kraus, Thomas ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Chest radiograph; Ct classification; HRCT; Ilo classification; Inter reader variability

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77249137186     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0443-4     Document Type: Article

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