Pulmonary nodules detected by thoracic computed tomography scan after exposure to asbestos: Diagnostic significance

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1707-1713

  Clin, Bénédicte ^a   Luc, A ^b   Morlais, F ^a   Paris, C ^b   Ameille, J ^c   Brochard, P ^d   De Girolamo, J ^a   Gislard, A ^e   Laurent, F ^f   Letourneux, M ^a   Schorle, E ^g   Launoy, G ^a   Pairon, J C ^f,h   Abboud, E ⁱ   Aubert, B ⁱ   Beauvais March, H ⁱ   Benichou, J ⁱ   Bergeret, A ⁱ   Caillet, A ⁱ   Catilina, P ⁱ   Chenet, E ⁱ   Christ De Blasi, G ⁱ   Coulomb, M ⁱ   Guichard, E ⁱ   Lagoutte, P ⁱ   Le Stang, N ⁱ   Marchand, B ⁱ   Marquignon, M F ⁱ   Maurel, M ⁱ   Millet, B ⁱ   Mouchet, C ⁱ   Mouchot, L ⁱ   Perdrix, A ⁱ   Pinet, M ⁱ   Porte, A ⁱ   Rehel, J L ⁱ   Reungoat, P ⁱ   Saves M ⁱ   Sobaszek, A ⁱ   Thomas, F X ⁱ   Thorel, L ⁱ   more..

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^c RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^d University Hospital   (France)

^e ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f INSERM   (France)

^g Échelon Régional du Service Médical Rhône Alpes   (France)

^h CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Asbestos; CT scan; Lung cancer; Pulmonary nodule; Screening

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE PULMONARY NODULES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 81455150133     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0008     Document Type: Article

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