| Document ID (ISN) | 101397 |
| CIS number |
03-301 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Tiitola M., Kivisaari L., Zitting A., Huuskonen M.S., Kaleva S., Tossavainen A., Vehmas T. |
| Title |
Computed tomography of asbestos-related pleural anomalies |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2002, Vol.75, No.4, p.224-228. Illus. 12 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to assess observer agreement in several asbestos-related pleural abnormalities and to define criteria to discriminate between pleural changes in workers with occupational disease, and those in controls. Pleural abnormalities in spiral computed tomography of 602 construction workers with asbestosis or bilateral pleural plaques and 49 controls were reviewed by three radiologists using structured forms. It was found that the extent, calcification and thickness were well-repeatable indicators of benign pleural pathology and their use in future classification systems in computed tomography is recommended. The extent of 45cm2 and the degree of calcification were helpful in discriminating between pleural changes in workers with occupational disease, and those in controls who also presented marked pleural pathology. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
pleural thickening; tomography; construction industry; asbestos |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
pathology; pleural calcification; radiological classifications; case-control study; asbestosis |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Finland |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Asbestos
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