Document ID (ISN) | 111024 |
CIS number |
10-0526 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
Year |
2010 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Vierikko T., Järvenpää R., Toivio P., Uitti J., Oksa P., Lindholm T., Vehmas T. |
Title |
Clinical and HRCT screening of heavily asbestos-exposed workers |
Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2010, Vol.83, No.1, p.47-54. 30 ref. |
Internet access |
Clinical_and_HRCT_screening.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
The objective of this study was to clarify the indications for high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the surveillance of workers heavily-exposed to asbestos. A group of 627 workers known to have been heavily-exposed to asbestos were screened and HRCT findings were classified and divided in two groups: pulmonary fibrosis (n = 86) and no fibrosis (n = 541). Most of the detected fibrosis cases were mild. The magnitude of asbestos exposure showed an unexpected inverse relation with fibrosis. In multivariate analyses, age, lung function and diffusing capacity were associated with HRCT fibrosis, but asbestos exposure was not. Asbestosis seems to be characterized by mild fibrosis today even in heavily exposed workers. Implications of these and other findings are discussed. |
Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; diagnosis; pulmonary fibrosis; asbestosis; tomography; medical supervision |
Descriptors (secondary) |
pulmonary function; radiology; statistical evaluation; reliability; age-linked differences; description of technique |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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