Chest ultrasonography in health surveillance of asbestos related pleural disease.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2017.07.019
Abstract: High resolution computed tomography, (HRCT), is currently considered the diagnostic gold standard to diagnose early stage malignant pleural mesothelioma and other non-malignant pleural conditions, but it is expensive and exposes the patient to radiation dose.… read more here.
Keywords: pleural abnormalities; surveillance asbestos; health surveillance; asbestos ... See more keywords
Pleural abnormalities in the Framingham Heart Study: prevalence and CT image features
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2016-104178
Abstract: Background The prevalence of pleural abnormalities in the general population is an epidemiologically important index of asbestos exposure, which has not been investigated since a radiography-based study in 1980. Methods We examined 2633 chest CT… read more here.
Keywords: heart study; pleural abnormalities; framingham heart; prevalence ... See more keywords
P237 Pleural abnormalities predating the development of mesothelioma
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DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210983.379
Abstract: Background Mesothelioma is an aggressive tumour of the pleura that is closely related to asbestos exposure. Asbestos is known to cause benign pleural thickening, effusion and plaques and the majority of patients with these abnormalities… read more here.
Keywords: pleural abnormalities; diagnosis; mesothelioma; period ... See more keywords
Chest ultrasonography in health surveillance of asbestos related pleural disease
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DOI: 10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.pa410
Abstract: Background: the diagnosis of asbestos induced pleural involvement is based on the history of exposure, imaging, clinical and functional findings. CT is expensive, exposes to radiation and associates with increased psychological distress. Therefore, there is… read more here.
Keywords: pleural abnormalities; health surveillance; chest ultrasonography; surveillance asbestos ... See more keywords