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Each year asbestos related diseases such as Mesothelioma takes the lives of thousands. Important work is being done trying to better understand disease development. One interesting study is called, Computed tomography in the evaluation of benign asbestos-related disorders - Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - Radiol Clin North Am. 1992 Nov;30(6):1191-207. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - High-resolution CT is more sensitive than chest radiography and conventional CT in the detection and assessment of benign asbestos-related pleural and parenchymal diseases. The HRCT features of asbestosis correlate with clinical and functional restriction. The specificity of HRCT findings of asbestosis needs further evaluation. Given its low cost and availability, chest radiography remains the mainstay of imaging in benign asbestos-related diseases. CT (conventional or high-resolution) is not recommended as a universal screening test in asbestos-exposed workers. It has a useful role in identifying and quantitating pulmonary fibrosis distinct from emphysema and pleural disease, in distinguishing pleural disease from normal extrapleural soft tissues, and in clarifying the confusing chest radiograph or conflicting pulmonary function data. CT is useful in excluding a mass that may be obscured by extensive pleural and parenchymal fibrosis and is helpful in the follow-up of benign fibrotic masses or in the direction of their biopsy.
Another interesting study is called, Clinical features to stage alveolitis in asbestos workers by R. B
Each year asbestos related diseases such as Mesothelioma takes the lives of thousands. Important work is being done trying to better understand disease development. One interesting study is called, Computed tomography in the evaluation of benign asbestos-related disorders - Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - Radiol Clin North Am. 1992 Nov;30(6):1191-207. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - High-resolution CT is more sensitive than chest radiography and conventional CT in the detection and assessment of benign asbestos-related pleural and parenchymal diseases. The HRCT features of asbestosis correlate with clinical and functional restriction. The specificity of HRCT findings of asbestosis needs further evaluation. Given its low cost and availability, chest radiography remains the mainstay of imaging in benign asbestos-related diseases. CT (conventional or high-resolution) is not recommended as a universal screening test in asbestos-exposed workers. It has a useful role in identifying and quantitating pulmonary fibrosis distinct from emphysema and pleural disease, in distinguishing pleural disease from normal extrapleural soft tissues, and in clarifying the confusing chest radiograph or conflicting pulmonary function data. CT is useful in excluding a mass that may be obscured by extensive pleural and parenchymal fibrosis and is helpful in the follow-up of benign fibrotic masses or in the direction of their biopsy.
Another interesting study is called, Clinical features to stage alveolitis in asbestos workers by R. B
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