Noninvasive detection of early asbestos-related disease of the thorax: algorithmic analysis of radiographic, nuclear, and serologic tests

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1991.tb24452.x· OSTI ID:5375293

Rockoff, S D; Schwartz, A M ^[1]

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1. Department of Radiology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC (United States)

Improved imaging techniques may assist in the diagnosis of early asbestosis, such as could occur from asbestos in place.' These include (1) increased visualization of visceral pleural thickening, (2) high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and (3) gallium scanning, combined with evidence of serum markers indicating inflammation-associated pulmonary collagen formation. Combining these imaging and serum test observations with a clinically useful algorithmic approach may permit the diagnosis of early' asbestosis, which is not now possible from the individual test results or from an unweighted combination of such data.35 references.

• OSTI ID: 5375293
• Journal Information: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; (United States), Vol. 643; ISSN 0077-8923
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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