Imaging of occupational and environmental disorders of the chest / P.A. Gevenois and P. de Vuyst (eds.) ; with contributions by M. Akira [and others] ; foreword by A.L. Baert
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Part I: The Basics for Understanding Imaging -- 1 Epidemiology and Imaging of Dust Diseases -- 2 Responses of the Respiratory System to Inhaled Agents (Airways, Lung, and Pleura) -- 2.1 Pathological Reactions to Inhaled Particles and Fibers -- 2.2 Bio-Aerosols and Organic Dusts -- 2.3 Chemical-Induced Lung Injury and Its Long-Term Sequelae -- 3 Diagnostic Techniques -- 3.1 Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease: The Role of Imaging -- 3.2 ILO Classification -- 3.3 Lung Function for Radiology -- 3.4 Mineralogical Analysis of Lung Samples -- 3.5 Immunological Methods -- Part II: Imaging -- 4 Lung Effects of Cigarette Smoking -- 5 Silicosis -- 6 Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis -- 7 Asbestosis -- 8 Non-Malignant Asbestos-Related Pleural Disorders -- 9 Mesothelioma -- 10 Imaging of Beryllium-Related Diseases -- 11 Hard Metal and Cobalt Disease -- 12 Other Uncommon Pneumoconioses -- 13 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis -- Subject Index
Summary
Discussing the imaging of environmental and occupational diseases of the chest, this illustrated book focuses on the imaging results achieved in a variety of specific disorders. There is particular emphasis on thin-section computed tomography since this technique facilitates the detection of early subclinical abnormalities
