Overview

The spectrum of occupational and environmental diseases has changed markedly in recent years. New industrial processes have led to the production and use of a wide range of chemicals, metals, and alloys, an increasing number of which have been reported to cause interstitial lung disease in exposed workers. Thus, while the workforce in coal mining and asbestos handling has decreased, new groups of workers are at risk of exposure to agents potentially responsible for pneumoconiosis. This well-illustrated book, written by internationally acclaimed experts, provides a comprehensive approach to modern imaging of environmental and occupational diseases of the chest. The first part of the book addresses the basic knowledge required to understand imaging in this context, while the second 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.

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Author:   Pierre Alain Gevenois ,  Paul de Vuyst
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2006
Weight:   1.111kg
ISBN:  

9783662500149

ISBN 10:   3662500140
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

The Basics for Understanding Imaging.- Epidemiology and Imaging of Dust Diseases.- Pathological Reactions to Inhaled Particles and Fibers.- Bio-Aerosols and Organic Dusts.- Chemical-Induced Lung Injury and Its Long-Term Sequelae.- Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease: The Role of Imaging.- ILO Classification.- Lung Function for Radiology.- Mineralogical Analysis of Lung Samples.- Immunological Methods.- Imaging.- Lung Effects of Cigarette Smoking.- Silicosis.- Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis.- Asbestosis.- Non-Malignant Asbestos-Related Pleural Disorders.- Mesothelioma.- Beryllium-Related Diseases.- Hard Metal and Cobalt Disease.- Other Uncommon Pneumoconioses.- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.

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From RAD Magazine, July 2006: 'Nearly all aspects of industrial lung disease pertaining to radiology are included in this encyclopaedic work. The chapters are well laid out with tables and clear illustrations and are well referenced at the end.'

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