Asbestos is a group of six major silicate minerals that belong to the serpentine and
amphibole families, and include chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite, tremolite and …

Pleural disease is common. Radiological investigation of pleural effusion, thickening,
masses, and pneumothorax is key in diagnosing and determining management …

Asbestos is a general term for a heterogeneous group of hydrated magnesium silicate
minerals that have in common a tendency to separate into fibers (1). These fibers, inhaled …

Between 1996 and 2001, we identified five cases of a unique idiopathic pleuroparenchymal
lung disease characterized by a clinical presentation suggestive of a chronic idiopathic …

Asbestosis is defined as diffuse pulmonary fibrosis caused by the inhalation of excessive
amounts of asbestos fibers. Pathologically, both pulmonary fibrosis of a particular pattern …

OBJECTIVE. We studied high-resolution CT of asbestosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
to determine whether differences—other than the frequency of associated pleural changes …

Benign pleural disease is the commonest manifestation of asbestos exposure encountered
by radiologists. Benign pleural thickening can appear as circumscribed parietal pleural …

Asbestos exposure can lead to a variety of adverse effects in the thorax. Although currently
in the western world, levels of exposure are kept in check by strict regulations, history of …

Thin-section computed tomography (CT) of the lungs was introduced more than 20 years
ago and has an established role in the assessment of patients who are known to have, or …

Reliability of the Proposed International Classification of High‐Resolution Computed
Tomography for Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Diseases: Narufumi …