Imaging of Occupational and Environmental Disorders of the Chest

ISBN-13: 9783540213437 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 302 str.

Pierre A. Gevenois; Pierre Alain Gevenois

Opis

Offers a comprehensive approach to modern imaging of environmental and occupational diseases of the chest Pays particular attention to the role of computed tomography in the detection of early subclinical abnormalities Considers new groups of workers at risk of exposure to agents that may cause pneumoconiosis Written by internationally acclaimed experts

Recenzje

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.'

Spis treści

The Basics for Understanding Imaging: Epidemiolog.- Responses of the Respiratory System to Inhaled Agents (Airways, Lung, and Pleura).- Mineral Dusts and Fibers.- Bioaerosols and Organic Dusts.- Chemicals and Pollutants (Including Acute Lung Injury and Long-Term Sequellae).- Diagnostic Techniques.- Imaging Techniques.- ILO Classification.- Lung Function Studies.- Mineralogic Analyses.- Immunological Methods.- Imaging: Lung Effects of Cigarette Smoking.- Silicosis.- Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis.- Asbestosis.- Benign Asbestos-Related Pleural Diseases.- Malignant Mesothelioma.- Berylliosis.- Hard-Metal and Cobalt Disease.- Dental Technician's Pneumoconiosis.- Other Uncommon Pneumoconioses.- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors

Blurb

The spectrum of occupational and environmental diseases has changed markedly during the past decade. Pneumoconiosis is still a common cause of chronic lung disease but the concept has evolved to encompass reactions of the lung to chemicals and organic or inorganic dust. Furthermore, new industrial processes have led to the production and use of a wide range of chemicals, metals, and alloys, an increasing number of which, including man-made organic particles, are 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 large amounts of mineral and metallic dusts that may induce pneumoconiosis.

This well-illustrated book, written by internationally acclaimed experts, provides an up-to-date and 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 the role of thin-section computed tomography since this technique facilitates the detection of early subclinical abnormalities.