Imaging of Occupational and Environmental Disorders of the Chest

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Vuyst, Paul De (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gevenois, Pierre Alain (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Σειρά: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Occupational medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine.

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 p...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.