Imaging of Occupational and Environmental Disorders of the Chest

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vuyst, Paul De (Editor), Gevenois, Pierre Alain (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging,
• Subjects: 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...

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.