Imaging of Occupational And Environmental Disorders of the Chest (Hardcover)

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 andCobalt Disease.- Dental Technician's Pneumoconiosis.- Other Uncommon Pneumoconioses.- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors.