Incidental and Underreported Pleural Plaques at Chest CT: Do Not Miss Them—Asbestos Exposure Still Exists

Incidental and Underreported Pleural Plaques at Chest CT: Do Not Miss Them—Asbestos Exposure Still Exists

Pleural plaques (PPs) may be a risk factor for mortality from lung cancer in asbestos-exposed workers and are considered to be a marker of exposure. Diagnosing PPs is also important because asbestos-exposed patients should be offered a health surveillance that is mandatory in many countries. On the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Francesco Contorni, Francesco Gentili, Susanna Guerrini, Francesco Giuseppe Mazzei, Antonio Pinto, Nevada Cioffi Squitieri, Antonietta Gerardina Sisinni, Valentina Paolucci, Riccardo Romeo, Pietro Sartorelli, Luca Volterrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6797826

Internet

http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6797826

Similar Items