Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : Antemortem diagnosis of asbestosis by screening chest radiograph correlated with postmortem histologic features of asbestosis: a study of 273 cases | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology BioMed Central Open Access Antemortem diagnosis of asbestosis by screening chest radiograph correlated with postmortem histologic features of asbestosis a study of 273 cases Kelly N Mizell Christopher G Morris and J Elliot Carter Address University of South Alabama Department of Pathology 2451 Fillingim Street Mobile Alabama 36617 USA Email Kelly N Mizell - kmizell@ Christopher G Morris - morricg@ J Elliot Carter - ecarter@ Corresponding author Published 12 June 2009 Received 18 July 2008 Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2009 4 14 doi 1745-6673-4-14 AccePted 12 June 2009 This article is available from http content 4 1 14 2009 Mizell et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Accuracy in the clinical diagnosis of asbestosis has significant implications for the future health of affected patients as well as serious medicolegal implications for both patients and asbestos-associated industries. The radiographic gold-standard for diagnosis of asbestosis has been the plain chest radiograph and in many asbestosis-screening clinics chest radiograph abnormalities in conjunction with a history of asbestos exposure have been the mainstay of diagnosis. No studies have yet compared the antemortem chest radiographic diagnosis of asbestosis with the subsequent presence of pulmonary fibrosis and lung tissue ferruginous bodies at autopsy. Methods Records were reviewed from 273 autopsies performed to investigate asbestosis over an 11-year period. Accrued data included age and gender as well as the presence or absence of the following occupational exposure to asbestos antemortem clinical .
