Structural alterations of the lung in anthracosilicosis--automatic quantitation with an image-analysing computer.
A morphometric method of assessing anthracosilicotic alterations in lung structure was studied in 4 patients. The introduced model and a special technique for preparation permit the evaluation of anthracosilicotic dust deposits, secondary emphysema, and intact residual parenchyma by means of an image-analysing computer. This method appears particularly suitable for investigating and correlating morphology to clinical data, because the parameter 'intact residual parenchyma' can be reproduced in a short time with sufficient accuracy by random samples.
D000368:Aged; D000874:Anthracosilicosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000473:pathology*