Conventional radiography in the diagnosis of asbestos-related disease.
Standard chest radiography, despite its limitations, remains an important means of evaluating the asbestos-exposed worker. Because of its wide availability, low radiation dose, and low cost, it will continue to be the standard imaging procedure for the screening of asbestos-exposed populations.
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Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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