title: [New methods in the early detection of pulmonary fibrosis in asbestosis and silicosis].
abstract: Much recent work in thoracic medicine has been slanted towards the early detection of respiratory disease and the prevention of disabling sequelae. In the field of pneumoconioses associated with inhalation of mineral dust the interest of research workers has been largely orientated towards the objectives of early detection and the prevention of fibrotic scarring. To achieve real progress the research workers have used new investigational techniques such as axial tomography of the thorax, quantitative scintigraphy using Gallium-67 and analyses of bronchiolar lavage in parallel with a traditional approach, namely: a clinical examination of the patient, a pulmonary radiograph and respiratory function tests. These studies have enabled further clarification of the specific value of each of these new methods of investigation, whether at the level of early detection, the early recognition of pulmonary fibrosis, the characterisation of the current state of the disease and the prediction of fibrogenic power. Several different forms of intervention on the fibrotic process are currently under trial and may contribute to the prevention of pulmonary fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bégin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Massé
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cantin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bisson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bergeron
mesh_terms: D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012829:Silicosis / Q000150:complications*; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes
vernacular_title: Nouvelles méthodes de détection précoce de la fibrose pulmonaire dans l'asbestose et la silicose.