Asbestos bodies and fibers in lung tissues.
It is suggested that the ratio of asbestos bodies observable by light microscopy to asbestos fibers counted by electron microscopy be examined in a series of cases of asbestosis of varying severity. If the ratio is reasonably constant an estimate of fiber content could be made from the more easily conducted count of asbestos bodies by light microscopy.
D001194:Asbestos / Q000032:analysis*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000032:analysis*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000032:analysis; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010994:Pleura / Q000032:analysis; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis
D001194:Asbestos