title: [Correlation of radiologic and pathologic-anatomical findings in dust-induced pneumoconiosis in former coal miners].
abstract: The ILO classification of small and large opacities is the basis for the compensation of patients with pneumoconiosis. In order to validate the radiological findings, we compared the ILO classification with the gradings of pneumoconiosis in the post mortem investigation (n = 126). An ILO classification of 1/0 used as the threshold value for accepting the diagnosis of a pneumoconiosis was 100% sensitive with a specificity of 2%. With a value of 2/3 the sensitivity decreased to 60% and specificity increased to 74%. The grading of large opacities in the radiograph correlated well with the post mortem findings (rs = 0.71; p < 0.001). For accepting the diagnosis pneumoconiosis from the radiograph alone a threshold value of 1/0 is not specific. The ROC-plot revealed that specificity reached acceptable levels with an ILO classification of at least 2/3.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Pneumologie, Allergologie und Schlafmedizin, Universitätsklinik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Merget
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kollmeier
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schultze-Werninghaus
mesh_terms: D003031:Coal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003032:Coal Mining; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D003031:Coal; D004391:Dust
vernacular_title: Korrelation radiologischer und pathologisch-anatomischer Befunde bei Mischstaub-Pneumokoniosen ehemaliger Kohlebergarbeiter.