title: [Imaging in occupational lung diseases].
abstract: This chapter consists of a review of the literature regarding radiographic and tomographic characteristics of the principal occupational respiratory diseases (silicosis and asbestosis). Special attention is given to the practical relevance of high-resolution computed tomography, which is the most sensitive and specific method of identifying and quantifying the extent of pleural and parenchymal lesions related to such diseases.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. gustavo.meirelles@fleury.com.br
authors.forename: Gustavo de Souza Portes
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Meirelles
authors.forename: Jorge Issamu
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kavakama
authors.forename: Reynaldo Tavares
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D001195:Asbestosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012829:Silicosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*