title: Chronic beryllium disease: computed tomographic findings.
abstract: Chronic beryllium disease is a rare multisystem granulomatous disease predominantly involving the lungs and resulting from an immunologic response to long-term occupational exposure. Computed tomography of the chest reveals important lung parenchymal and mediastinal findings and plays an important role in the diagnosis and follow-up assessment of patients with chronic beryllium disease. Its significance lies in the exact localization and evaluation of the extent of lesions. We present an overview of the subject and a pictorial review of the spectrum of computed tomographic features of beryllium disease.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Imaging, Division of Radiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Jeet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Tan-Lucien H
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mohammed
mesh_terms: D001607:Berylliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*