title: Imaging of Occupational Lung Disease.
abstract: Occupational lung diseases span a variety of pulmonary disorders caused by inhalation of dusts or chemical antigens in a vocational setting. Included in these are the classic mineral pneumoconioses of silicosis, coal worker's pneumoconiosis, and asbestos-related diseases as well as many immune-mediated and airway-centric diseases, and new and emerging disorders. Although some of these have characteristic imaging appearances, a multidisciplinary approach with focus on occupational exposure history is essential to proper diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, RR 215, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: jaychamp@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Champlin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, RR 215, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Rachael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, RR 215, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Sudhakar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pipavath
mesh_terms: D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Computed tomography; Imaging; Occupational lung disease; Occupational lung diseases; Pneumoconioses; Pneumoconiosis; Radiograph; Radiology