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Findings on Chest Low-Dose CT Images of Group Exposed to Inorganic Dusts  

Lee, Won-Jeong (Occupational Lung Diseases Institute, COMWEL)
Seon, Jong-Ryul (Department of Radiological Technology, Daejeon Health Science College)
Ahn, Bong-Seon (Department of Radiological Technology, Daejeon Health Science College)
Park, Young-Sun (Department of Radiological Technology, Daejeon Health Science College)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.34, no.4, 2011 , pp. 305-314 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the findings on the chest low-dose CT (LDCT) images between the negative and positive groups for pneumoconiosis in the group exposed to inorganic dust. From May 30, 2007 to August 31, 2008, total 328 subjects were examined by a LDCT. LDCT images were read by a chest radiologist who has much experience for reading of pneumoconiosis. All subjects were classified into two groups based on digital images after consensus reading of two radiologists according to the ILO 2000 guidelines; negative group (87, 26.5%) without pneumoconiosis and positive group (241, 73.5%). Statistical analysis was performed using a SPSS 14.0. There were significant differences in age (60.9 vs. 65.0, p<0.001), and in dust expose duration (17.0 vs. 19.2, p=0.024) between two groups, but no significant difference in smoking (p=0.784). Of the 328 subjects, 13 diagnosis were extracted from 245 subjects (74.7%). Coronary artery calcification (CAC) was significantly higher in positive group than that in negative group (36.9% vs. 25.3%, p=0.049). Honeycombing showed higher frequency in positive group than in negative group (6.2% vs. 1.2%, p=0.079). Pneumoconiosis findings caused by inorganic dusts exposure showed the significant relation with CAC on LDCT images. Future studies need to prove that pneumoconiosis finding is independent risk factor for CAC using a coronary artery angiography.
Keywords
Low-dose computed tomography; Pneumoconiosis; Coronary artery calcification; Digital radiography;
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