Restrictive lung function and asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis. A quantitative approach

Details

• Personal Author:
  Galvin JR ; Hunninghake GW ; Merchant, James A. ; Schwartz DA ; Speakman SB ; Yagla SJ
• Description:
  The use of a computer algorithm for the three dimensional reconstruction of high resolution computerized tomography chest scans in asbestos (1332214) exposed subjects was described. The three dimensional reconstruction was used to determine the volume of asbestos induced pleural fibrosis in the subjects. Of the 60 subjects studied, fibrosis was identified in the scans from 29. The volumes of the pleural lesions within this group ranged from 0.01% to 7.11% of the total chest cavity. Comparison of the computer derived estimate of pleural fibrosis with total lung capacity indicated an inverse relationship between these measures. This relationship remained in a multivariate analysis controlling for factors such as age, height, cigarette smoking, and the presence of interstitial fibrosis and independently accounted for 9.5% of the variance of this measure of lung volume. Each milliliter of pleural fibrosis was found to be independently associated with a 5 milliliter decrement in total lung capacity. The authors conclude that these data support an independent association between pleural fibrosis and restrictive lung function. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Inorganic Chemicals Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Asbestosis Computer-models Lung-fibrosis Lung-function NIOSH-Grant Pulmonary-system-disorders
• ISSN:
  0021-9738
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Maine ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  91
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00232510
• Citation:
  J Clin Invest 1993 Jun; 91(6):2685-2692
• Contact Point Address:
  Internal Medicine University of Iowa Pulmonary Disease Division Iowa City, IA 52242
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19900701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Clinical Investigation
• End Date:
  19930630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:442542b6703af4b30ce121356ce5121ad582f881ad435c56c8fcdb225da6af9d1c16822d47856aea4ac02be4bdeafb613fa586865da42a29630a98351d87f41e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205531/cdc_205531_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.44 MB ]