Imagem nas doenças ocupacionais pulmonares

A presente revisao apresenta as caracteristicas radiograficas e tomograficas das principais doencas ocupacionais respiratorias (silicose e asbestose). Em especial, enfatiza-se a relevância pratica da tomografia computadorizada de alta resolucao, metodo mais sensivel e especifico para a deteccao e quantificacao da extensao das lesoes pleuroparenquimatosas a elas relacionadas. 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.