Calcified interlobar pleural plaques: visceral pleural involvement due to asbestos

Visceral pleural involvement, seen as interlobar thickening and bilateral calcified plaques in the major interlobar fissures, was observed as a result of exposure to asbestos dust. This is in contrast to the parietal pleural involvement seen in most cases.

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Published inRadiology Vol. 140; no. 3; p. 634
Main Authors Sargent, E N, Felton, J S, Barnes, L T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1981
Subjects
Asbestosis - complications
Asbestosis - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Diseases - etiology
Radiography
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Summary:Visceral pleural involvement, seen as interlobar thickening and bilateral calcified plaques in the major interlobar fissures, was observed as a result of exposure to asbestos dust. This is in contrast to the parietal pleural involvement seen in most cases.
ISSN:0033-8419
DOI:10.1148/radiology.140.3.7280226