Structural and functional alterations of subjects with cement dust exposure: A longitudinal quantitative computed tomography-based study

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 837; p. 155812
• Main Authors: Kim, Taewoo, Lim, Myoung-nam, Kim, Woo Jin, Ho, Thao Thi, Lee, Chang Hyun, Chae, Kum Ju, Bak, So Hyeon, Jin, Gong Yong, Park, Eun-Kee, Choi, Sanghun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2022
• Subjects: air; cement; Cement dust exposure; computed tomography; dust; environment; lung function; lungs; pulmonary emphysema; Reduced global lung shape; Reduced tissue volume; risk factors; Wall thickening; Reduced global lung shape; Cement dust exposure; Wall thickening; Reduced tissue volume
• ISSN: 0048-9697; 1879-1026; 1879-1026
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155812

Cement dust exposure (CDE) can be a risk factor for pulmonary disease, causing changes in segmental airways and parenchymal lungs. This study investigates longitudinal alterations in quantitative computed tomography (CT)-based metrics due to CDE. We obtained CT-based airway structural and lung funct...