Williams W J, Kelland D
J Clin Pathol. 1986 Aug;39(8):900-1. doi: 10.1136/jcp.39.8.900.
The value of laser ion mass analysis (LIMA) for the detection of beryllium disease in routine histological sections was investigated. Our results were based on the examination of 14 cases of confirmed and five cases of suspected chronic beryllium disease. With the exception of two cases of coal workers' lungs, all the control material, normal, tuberculous, and sarcoid lungs examined were free of beryllium. The technique may also be useful in other diseases of possible occupational origin.
研究了激光离子质量分析(LIMA)在常规组织学切片中检测铍病的价值。我们的结果基于对14例确诊的慢性铍病病例和5例疑似慢性铍病病例的检查。除2例煤矿工人肺外,所有检查的对照材料,包括正常肺、结核肺和结节病肺,均未发现铍。该技术在其他可能由职业引起的疾病中也可能有用。