Lee Jimin, Bambrick Marie, Lau Ambrose, Tarlo Susan M, McInnis Micheal
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Aug 16;14(16):1786. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14161786.
Occupational lung disease remains one of the most common work-related illnesses and accounts for most deaths from occupational illness. Occupational lung diseases often have delayed manifestation over decades and nonspecific clinical presentations, making it challenging for clinicians to promptly identify the disease and implement preventive measures. Radiologists play a crucial role in identifying and diagnosing occupational lung diseases, allowing for removal of the exposure and early medical intervention. In this review, we share our clinical and radiologic approach to diagnosing occupational lung disease and its subtypes. A collection of sample cases of occupational lung diseases commonly encountered in the modern era at a large Canadian university hospital is included to facilitate understanding. This review will provide radiologists with valuable insights into recognizing and diagnosing occupational lung diseases.
职业性肺病仍然是最常见的与工作相关的疾病之一，并且占职业性疾病导致死亡的大多数。职业性肺病通常在数十年间有延迟表现且临床表现不具特异性，这使得临床医生难以迅速识别该疾病并采取预防措施。放射科医生在识别和诊断职业性肺病方面发挥着关键作用，从而能够消除接触并进行早期医学干预。在本综述中，我们分享我们诊断职业性肺病及其亚型的临床和放射学方法。文中包含了一所大型加拿大大学医院在现代常见的职业性肺病样本病例集，以助于理解。本综述将为放射科医生提供关于识别和诊断职业性肺病的宝贵见解。
