Wagner G R, Attfield M D, Parker J E
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888.
Occup Med. 1993 Jan-Mar;8(1):127-41.
Since the early 1900s, it was recognized that many dust-exposed workers developed abnormal radiographs during life. Chest radiography remains the primary means of determining the presence and extent of dust-induced pneumoconiosis, although it is ineffective for detecting airways obstructions from mine dust exposure. This chapter reviews the uses and limitations of chest radiography in the study, surveillance, screening, clinical diagnosis, and disability determinations of occupational lung diseases in dust-exposed workers.
自20世纪初以来，人们就认识到许多接触粉尘的工人在其一生中胸部X光片会出现异常。胸部X光检查仍然是确定粉尘所致尘肺病存在及程度的主要手段，尽管它在检测因接触矿尘而导致的气道阻塞方面效果不佳。本章回顾了胸部X光检查在接触粉尘工人职业性肺病的研究、监测、筛查、临床诊断及残疾评定中的应用及局限性。
