HRCT in long-term changes in coal workers application of interstitial lung.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 11 HRCT in long-term changes in coal worker’s application of interstitial lung [Abstract] Objective To explore the long-term changes in coal workers in the HRCT interstitial lung performance characteristics. To prevent the formation of pneumoconiosis to provide technical support. Methods of coal mine workers were randomly selected 118 patients for lung conventional CT, and then the top of the aortic arch, carina level, the trachea bifurcation under 3cm, the right diaphragm 2cm, and key interest areas for HRCT, thickness of 1mm, the image of high spatial resolution algorithm performance. Results of the 118 cases, 98 cases of pulmonary HRCT of the lung shows interlobular septal thickening, lobular core changes and interlobular interstitial thickening, pulmonary nodules shadow, ground-glass density, and low-density and changes in the characteristics of interstitial lung. Conclusion HRCT can show earlier in underground coal operators long-term interstitial lung morphological changes in the early screening of pneumoconiosis are also of great value. [Keywords:] long-term changes in coal workers interstitial lung X-ray computed tomography HRCT High-resolution CT (high resolution CT, HRCT) scanning technology, the lungs the most accurate non-invasive examination methods can significantly increase the rate of lung anatomic details of the show, interstitial lung disease in the diagnosis of increasingly domestic attention [1-2]. But the use of HRCT on long-term underground coal workers early changes of interstitial lung research, rarely reported in the literature. The long-term project to 118 patients with signs of coal worker’s performance and diagnostic value of HRCT were studied. Materials and methods 1. Material from underground coal workers randomly selected 118 cases, both extractive mixture. All male, aged 26 to 56 years, an average of 48 years of age. Engaged in the coal dust from 5 to 30 years of work, with an average 12.23 yea