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Occupational Diseases: Asbestosis and Mesothelioma in Forensic Practice

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Diagnosis of occupational diseases, a strong collaboration between radiologic and clinical features with related occupational history and literature supporting, and an association between the exposure and the disease process are requested. Further pathological findings emerging at biopsy or autopsy, which are considered ancillary examination techniques, may assist in the judgment related to causal chain reconstruction.

In this perspective the multidisciplinary approach is mandatory for medicolegal issues.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Ambra Di Piazza, Dario Picone & Giuseppe Lo Re

  2. Department for Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Care, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Antonina Argo, Edoardo Scalici & Antonio Guajana

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  3. Institute of Radiology University Hospital, Palermo, Italy

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Di Piazza, A., Argo, A., Scalici, E., Guajana, A., Picone, D., Lo Re, G. (2020). Occupational Diseases: Asbestosis and Mesothelioma in Forensic Practice. In: Lo Re, G., Argo, A., Midiri, M., Cattaneo, C. (eds) Radiology in Forensic Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96737-0_17

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