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Recently, it has been shown in the baboon that broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) is an efficient procedure for the recovery of radioactive particles deposited in the intra-alveolar compartment (1). For this reason, a prospective study was decided in order to investigate the possibility of assessing by means of this technique, the asbestos fiber content in the alveolar spaces of the human lung. The asbestos fibers recovered by BAL were quantitatively and qualitatively studied in order to see if this technique can help in the diagnosis of asbestos related diseases and if the fibers recovered are valuable indicators compared to sputum of past asbestos exposure and/of parenchymal asbestos burden.
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Bignon, J., Jaurand, MC., Sebastien, P. (1982). Mineralogical and Biochemical Analysis of Lung Washing Fluid from Patients Exposed to Asbestos. In: Bonsignore, G., Cumming, G. (eds) The Lung in Its Environment. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3971-7_9
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