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Environmental Lung Disorders: Mineral Pneumoconiosis

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Radiologic Diagnosis of Chest Disease

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The progress of man has always been dependent on minerals, most of which must be extracted from the earth. Wherever this occurs, the work force is at risk of developing mineral pneumoconiosis. In the 16th century, two physicians, Agricola (1) and Paracelsus (2), working independently, recognized that fatal respiratory disease often occurred in miners. They were ahead of their time, for by the end of the 18th century very little more was known. The necessary diagnostic tools had not yet been developed. It was not until specialties such as pathology, radiology, pulmonary function, epidemiology, and statistics had come of age that our understanding of pneumoconiosis improved. Today, we have a comprehensive range of resources that include computers sophisticated lung imaging techniques, electron microscopy, and particulate mineralogical analysis.

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    Miriam Sperber M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Director) (Professor of Radiology, Director)

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McConnochie, K. (1990). Environmental Lung Disorders: Mineral Pneumoconiosis. In: Sperber, M. (eds) Radiologic Diagnosis of Chest Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0347-3_28

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