We need to quantify the lung 🫁 damage caused by chronic silicosis among silica dust exposed workers in various occupational set up. We need some realistic idea including novel ideas for approximate estimation. Seeking your help.
ILO radiographic classification based on standard films.
we also had a patho;ogica;l classification for mixed coal;-silica disease
see papers on my rg site.
Guidelines for the use of the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses (the 2011 revised edition)
Dear Raluca,
Thanks a lot for your response. You are probably right to some extent. But ILO never categorized it. Hence we believe we need categorize developing further method using ILO Radiograph on silicosis. In fact we develop a lung damage scoring system using ILO Radiography. This has been recognized by Japan Society for Occupational Health in their recent conference and ot was awarded with best young researcher"s award to the presenter.
Kamalesh Sarkar I think the question is legitimate, it is time to review the classification of this disease and a new modelling of our vision regarding the assessment of its severity. I propose a systematic practice of respiratory and ventilatory functional tests. We still have to answer the question: which test predicts severity better and how will we classify patients?
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