Patient Data
Age: 80 years
Gender: Male
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Frontal
Chest x-ray demonstrates hyperinflation of the lungs with very prominent calcified pleural plaques.
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Axial C+ arterial phase
CT of the chest demonstrates numerous pleural plaques, many of them calcified, subpleural band-like scarring / fibrosis and round atelectasis in the right base.
Case Discussion
This case illustrates a number of the manifestations of asbestos related lung disease.
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