These lung biopsies are amenable to chemical analysis of retained particulates using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM/EDXA).


 A retrospective review of SEM/EDXA data collected in conjunction with pathologic diagnostic consultations at the Joint Pathology Center from 2011 to 2016 was conducted.  Sections adjacent to those obtained for pathologic diagnosis were prepared for SEM/EDXA particle analysis, which provides qualitative identification of elements present in each particle and semiquantitative estimations of elemental weight percent. 
SEM/EDXA
A retrospective review of SEM/EDXA data collected in conjunction with pathologic diagnostic consultations at the Joint Pathology Center from 2011 to 2016 was conducted.  Nonneoplastic lung biopsy specimens from 25 deployed and 7 nondeployed U.S. service members were analyzed as part of the Joint Pathology Center pathologic consultations. 
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