CT Chest Although no studies have implemented a population-based CT screening and surveillance program specifically for occupational lung disease to examine morbidity or mortality benefit, several recent studies have used reduced-dose CT to demonstrate adequate detection of parenchymal changes in at-risk workers. In a prospective study of 55 patients with a 15-year asbestos exposure history, screening ultra-low-dose chest CT was compared with standard acquisition chest CT, demonstrating 91% sensitivity and 100% specificity for asbestos-associated primary endpoint findings [12]. Retrospective studies utilizing lung cancer screening examinations have also revealed potential aResearch Author, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. bPanel Chair, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. cMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. dStanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California; The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. eThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. fThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. gUniversity of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. hMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. iVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; American College of Chest Physicians. jMayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. kDuke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. lUniversity of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. mSpecialty Chair, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through society representation on expert panels. Participation by representatives from collaborating societies on the expert panel does not necessarily imply individual or society endorsement of the final document. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Occupational Lung Diseases
Occupational Lung Diseases PCAs. CT Chest Although no studies have implemented a population-based CT screening and surveillance program specifically for occupational lung disease to examine morbidity or mortality benefit, several recent studies have used reduced-dose CT to demonstrate adequate detection of parenchymal changes in at-risk workers. In a prospective study of 55 patients with a 15-year asbestos exposure history, screening ultra-low-dose chest CT was compared with standard acquisition chest CT, demonstrating 91% sensitivity and 100% specificity for asbestos-associated primary endpoint findings [12]. Retrospective studies utilizing lung cancer screening examinations have also revealed potential aResearch Author, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. bPanel Chair, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. cMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. dStanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California; The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. eThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. fThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. gUniversity of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. hMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. iVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; American College of Chest Physicians. jMayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. kDuke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. lUniversity of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. mSpecialty Chair, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through society representation on expert panels. Participation by representatives from collaborating societies on the expert panel does not necessarily imply individual or society endorsement of the final document. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Occupational Lung Diseases