The association of silicosis severity with pectoralis major muscle and subcutaneous fat volumes and the pulmonary artery/aorta ratio evaluated by CT

PURPOSESilicosis is an incurable occupational disease that sometimes rapidly progresses with fatal outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the association between disease severity and the change in the pectoralis major muscle volume (PMV), subcutaneous fat volume (SFV), and the pulmonary artery/aorta (P/Ao)...

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Main Authors: Bahar Yılmaz Çankaya, Adem Karaman, Fadime Sultan Albez, Gökhan Polat, Fatih Alper, Metin Akgün
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2021-01-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-association-of-silicosis-severity-with-pectora/54542