High-Resolution Computed Tomography and Pulmonary Function Findings of Occupational Arsenic Exposure in Workers.

Background: The number of studies where non-malignant pulmonary diseases are evaluated after occupational arsenic exposure is very few.

Aims: To investigate the effects of occupational arsenic exposure on the lung by high-resolution computed tomography and pulmonary function tests.

Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Evaluation of dental technician's pneumoconiosis using chest X-rayand HRCT: correlation between radiological and functional findings.

Background/aim: This study aimed to compare high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings with those of chest X-ray (CXR) and to evaluate the relationship of pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters with HRCT and CXR findings in cases of dental technician's pneumoconiosis.

Materials And Methods: CXR, PFT, and HRCT data of 89 dental technicians who were diagnosed with pneumoconiosis were retrospectively evaluated.

Results: The cases of 24 dental technicians (27%) classified as normal (Category 0) based on CXR were evaluated as Category 1 according to HRCT.

The relation between the extent of radiological findings and respiratory functions in pneumoconiosis cases of dental technicians who are working in Ankara.

Introduction: In dental technicians, parenchymal changes caused by dust affect pulmonary functions. The evaluation of the relation between radiological scores (chest X-Ray/HRCT) indicating the extent of pulmonary involvement and the severity of functional findings in dental technicians.

Materials And Methods: 440 dental technicians were evaluated with chest X-Ray, pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT).

Farewell to an old friend: chest X-ray vs high-resolution computed tomography in welders' lung disease.

Introduction: Welder's lung disease originated from a mixed exposure to different kinds of metals and chemicals from welding fumes. Because of these various harmful effects, irreversible morphological changes may occur in all parts of the respiratory tract, airways and lung parenchyma. Parenchymal changes are the main lesions that define the severity of exposure.

Diagnosis and treatment of multiseptate gallbladder with recurrent abdominal pain.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is usually performed for gallstones or polyp of the gallbladder. Multiseptate gallbladder is a rare congenital malformation. Although several asymptomatic cases have been described, patient usually present with right upper abdominal pain.

[Relationship between the mechanical and anatomic axis and orientation angles of the knee joint and functional capacity of patients with osteoarthritis].

Objectives: We investigated the relationship between the mechanical-anatomic axes and angles of the knee joint and functional levels of patients with primary osteoarthritis.

Methods: A total of 35 patients (27 females, 8 males; mean age 58+/-9 years; range 42 to 77 years) with knee osteoarthritis were included. After physical examination, weight-bearing anteroposterior x-rays of the knees were obtained, on which measurements of the following were made: mechanical axis deviation (MAD), medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA), anatomic tibiofemoral angle (aTFA), mechanical lateral distal femoral angle (mLDFA), and joint line congruence angle (JLCA).