[An assessment of low-dose high resolution CT in the detection of benign asbestos-related pleural abnormalities].

Purpose: To assess the reliability of low-dose high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the detection of benign asbestos-related pleural abnormalities.

Methods: Fourty-one patients exposed to asbestos were imaged on two occasions; the first time with conventional HRCT parameters: 140kVp, 220mAs; the second time with low-dose HRCT parameters: 120kVp, 60mAs.

Results: The qualitative assessment dit not show any difference in the visibility of benign pleural abnormalities from one technique to the other in 98% cases.