[Anatomo-radiologic definition of minimal interstitial silicosis and diagnostic contribution of high-resolution computerized tomography].

Minimal interstitial silicosis (MIS) is a histologic entity characterized by questionable radiologic findings--i.e., the p/p 0/1 and 1/0 classes of the International Labour Office (ILO) 1980 classification. Thus, the condition may be responsible for borderline radiologic findings (suspect phase of pneumoconiosis). In order to test an alternative method to conventional radiology (CR), HRCT was performed on 35 workers exposed to silica and with...