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

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.CXR, PFT, and HRCT data of 89 dental technicians who were diagnosed with pneumoconiosis were retrospectively evaluated.The cases of 24 dental technicians (27%) classified as normal...