Table 3 Comparison of detection of asbestos fibers in surgically-obtained lung tissues and in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid by electron and light microscopy
Lung tissue | BALF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Light Microscopy | Electron Microscopy | Light Microscopy | ||
Diagnosis | Objective for lung biopsy | ABs /g (Lobe) | AFs (ABs) /ml | ABs /ml |
Asbestosis | Lung cancer | 14,004.50 (RL) | 1,170 (320) | 0 |
Asbestosis | Lung cancer | 4,802.40 (RU) | 1,190 (990) | 0.84 |
IPF | Lung cancer | 2,062 (LL) | 1,100 (980) | 0.4 |
IPF | Lung cancer | 166 (LU) | 130 (0) | 0 |
IPF | Lung cancer | 65.6 (RL) | 0 (0) | 0 |
IPF | Lung cancer | 0 (RL) | 0 (0) | 0 |
IPF | Diagnosis | 90.4 (LU) | 0 (0) | 0 |
CHP | Autopsy | 64 (RL) | 0 (0) | 0 |