[Clinical and legal aspects for recognizing pneumoconiosis and its outcome, with regard to new imaging techniques].

In this paper different clinical and legal aspects for recognizing anthracosis of the lungs have been presented. Moreover, various methods for indicating or excluding any correlation between this illness and other morbid changes, including those leading to complications, which in turn might cause one's death, have been discussed. Additionally, the usefulness of lung examination by means of high resolution computer tomography (HRCT) in recognizing anthracosis of the lungs has been assessed. This type of examination has been compared with the more widely used conventional x-ray examination. Also, the reasons for discrepancies in assessing anthracosis of the lungs, observed by the authors of the above paper, have been presented. Furthermore, all the available diagnostic methods have been evaluated, with regard to their subjectivism and measuring errors. This assessment clearly shows that high resolution computer tomography (HRCT) is the optimal method of recognizing anthracosis of the lungs.