TY - JOUR T1 - Reply to: ‘Pleural abnormalities in the Framingham Heart Study: prevalence and CT image features by' Araki <em>et al</em> JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine JO - Occup Environ Med DO - 10.1136/oemed-2017-104823 SP - oemed-2017-104823 AU - Tetsuro Araki AU - Gary M Hunninghake AU - David C Christiani AU - Hiroto Hatabu Y1 - 2017/11/09 UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2017/11/09/oemed-2017-104823.abstract N2 - We appreciate the comments by Franzblau et al1 on our recent article ‘Pleural abnormalities in the Framingham Heart Study: prevalence and CT image features’.2 Our study described CT image findings of pleural abnormalities including pleural plaques and pleural thickening in the Framingham Heart Study. The prevalence of pleural abnormalities in the cohort was 1.5%, which could be an important index of asbestos exposure in the general population. We used strict criteria for diagnosing pleural abnormalities. CT images were evaluated by several radiologists … ER -