Radioisotopic method for nasal mucociliary function evaluation.
Rhinology
; 26(4): 257-62, 1988 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3238281
ABSTRACT
In 13 healthy young adults, nasal mucociliary transport velocity was measured by means of albumine microsphere labeled with Tc99m as a tracer. M + ISD of clearance velocity values and of the half time radioactivity (T1/2) resulted to be respectively 1.02 + 0.22 cm/min and 1.07 + 0.24 min. A significant correlation (P less than 0.05) between half time clearance (T1/2) values of the radioactive particles and the mucociliary velocity ones could be detected, making T1/2 a reliable and rapidly obtainable parameter for determining nasal mucociliary function. Advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques are discussed.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diagnostic Techniques, Radioisotope
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Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
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Mucociliary Clearance
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
1988
Type:
Article