The evaluation of ciliary function: electron versus light microscopy.
Am J Rhinol
; 12(3): 199-201, 1998.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9653478
ABSTRACT
Diagnosing Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia can often be difficult. Physical findings suggest the disease, but definitive diagnosis should be made with a ciliary biopsy. Twenty biopsies were obtained from 16 patients and all underwent both light and electron microscopic examination. In 8/20 (40%) there was a discrepancy between the different imaging techniques. Therefore, light microscopy should be used to assess adequacy of biopsy and motion of the cilia along with electron microscopy to examine ultrastructure.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cilia
/
Ciliary Motility Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Evaluation_studies
/
Observational_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Rhinol
Journal subject:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States