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2122372

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
A new computerized technique for the assessment of human nasal ciliary beat frequency is described. Thirty normal volunteers underwent nasal cytologic brushing to obtain ciliary samples. In each subject, 150 ciliary beats were analyzed from each of 50 separate ciliated cell clusters. The ciliary beat frequency for each area was determined with fast Fourier transformation. The results were plotted on a histogram to determine the ciliary beat distribution. The mean frequency for these samples was 11.29 Hz, with a standard deviation of 0.96 Hz. The median frequency for these samples was 11.25 Hz. These results show a marked improvement over hand-counting microphotometry techniques because of the much larger sampling size and elimination of much human error. We believe this method of ciliary analysis represents a significant advancement in the evaluation of ciliary function and should assist in the diagnosis of patients with congenital and acquired forms of ciliary dysmotility.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0194-5998
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
420-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Measurement of human nasal ciliary motility using computerized microphotometry.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro