Abnormal mucociliary transport study in a patient with Kartagener syndrome.
Mucociliary transport can be assessed by monitoring the clearance rate of inhaled, dried, and crushed technetium-99m labeled sulfur colloid. A case is described of a patient who had a history of recurrent sinusitis, purulent sputum production, and infertility. It was thought he might have Kartagener syndrome, and his mucociliary clearance was shown to be abnormal.
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R E Russell
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand. russell.taylor@ccdhb.org.nz
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009079:Mucociliary Clearance; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid