Italian Journal of Pediatrics

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Lung disease assessment in primary ciliary dyskinesia: a comparison between chest high-field magnetic resonance imaging and high-resolution computed tomography findings

Silvia Montella1, Francesca Santamaria1*, Marco Salvatore2, Marco Maglione1, Paola Iacotucci1, Maria M De Santi3 and Carmine Mollica4,5

  • * Corresponding author: Francesca Santamaria santamar@unina.it

  • † Equal contributors

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Paediatrics, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

2 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

3 Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

4 Biostructure and Bioimaging Institute, National Research Council, Naples, Italy

5 IRCCS-SDN Foundation, Naples, Italy

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Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009, 35:24 doi:10.1186/1824-7288-35-24

Published: 6 August 2009

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Cilia ultrastructure at EM and motion pattern at LM of the study population. The data provided in the table derive from individual cilia ultrastructural analysis at EM and evaluation of ciliary motion pattern at LM.

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