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Table 4 PRMC results in relation to EM and final clinical diagnosis

From: Clinical value of measurement of pulmonary radioaerosol mucociliary clearance in the work up of primary ciliary dyskinesia

 

Results from EM study

Final clinical diagnosis related to results from PRMC and EM study

Results from PRMC test

Abnormal, consistent with PCD

Inconclusive

Normal, not consistent with PCD

Verified PCD

Uncertain but probably PCD

Uncertain

Uncertain but probably not PCD

Not PCD

n = 23 (%)

n = 13 (%)

n = 44 (%)

n = 26 (%)

n = 2 (%)

n = 4 (%)

n = 2 (%)

n = 46 (%)

PCD/SCD

18 (78.3)

  

17 (65.4)

1 (2.2)

 

5 (38.5)

2 (7.7)

1 (25)

2 (4.3)

 

16 (36.4)

3a (11.5)

1 (50)

1 (25)

11 (23.9)

Inconclusive

3 (13.0)

  

2 (7.7)

1a (2.2)

 

3 (23.0)

1 (3.8)

2 (4.3)

 

7 (15.9)

1a (3.8)

1 (50)

1 (25)

1 (50)

3 (6.5)

Normal or otherwise not consistent with PCD

2 (8.7)

  

1 (25)

1a (2.2)

 

5 (38.5)

1 (50)

4 (8.7)

 

21 (47.7)

21 (45.7)

  1. aCases with discrepant results. Further information about each of these patients is presented in Table 5