High-speed Video Microscopy Analysis for First-line Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary DyskinesiaRüdiger Schultz 1,2, Tiina Peromaa 3, Heikki Lukkarinen 2, Varpu Elenius 2
1Allergy Centre, Tampere University Hospital, 2Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, 3Turku Bioscience Center, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University
High-speed video microscopy analysis is a relatively easy-to-perform, fast, cost-effective, and, in experienced hands, a considerably reliable tool for first-line diagnostics of primary ciliary dyskinesia, which should be available in every center involved in diagnostics and the treatment of severe lung diseases.