Evaluation of Nasal Mucociliary Transport Rate by99mTc-Macroaggregated Albumin Rhinoscintigraphy in Woodworkers
Joint Authors
Karakuş, Askeri
Polat, Cahit
Uysal, İsmail Önder
Bakır, Salih
Altındağ, Serdar
Dostbil, Zeki
Source
International Journal of Molecular Imaging
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Woodworkers in the furniture industry are exposed to wood dust in their workplaces.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of occupational wood dust exposure on the nasal mucociliary transport rates (NMTRs) in woodworkers.
Twenty five woodworkers and 30 healthy controls were included in this study.
Wood dust concentration in workplaces was measured using the sampling device.
99m Tc-macroaggregated albumin (99mTc-MAA) rhinoscintigraphy was performed, and NMTR was calculated in all cases.
In statistical analysis, an independent samples t-test was used to compare NMTR of woodworkers and control subjects.
We found that the mean NMTR of the woodworkers was lower than that of the healthy controls.
However, there was not a statistically significant difference between them (P=0.066).
In conclusion, our findings suggested that wood dust exposure may not impair nasal mucociliary transport rate in woodworkers employed in joinery workshops.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dostbil, Zeki& Polat, Cahit& Uysal, İsmail Önder& Bakır, Salih& Karakuş, Askeri& Altındağ, Serdar. 2011. Evaluation of Nasal Mucociliary Transport Rate by99mTc-Macroaggregated Albumin Rhinoscintigraphy in Woodworkers. International Journal of Molecular Imaging،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dostbil, Zeki…[et al.]. Evaluation of Nasal Mucociliary Transport Rate by99mTc-Macroaggregated Albumin Rhinoscintigraphy in Woodworkers. International Journal of Molecular Imaging No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Dostbil, Zeki& Polat, Cahit& Uysal, İsmail Önder& Bakır, Salih& Karakuş, Askeri& Altındağ, Serdar. Evaluation of Nasal Mucociliary Transport Rate by99mTc-Macroaggregated Albumin Rhinoscintigraphy in Woodworkers. International Journal of Molecular Imaging. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485765