Ultrasound: an emerging modality for the dysphagia assessment toolkit?

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Authors

Jodi Allen · National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Katharina Winiker · Schweizer Hochschule für Logopädie Rorschach

Abstract

US shows promise as an adjunctive modality to support assessment of swallowing. With standardisation, these measurements may have potential for transition into clinical care. Reliability and validity testing and development of normative data are imperative to ensure its use as an evidence-based instrumentation.

Topics & Keywords

Dysphagia Assessment and Management Tracheal and airway disorders Esophageal and GI Pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery

Volume 29, Issue 3, pp. 213-218

DOI: 10.1097/moo.0000000000000708

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