Temporal and Physiologic Measurements of Deglutition in the Upright and Supine Position with Videofluoroscopy (VFS) in Healthy Subjects

• Published in: Dysphagia Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 438 - 444
• Main Authors: Su, H. K., Khorsandi, A., Silberzweig, J., Kobren, A. J., Urken, M. L., Amin, M. R., Branski, R. C., Lazarus, C. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.08.2015; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Comparative analysis; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Diagnosis; Female; Fluoroscopy - methods; Gastroenterology; Healthy Volunteers; Hepatology; Humans; Imaging; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Methods; Original Article; Otorhinolaryngology; Posture; Radiology; Reproducibility of Results; Risk factors; Young Adult; United States; Deglutition and deglutition disorders; MBSImP; Videofluoroscopy; Temporal; Measures; Swallowing; Healthy

Cross-sectional imaging has long been employed to examine swallowing in both the sagittal and axial planes. However, data regarding temporal swallow measures in the upright and supine positions are sparse, and none have employed the MBS impairment profile (MBSImP). We report temporal swallow measure...