| Morpho-functional patterns of physiologic oropharyngeal swallowing evaluated with dynamic fast MRI. | |
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PMID: 20376470 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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With the advent of dynamic fast MRI sequences the act of deglutition can be dynamically visualized in cine-mode. Twenty-three healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study to define the morpho-functional patterns of oral and pharyngeal deglutition using new dynamic MRI techniques. All subjects were previously submitted to video endoscopic assessment, to exclude swallowing abnormalities. As contrast material a combination of yogurt mixed with gadolinium-diethylene diamine pentaacetic acid was used. The protocol was divided into three parts: (a) preliminary assessment of the oral cavity, pharynx and laryngeal structures; (b) morphologic assessment of tongue, soft palate, pharynx, epiglottis and larynx-hyoid bone; (c) dynamic assessment of swallowing without administrating any contrast media and, in subsequent phase, by injecting 5 ml of yogurt-based contrast medium in the patient's mouth. The time resolution was 3-4 images/s. The MR protocol revealed to be effective in the evaluation of normal motility patterns of the structures involved in swallowing. Moreover, the evaluation of the bolus progression, slowdown or stagnation, was possible. On the contrary problems were encountered in calculating precisely the bolus progression time, because of the insufficient temporal resolution. However, more energy should be invested to optimize the spatial and temporal resolution of turbo-FLASH sequences, to obtain a better dynamic representation of a complex function such as deglutition. |
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Authors:
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V Panebianco; G Ruoppolo; G Pelle; I Schettino; R Roma; S Bernardo; C De Vincentiis; L Longo; R Passariello |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-04-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Volume: 267 ISSN: 1434-4726 ISO Abbreviation: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-23 Completed Date: 2010-12-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9002937 Medline TA: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1461-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiological Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. |
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Contrast Media
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administration & dosage Deglutition / physiology* Deglutition Disorders / diagnosis, physiopathology Gadolinium DTPA / diagnostic use Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods* Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods* Oropharynx / physiology* Peristalsis / physiology Reference Values Sensitivity and Specificity |
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0/Contrast Media; 80529-93-7/Gadolinium DTPA |
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