Development of a system to monitor laryngeal movement during swallowing using a bend sensor.

Development of a system to monitor laryngeal movement during swallowing using a bend sensor.

BACKGROUND: Swallowing dysfunction (also known as dysphagia), which results in a deterioration of nutritional intake, slows rehabilitation and causes aspiration pneumonia, is very common following neurological impairments. Although videofluorographic (VF) examination is widely used for detecting asp...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qiang Li, Kazuhiro Hori, Yoshitomo Minagi, Takahiro Ono, Yong-Jin Chen, Jyugo Kondo, Shigehiro Fujiwara, Kenichi Tamine, Hirokazu Hayashi, Makoto Inoue, Yoshinobu Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3733966?pdf=render

Internet

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3733966?pdf=render

Similar Items